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Questions tagged [google-chrome-os]

This tag is dedicated to questions about Chrome OS.

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

One of the popular usage is on Chromebook - http://www.google.com/chromebook/

For more details: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os

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chromeos - chrome can't reach 127.0.0.1:8080

I am on chromebook and testing php web server from Termux via php -S 127.0.0.1:8080 -t /sdcard/Download/webserver I tried to open the webpage in Chrome (127.0.0.1:8080) but it returned this error message: ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED. It works on Firefox…
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Do background js scripts run on a different thread in Chrome OS apps?

On the manifest for Chrome OS apps one must declare background js scripts. { "name": "Hello World!", "description": "My first Chrome App.", "version": "0.1", "manifest_version": 2, "app": { "background": { "scripts":…
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Chromebook/ChromeOS stats on Google Play developer console

Google has steadily been introducing Android apps and Play store to ChromeOS, with the announcement today that all Chromebooks will run Android apps. Is there any way Android developers can access data about usage on these devices, via the Play…
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Are ARC Welder packaged Android apps only available on Chrome OS?

If I package an Android app with Google ARC Welder and distribute it through the Chrome Web Store, will it be available for Windows, Mac, Linux, or only for Chrome OS? If so, are there any news if that will change in future?
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Load local files on Chrome-os

I am trying to create a JavaScript pacman game, but whenever I try and load my script files or images, I get the error: The browser I'm using is chrome, and the files are stored in the same directory. I am running CHROME OS, so I can't just go…
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How do you enter developer mode on the ASUS Chromebox

I have an ASUS Chromebox and I need to put it into developer mode so that I can...develop on it. However, I can't seem to get into Recovery Mode so that I can reboot it in developer mode. I followed the instructions to put it in Recovery Mode as…
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Remove fullscreen window decoration/border Chrome OS app/kiosk mode

I have a web application that I want to run in kiosk mode on a chromebox. So far I've pretty much got it all working, but I can't seem to get rid of the annoying big white border around the screen. A screenshot of the top left corner of the screen…
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Does enabling developer mode in ChromeOS disable automatic updates?

I want to enable full access to the terminal (to install Python), so I need to enable developer mode. But I don't want to lose automatic updates to ChromeOS. Does enabling developer mode in ChromeOS disable automatic updates?
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smlnj interactive system: fatal error

Getting a strange error on my Crouton chroot on my Chromebook after apt-get install smlnj and attempting to call sml from the terminal, an error that I haven't been able to find anywhere else: $ sml /usr/lib/smlnj/bin/sml: Error -- unable to map…
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"NaCl plugin exited with status code 255" error on Chromebook SSH client?

When using SSH on my Chromebook using the Google Secure Shell app to connect to my Debian DigitalOcean droplet, the connection drops suddenly after around 2 minutes of use and I am receiving this error message: NaCl plugin exited with status code…
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Google MAP not showing in chrome

I have an MVC4 application that plots GPS coordinates to a google MAP loading within a twitter bootstrap modal. My problem is that the map sometimes loads all of it's tiles (sometimes NOT) when using IE 10 as seen in the image below. The map…
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Tools for a good web development environment on Chrome OS

What webapps / tools would you recommend for a productive frontend web dev workflow on Chrome OS? I currently use Sublime Text 2 with LiveReload on my Windows PC.
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Access Google Drive locally on Chromebook via Crouton

I am using a Samsung Chromebook with the Crouton chroot environment (https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton). This has revolutionized my view of how practical a Chromebook can be for developer-type work. I love it. But now I am wanting to…
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What research-operating-system features would you advocate including in Google Chrome Operating System

Imagine that a large player is undertaking the construction of a new operating system, where backward compatibility requirements are limited to: Run existing applications written in (or compiled to) JavaScript which are presented in HTML5 and…
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deploy an APK in chrome OS. It is posible?

I have an apk (android app) and I want to publish a demo to view and use online. After try to publish an android emulator with unsuccessful results (very very slow even into top configuration machines in amazon), it would be a good try to install…
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