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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Is there any way to get the real ip of a Chromebook from an Android app?

I have an Android app that needs the real IP of the device, not the virtual network IP. I don't want the the public IP unless the Chromebook is on a public IP, I just need the private one of the LAN, but right now I'm getting a virtual IP of what…
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How can Android deep links be made to work from the Chrome OS browser?

On a web page, I have a URL that is a deep link to my Android app. It is of the form myapp://myrequest?url=someurl This is captured via an intent filter in the app manifest. I use getIntent().getData.getQueryParameter("url") in the onCreate() of my…
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dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus.h:29:10: fatal error: 'dbus/dbus-arch-deps.h' file not found

I am using dbus in my programme, but when i include #include I am getting error : dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus.h:29:10: fatal error: 'dbus/dbus-arch-deps.h' file not found In the folder dbus there is no dbus-arch-deps.h file. I can…
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How to use WindowManagerPreference:FreeformWindowSize and WindowManagerPreference:FreeformWindowOrientation

I'm puzzled about how to use WindowManagerPreference:FreeformWindowSize and WindowManagerPreference:FreeformWindowOrientation mentioned in the official Android on ChromeOS guide. When I use it, it seems like the window is always maximized, e.g. if I…
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How to apply unlimitedStorage permission to a component inside a Chrome app?

We are building a Chrome app that is basically a webview displaying one of our website. We've set the "unlimitedStorage" permission as described here : https://developer.chrome.com/apps/offline_storage#unlimited When we log the available size inside…
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ng-model not updating with on-screen keyboard on Chrome OS

A ChromeOS device puts up a virtual keyboard when you select in an input. Inside my angular component I have an input control bound to a property: I want this to work via a touch screen. If I click…
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How can I get system uptime programmatically on the chrome-os platform?

System uptime is available in chrome without enabling the developer mode via the crosh window and the command top. I'd like to be able to access this programmatically within my chrome app. I'm not seeing it jump out at me in the chrome apis…
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Reassign Chrome OS keybindings

I'm using Debian installed within a chroot via Crouton, on a Chromebook (OS Version 56.0.2924.110). There are keybindings I need for programs on like Alpine that are also in use by Chrome OS — mostly keybindings involving the CTRL key. The Chrome OS…
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Android app which interacts with BLE devices not working on Chromebook

I have an Android app which interacts with custom BLE devices. This app works as expected on devices which have android version 4.4 to 6.0. Now I want to make this available on Chromebooks through the Google Playstore on Chromebooks(App Runtime for…
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Chrome extensions - bypass proxy programmatically

I am working on an extension where proxy is set through my extension using chrome extension proxy api(chrome.proxy.settings). Everything works fine and I get all traffic on my proxy server except the ones in bypass list of course. Now my question…
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Android applications and Google Play Store on Chrome OS - Testing Platform

There is an Android applications and Google Play Store support in official Chrome OS from version 53: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273?hl=en Is there an emulator/testing platform available in addition to official Chromebooks? I…
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How can I enable standard zoom controls in a chrome app (extension)?

I would like to be able to zoom in a chrome application (ctrl + scroll, CTRL and +/-, Pinch-zoom). This works when running as a normal webpage but doesn't when running as a chrome app. Is there a way to turn it on? The Android WebView supports this…
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Chromebook certificate enrollment tokens

I am having a little problem understanding the flow of this API (i am trying to understand the code written here: http://www.chromium.org/administrators/certificate-management-extension-api-on-chrome-os ) We use this API to fetch a list of tokens,…
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Changing Chromebook Connection Settings Programmatically

I want to programmatically change a ChromeBook connection settings (Configuring a wifi connection options such as protocol etc'). Looked everywhere and i can get an API (Java or any other high level language will be great) to do this. Is anyone…
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Run silent print via Chrome App in Kiosk mode

Does anyone know a way to silent print via a Chrome App? I'm developing a chrome app for a KIOSK system which runs Chromium OS. I need to print a receipt via a Chrome App, which I already did. The problem is that print dialog box appears once print…