Google has begin rolling out Chrome OS 98 to the stable channel to eligible Chromebook models, with important bug fixes and visual changes to the operating system. Some of the changes making their way to Chrome OS include support for Emoji 14.0, the ability to choose where screen captures are saved, network-based recovery for some devices.
Some of the features are the same as the ones spot on the recently release Chrome 98, while others are specific to the Chrome OS operating system.
Google has announce the rollout of Chrome OS 98.0.4758.91, the company is yet to share a detail changelog of improvements and additions to the operating system.
Latest update adds support for 37 new emoji with Emoji 14.0, which was also adds in the first iOS 15.4 beta and Google’s under-development Android 12L update.
The Chrome OS update also improves language settings, adds support for full dark theme for the Chrome Files app, and adds new virtual desk shortcuts, as per the report.
Google Chrome 98 browser adds support for a new screenshot tool that does not appear to have made its way to Chrome OS 98, but the operating system has improve the process of saving screen captures.
You can now choose to save them to a drive or to a folder, with a new “Save to” menu, as per the report.
Some users will also have access to Network Based Recovery, which could allow users to recover their Chrome OS installation over a network connection.
Users can check for the latest update to Chrome OS 98.0.4758.91 by visiting Settings > About Chrome OS > Check for updates.
The update is rolling out to many Chrome OS devices, with some exceptions, such as Pixelbook Go, according to the report.
While Chrome 98 update the browser’s icon for the first time in eight years, the redesigned icon does not feature on Chrome OS 98.
The update to Chrome OS 98 will reportedly add additional optional flags that can be enable by users, adding useful functionality such as noise suppression for microphones (for calls) and a dark mode flag for the virtual keyboard.
The update also fixes some bugs, such as one leading to crashes when using drag and drop in Linux and another one disabling Google Play store search in the launcher.
Scrolling performance in Android Runtime for Chrome (ARC) apps with a mouse has also been reportedly improve.
