Chrome OS version updated to better support touch devices

Google recently updated its Chrome OS to upgrade to Chrome OS v.42 Beta. To better support touch screens and foldable Chromebook devices, while cooperating with new Chromebook devices such as Asus's newly released Chromebook Flip , also opens the door for Android apps to be more interoperable, narrowing the gap with Android devices. The most notable changes in the new version are the redesigned launcher, which integrates into Google Now, and the New Shortcuts window adjusts the display of the most commonly used applications for faster access, and the interface design language is closer to the interface design of Android and Android Wear smart devices.

Last October, Google started running Android apps (Evernote, Vine, Viber, etc.) directly on Chrome os in the form of Arc (app Runtime for chrome,chrome Application Runtime). In this update, ARC becomes more convenient and efficient, while officially opening arc previews to developers and supporting more Android apps, as well as more Chromebook with Android devices, such as detecting Android devices near Chromebook devices Can exempt the input password to unlock the Chromebook directly, the Android device will also receive vibration and message indicating that Chromebook has been unlocked.

Caesar Sengupta, senior vice president of Google Chromebook products, said that "in the future, users will not notice the difference in the underlying code of the system, and they all get a similar user experience" when it comes to how the new version of Chrome OS shortens the difference between Android devices. The official version of Chrome OS v.42 will be launched in mid-April.
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