Apr 5, 2017

[New 4 features for Chrome Device of 100 new products announced at Next 17]

Last March 8-10, Google hosted the Cloud Platform Next 17 conference on a grand scale. At that time, Google announced 100 new products.

Note: List of 100 published products

Https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/100-announcements-google-cloud-next-17/

These 100 products have been announced in the following categories.

  • Google Cloud Acquisitions
  • Google Cloud Security
  • Data Analytics
  • Database Services
  • Machine Learning Services
  • GCP Pricing & Support
  • Developer Platforms & Tools
  • Infrastructure
  • G Suite-Enterprise Collaboration & Productivity
  • Android & Chrome Devices
  • Google Cloud Customers

Here are four of the 100 new products that are related to Chrome.

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Building on the momentum from a growing number of businesses using Chrome digital signage and kiosks, we added new management tools and APIs in addition to introducing support for Android Kiosk apps on supported Chrome devices. 
55. Android Kiosk Apps for Chrome - Android Kiosk for Chrome lets users manage and deploy Chrome digital signage and kiosks for both web and Android apps. And with Public Session Kiosks, IT admins can now add a number of Chrome packaged apps alongside hosted apps.
56. Chrome Kiosk Management Free trial - This free trial gives customers an easy way to test out Chrome for signage and kiosk deployments.
57. Chrome Device Management (CDM) APIs for Kiosks - These APIs offer programmatic access to various Kiosk policies. IT admins can schedule a device reboot through the new APIs and integrate that functionality directly in a third- party console.
58. Chrome Stability API - This new API allows Kiosk app developers to improve the reliability of the application and the system.
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Apr 3, 2017

[About Stylus pen for Samsung Chromebook Plus - Pros. & Cons.]

One of the things that makes Samsung Chromebook Plus different from other Chromebooks is its stylus pen support.


When you unplug the pen on the top right of your Chromebook Plus, the following stylus tool will automatically appear at the bottom of your Chrome browser and Google Keep will launch when you launch the "New Note" app for your stylus pen.

The only app that supports stylus pens in Chrome is Google Keep. You can annotate over the image by hand, using the pen features in Google Keep.

There are a lot more Android apps in the Google Play Store that support stylus pens.


'ArtCanvas' provided by Samsung, Autodesk Sketch app provided by Autodesk is the leading Android app supporting the stylus pen.

The 'Squid' app is a great notes app that supports the stylus pen. All work great on Chromebook Plus with Android apps that you can install free from the Google Play Store.

This is a great advantage for the stylus pen of the Samsung Chromebook plus.

However, there are some disadvantages that are not supported among some expected functions in Chrome.

I use G Suite's Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Drawing tools for personal and business use. Unfortunately, the stylus pen does not work properly with this tool. I can not draw shapes with this stylus pen in Google Docs, Slides, or Drawings. I have to draw with the mouse  or the touch pad as before.

Other extensions for Google Docs include extension apps like DocuSign and HelloSign. Apps that allow you to insert handwritten images on Google documents or PDF documents. In this app, you can register a handwritten sign image, but it will not work with this stylus pen, but you have to sign with the mouse. (In case of DocuSign, there is android app in Google Play Store and the android app supports the stylus pen.)

All in all, it seems that the only app that works with Chrome is Google Keep. Most of them seem to support only Android apps.

I expect to see improvement in the future.

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