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| Google is promising an eight-year update for Chromebooks |
Google promises to provide automatic update support for a minimum of eight years to make Chromebooks more attractive. Google's strategy seems to be to make the device as secure as possible while extending the life of these computers.
As explained in the Google Blog, the company announced the latest information at the BETT 2020 Education Conference in London, which focused on the use of information technology in education. This made it clear that the search giant saw the school's Chromebook as the main driver of success.
Google said: It supports and updates the Chrome OS auto-update program for up to 8 years and will raise the price of the Chrome Education Upgrade Program. The Chrome OS automatic update policy started with automatic updates for a period of three years. Over time, the company expanded.
The company said that the Chrome OS auto-update policy covers eight years for Chromebooks starting from 2020. For example, the Lenovo 10th Chromebook Tablet and Acer Chromebook 712 will be automatically updated by June 2028.
Google also reported that the Google Admin console has been updated with more controls, and that the company has raised the price of the Chrome Education upgrade program, which IT administrators can use to monitor a range of devices, enable security management, remote interruptions, and device and strategy development from 30 $ 38 to $ 38.
Education is a key area of Google Chromebook efforts. With Dell and HP offering more support and management options, Chromebooks are also gaining strength in corporate space, and Microsoft did this last week announcing new educational devices.
The research giant said: There are 40 million Chromebooks worldwide, an increase of 10 million versus 30 million users in the same period last year.
“We introduced Chromebook 10 years ago to reinvent computer functionality, so we decided to create a fast, simple, and secure device that now has 40 million students and teachers using Chromebooks.”
Other projects include:
- The Google Admin console has been improved, the page loading speed has increased tenfold, the search function has been improved, there is also a hardware page that displays the history of automatic updating and also app management for users, the browser and guests.
- Run new devices like ASUS Chromebook Flip C214, Lenovo 500e Chromebook and Lenovo Chromebook 10e Tablet.
- The new Chromebook App Center update now includes over 270 apps.
- Public availability of Google Classroom evaluation reports.
- Update the list of creative Chromebooks to include more authors, teachers, parents and students. The six creative groups include WeVideo for movies and reports, book creators for stories and comics, Infinite Painter for illustrations, squid for notes and drawings, and audiotapes for podcasts and music.