Chrome OS 83 releases: Name your Virtual Desks

After the stable version of Chrome 83 was released on May 20, today Google released Chrome OS 83. This version update mainly includes naming the virtual desktop, choosing to display the password when logging in, using the Google Assistant for multimedia sessions, adding tag group functions, etc.

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Name your Virtual Desks 

You can now name your desks to better organize your Chromebook. From Overview, click on the desk name and enter a new one. For more information on how you can use Virtual Desks on your Chromebook, visit the help center article.

View Password/Pin during Login

When you are logging into your Chromebook, you can now reveal the text you entered for your password or pin by clicking on the ‘Show Password’ icon. This feature allows you to double check your password or PIN before entering into your Chromebook.

Media Sessions with Assistant

You can now control your media sessions already playing with Assistant. You can tell Assistant to perform actions like “Pause” | “Next” | “Resume” | “Stop”. To learn more about how you can use the Google Assistant on your Chromebook, please visit our new ‘Discover Google Assistant’ section within the Help Center.

Use Google for Families on Chromebooks

Families will now be able to use the following new features for Google for Families on Chromebooks. For more information, visit our new ‘Use Google for Families’ section within the Help Center.

1. Approve your child’s Chrome Web Store extensions & apps on Chromebook
2. Add a school account for a Family Link user
3. Set Play Store app time limits for your child on Chromebook

Tab Groups on Chrome Browser

Tab groups in Chrome help you organize your tabs and are now available on Chrome OS. Now, with a simple right click, you can group your tabs together and label them with a custom name and color. Once the tabs are grouped together, you can move and reorder them on the tab strip. This feature should be slowly rolling out over the next month.

You can also view a list of bugs that were fixed here, and you can find more information on switching to beta or developer versions of Chrome OS here.

 

As always, please share any feedback you have by using the instructions here, and if you encounter any bugs or issues, please feel free to create a new thread on this forum!

 

Friendly Reminder: This update will be progressively rolling out over the coming days. Your device may not immediately be eligible for this update.