And a dollop of Material design
The interplay between Chrome OS and Android is not just limited to the ongoing effort to get Android apps to work on the former. They are drawing close to each other in other respects as well, and the latest Chrome OS update, which began rolling out on Thursday, is a case in point.
Included in the update is a new app launcher that has the Google Now personal assistant baked right into it, enabling it to deliver a whole host of personalized info—everything from weather updates to stock quotes—to the user. This is, of course, in addition to the launcher’s primary role of firing up your favorite apps for you.
Also included in Chrome OS is an updated File Manager. It has been redesigned “Material-ly”, bringing Chrome OS aesthetically closer to the latest flavor of Android — Lollipop. Google said late last month, when the update entered beta, that other areas of Chrome OS were also in line for a similar Material design-inspired facelift.
Other changes in Chrome 42 include a new Calculator app and the ability to open password-protected Zip files. And another Material design-inspired move, the default typeface has been changed to Roboto for Latin and Cyrillic for Greek.
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