Chromebook Plus AI enhancements include Recorder app, Live Translate, and m
 

• Chromebooks are getting a Welcome Recap, easy access to Gemini chats, and a One AI Premium offer.
• Chromebook Plus models, meanwhile, will enjoy new AI-powered Recorder and Live Translate tools.
• Google’s working to enhance video call quality with the help of microphone modeling.

Today’s a big day for Chromebooks at Google, with the company sharing both Samsung’s new super-thin Galaxy Chromebook Plus and Lenovo’s latest budget-friendly Chromebook Duet. That news isn’t just landing on the hardware front, though, and Google’s also got a whole mess of announcements to make about features landing across the Chromebook lineup — and wouldn’t you guess it, but there’s a heaping load of AI involved.

For starters, Google tells us, you can now chat with Gemini right from the shelf of any Chromebook model, Plus or not. You’ll also find a new Welcome Recap screen greeting you when you first open up your laptop, reminding you of what you were working on earlier and giving you some tips for what to start with now. And for stuff you’re frequently working with, and don’t want to lose track of, you can easily pin files to your Chromebook’s shelf.




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