I have recently been getting into playing Android ported games on an ARM Chromebook (Snapdragon 7c Gen 2).

I am using a Gamesir Cyclone 2 gamepad Xinput mode connected with the USB dongle.

In some games it works perfectly. In others there is a consistent issue where the right-stick doesn't map correctly and the trigger inputs are seen as right stick input.

To illustrate, it defaults to the camera looking up and left and pressing the left trigger looks down for example. The right stick is not seen as an input so I cannot remap it when there is an option to do so.

As above, other games work perfectly. My concern is it may be to do with the way controller compatibility is coded in the app itself so I am stuck with this quirk and some games are simply unplayable.

If I change to Bluetooth Android/HID mode it works properly but the input latency is very high.

Has anyone encountered this and does anyone have and suggestions or solutions?

It didn’t do this before, it used to only ask for my local password, but recently its asking for my google password and also local password, any way to avoid this?

My first chromebook was an Asus C302C and it was great in its day. I haven't used or charged it since 2023 but pulled it out to play with it and of course the battery is shot. I love the form factor so it might be a good travel laptop with a new battery and new OS - or is it too underpowered for the day? Anyone still using one of these (I know it's out of chromeos support)? When I booted it up with the battery disconnected it was really, really painfully slow.

currently just have the VLC but seeking a nicer player that is more user friendly and easy to make and play thru playlists and such??

I really dont know the computer lingo and like really barely anything that makes this world go round so if this is just too basic and annoying on here lmk and ill take this post down.

but so yea, I do have spotify downloaded and youtube etcetc but I dont want to be listening to mine and my friends recordings thru those apps , know what i mean?

I should have done more research on computers and such so i could get more of what i wanted but this does the job for now, any advice is very much so accepted and appreciated hahah. thanks yall <3

{currently just skimmed over some stuff about players called clementine and cantat or what not??}

also any help with security feature stuff or , safe incog browsing or whatever the heck also muchly appreciated!

PQ O CROMEOS NÃO TEM NO TECLADO O UP E O DOWN QUE TEM EM TODOS OS TECLADOS? ta querendo ACABAR com a HISTORIA DA TECNOLOGIA? eu sei que não serve para nada mas eles tem 3 DECADAS DE HISTORIA E FORAM OS UNICOS VIVOS HOJE EM DIA QUE SOBREVIVEU A PRE-HISTORIA DOS CONPUTADORES,e tbm, pq o cromeOS NÃO PERMITE ARQUIVOS exe? eu sei que ele roda em lunix e da para rodar, mas não faz sentido, PQ EU TENHO QUE FICAR PROGAMANDO POR 2 HORAS E O SICRIPT DA ERRADO EM TODAS? é uma merda isso, e ate o lunix roda arquivos .exe, e eu tenho certesa que algem vai falar que o cromeOS é farco SENDO QUE NÃO, eu tenho ele des de 2024 e nunca deu problema, a unica vez que eu desentalei alguma coisa, foi quando eu tava tentando baixar um arquivo .exe e tive que baixar o lunix E ADIVINHA? NÃO DEU CERTO, então eu so queria disabafar mesmo, fiquem com isso ai, que deus abensoe vcs ♥

Hi,

I am not sure when it happens but all my 3 chromebooks do not go to sleep after a certain time. I remember that I could setup this time and entered 2 minutes. After no action for the time in setup the display automatically went to black. This setup entry can't be found anymore.

Do you have similar observing?

I recently got an Acer Chromebook plus spin 514 as a gift and im not very good with tech. I tried to download steam and it would not work so i went to the official Chromebook help thing and i saw that i met all the requirements i cant figure this out help me please.

(also is this the wrong flair? sorry)

I've always wanted to play around with a Chromebook, but never got around to it. They have always been a bit too costly for my taste, even the entry-level ones. We don't get the wonderful bargains here that some people report online.

Now I could get a fairly cheap Lenovo Chromebook M 14 locally with 4 GB RAM and Kompanio 540 (not sure about the exact model no. of this thing, but the specs are 100% certain). Being a current model, it should get updates for a long time, which is a plus.

(Edit: Please note that I am not talking about the Lenovo Chromebook Plus, which is a completely differnent animal.)

I've seen lots of warnings agains 4 GB 'books online and a recurring recommendation that you should absolutely disable the Android subsystem. Which would defeat a lot of the usability of the machine.

This puzzles me a bit, as 4 GB Chromebooks were quite common until recently. I understand that Google changed the Android and/or Linux subsystem and made it heavier, which could cause problems.

But is it really that bad? I don't really need that laptop and would use it mainly to dabble with ChromeOS, but I might also want to take it with me as a cheap no-frills laptop for light browsing and video watching and using a few Android apps (if possible), with little financial risk in case of damage or theft.

(BTW: I know that Googlebooks are out now, and ChromeOS may not have much of a future left. Not an issue in this case.)

I just got a Brio 300 webcam and am trying to get it to work with my chromebook. It will open in Zoom, but that's the only way I can access it. I saw advice here to use either the LogiG and/or LogiTune apps but neither can locate the camera. The camera is directly plugged into the chromebook. I have restarted and installed/uninstalled the apps several times. Is this just as good as it gets? I can't adust anything with the camera?

Model: Lenovo N23 Yoga

OS version: ChromeOS Dev 158

My Chromebook has been acting like this since last night, guys—take a look at the video to see what’s going on and what the potential solutions might be. Need your help!

Googlebook OS (mica/XPS13) running bare-metal off USB on a trogdor Chromebook — buggy as expected, converter script here if anyone wants to try it: 

https://github.com/YAJATapps/googlebook-trogdor

Base trogdor image: https://blogs.yajatkumar.com/2026/10/android-17-for-google-trogdor_0202249688.html

Can anyone recommend a program for audio editing? Something simple and easy to get the hang of? It's just for basic podcast editing.

I've searched on here and I understand you can install Audacity on Chromebooks with Linux, but to be honest that's beyond my ability. I just want a simple alternative I can use without messing about with the OS. Thanks.

So I have been googling, about the feasibility of running mobile games on the chromebook. And gemeni pretty much says it is doable. That is the primary reason why I'm thinking of getting a chromebook just for playing mobile games.

What should I look for in terms of a chromebook?

Mobile games I would play are Minecraft, warthunder mobile, old school runescape, polytopia.

So basically i was copying some videos and gip files from my smartphone to my chromebook plus but at first tried to copy some large zip files to my chromebook but it failed even after various attempts, so to just copy that zip files to my chromebook i need to first unzipped them on my smartphone only then i was able to copy the files and also when i copied and pasted the files i shows some irrelevent and random progress and copying status.
so i want to ask you 'Is this the normal behaviour' or only i am facing this, and how many of you think the ms win file explorer shows better copying status and google should implement this or atleast improve the way as it shows it now.

Ich suche ein Chromebook mit Tablet Modus.

Wichtig:

Keinen Lüfter

Unter 14zoll Display

Leistungsstark um auch mal ein Bild zu bearbeiten

Danke

I guess I'm not the only one

There are a couple of video editors in the perks. Any advice?

There are a couple of Chromebook perks video editors. Are either any good?

So I got this cx54 expertbook that is new to me. Actually last time I had a chromeos device was like 12 years ago. Anyway is bestbuy website crashing/failing to load a known issue? I've tried everyway to Sunday, and it stills keeps crashing. I get the "aw snap" black screen every time.

Things I've tried so far...

-making sure chromeos is updated

-resetting all flag adjustments I may of done

- disabling all extensions

-using incognito mode

-clearing all data related to best buy website.

The clearing data worked for a quick second, but black error screen comes right back.

I have a Asus ChromeBox 3, and i've been looking at the cheap touchscreen monitors available on amazon, around £100. They all say plug and play, but none of them specifically say they work on Chrome O/S.

Has anyone else done this with a chromebook or chromebox. I dont want to buy something and have to send it back if i can help it.

Thanks

I was using my chromebook to do homework when i saw it needed an update. I updated it, and now it won’t charge. I’ve tried different chargers, and before it died i made sure the port on it worked,which it did. My brothers chromebook (same model) updated his and now his won’t charge either. I don’t know why it stopped charging. Any tips?

Hey peepz!

I have a question regarding a replacement purchase I want to make.

My current laptop is a windows laptop but it's slowly giving out and I'm considering replacing it with a different model this time. The usage I want out of it is pretty light (including some emulation), so this is why I am also including a Googlebook in the selection, but the only thing holding me back right now is whether I can flash factory images on pixel phones with Googlebooks. I know that I can do it on a MacBook but I thought I might give Google a try and go for a Googlebook instead. When it comes to the rest, I'm fairly confident that both devices can perform more than well enough. Any info would be greatly appreciated! :)

I have an Asus Chromebook 14 inch (2025 model) with 64 gb storage.

I was wondering if I could install google play store apps on external storage as well? I have a WD My Passport External Portable SSD 500 GB.

If not google play store apps, what about files or apps for Linux? I have the Linux environment installed with disk space set to 10 GB, which takes up the internal storage.

Surely there has to be a way?

I really like the new redesigned three-dot menu in Chrome OS that rolled out with the 157.0.8103.11 build and is supposed to be gradually introduced to all systems over time. I know it's just visual stuff but it's nice to see that Google is continuing to develop and support ChromeOS in spite of having released GooglebookOS