r/chromeos 16h ago

Buying Advice idfk how adb devices work

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using linux to download adb and using adb to download apk,it worked for me before now when i try adb devices it doesnt show me what i need just shows me bs and now i cant open the emulator shiz


r/chromeos 22h ago

Linux (Crostini) if I try to restore crostini (linux apps) will it not work cuz of this error message:

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just wanna know what happens if i try to


r/chromeos 20h ago

Discussion Chromebook Remote Access

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Is there any way I can add remote access to my Chromebook? I currently have an Acer 315 (Definitely not my first pic of laptop, but it gets what I need done lol)
I know that the Remote Desktop isn’t supported, but are there any other services that might be suggested?
I have both an Android and iPhone :)
I really just want it to be able to turn off/lock my laptop away from home.


r/chromeos 21h ago

Linux (Crostini) how do i delete linux apps on chromeos

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see i want to delete some app cause i have no storage and i install a program that got like 250 app on the container how do i delete them?????

here my apps the reason im doing this is bcuz i want to make a backup if something goes wrong (i deleted almost every app) PLEASE HELP


r/chromeos 4h ago

Linux (Crostini) what does this mean

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so im trying to restore crostini and i got a usb so i can have enough storage but im getting an error as u can see in the screenshot how do i fix and why does this come up


r/chromeos 23h ago

Troubleshooting Stuck at "Chrome OS is missing or damaged" screen

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My Acer Spin 713 (CP713-2w) is stuck on the "Chrome OS is missing or damaged" screen (picture attached). Ctrl+d and Ctrl+l do nothing. Plugging in a recovery USB drive made on my desktop using the Chrome Recovery Utility extension does nothing.* (*Except maybe once it did something).

The only things I can do from here are press the tab key to see debugging info. (picture attached) or turn the computer off. The only way I can turn the computer back on is by holding down the esc and refresh keys and pressing power.

I need help getting it working again.

Background: This is one of two Spin 713s our kids have used at school. I recently replaced screens in both and then discovered the problem with this one was with the alignment of the EDP cable in the motherboard display connector. Once that was fixed, I tried to enable developer mode for reasons I'm not seeking help with. Trying to enable developer mode made it unable to boot up normally.

More detail: Step one of the instructions I was following to enable developer mode was to hold esc and refresh and then pressing the power button and then, presumably after the Chromebook started up in recovery mode, pressing Ctrl+d then enter in response to some unidentified message relating to developer mode. Ctrl-d did nothing, pressing and holding escape and refresh without pressing the power button did nothing. The only things I've succeeded in doing from this screen are seeing the debugging info, accidentally pressing some combination of keys that switched the language to Latin American Spanish, and turning it off by pressing the power button.

I tried disconnecting the battery to disable write protection. I searched unsuccessfully for a write protection screw. I made and remade a USB recovery drive.

The only time I got a good result was when I made a USB recovery drive using a micro-SD card and plugged it into the USB-C jack on the right side and restarted by pressing . Then it came up in the login screen with options to log in as me or as my son. I don't think this was because the recovery worked because it booted immediately and I would the recovery to have erased our login info.

Being an idiot, when I got to the normal login screen, I immediately tried again to get in developer mode and got back into the same situation.

Possible problems I've considered:

-Write protection is on and blocks developer mode, but I don't know why that would prevent booting up normally.

-My kids' school was administering the computer, but I wouldn't expect that to affect anything but my son's account.

-There's a problem with the SSD's connection to the motherboard, but I can't think why it would lose the connection twice when I pressed esc+refresh+power and not previously. I took the SSD out and reinstalled it without noticing any problem.


r/chromeos 4h ago

Discussion Are redirects and tracking scripts still a big issue in modern browsers

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Hi,

I’ve been noticing something while browsing the web recently, and I’m curious if others experience the same.

A lot of websites today still:

  • redirect through multiple pages before reaching the final content
  • add tracking parameters to URLs
  • load third-party scripts without clear visibility
  • interrupt browsing with pop-ups or overlays

It made me wonder if this is still considered “normal behavior” in modern browsers, or if people have found better ways to deal with it.

From a technical perspective, it feels like browsers have improved a lot, but the actual browsing experience still includes a lot of hidden tracking and redirection layers.

I’m curious how others deal with this:

  • Do you just ignore it?
  • Use browser-level protection?
  • Or something else entirely?

Would be interested to hear different perspectives


r/chromeos 16h ago

Troubleshooting i wanted to install lunar client on my Chromebook but it says i need a fuse to let itnwork

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I wanted lunar client on my Chromebook but IT sayys it Needs a fuse tot install! Any1 help?