ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y

Re:ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting mo... by fivre on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:32PM (#36979351)

idk if you've used a chromeos device, but they have an infuriating update schedule where it seems like there are updates daily, and they _always_ require a full system reboot. they apparently can't be consolidated either, so half the time i'll reboot to apply one and immediately get a notification of another

this presumably allows them to ease that a bit and apply some updates with the system still running, with maybe a quicker browser-only restart

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Re:ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting mo... by sangnoir on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @07:49PM (#36979490)

> idk if you've used a chromeos device, but they have an infuriating update schedule where it seems like there are updates daily

This has been the opposite of my experience on the stable channel. Perhaps you're on one of the more volatile ChromeOS update channels? Or you use your device infrequently and put it to sleep when not in use, resulting in a similar UX issue that plagues game consoles: the appearance of always having updates when used.

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Re:ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting mo... by ansible on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @08:53PM (#36979944)

Yes. The beta channel for ChromeOS seems to have a new release every week. I usually ignore it until the Linux shell or Steam stops working, then relent and let it reboot.

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