This week, Google introduced it’s rolling out ChromeOS M131 to non-beta customers, bringing with it a useful “Safety reset” characteristic that lets Chromebook customers reset their laptops with out completely wiping them. The replace additionally launched a brand new “Flash notifications” accessibility possibility to assist those that may not in any other case simply hear or see them.
Like Powerwash in ChromeOS, Safety reset will wipe the slate clear in case you’re experiencing laptop virus-like conduct equivalent to uncommon pop-ups. But the place Powerwash is a full manufacturing unit reset, Safety reset preserves native information and apps, in addition to issues like bookmarks and saved passwords, based on a assist doc in regards to the characteristic.
Google additionally writes that customers can name up the Safety reset dialog field instantly by urgent CTRL + Shift + Search + R. Otherwise, you could find it within the “Safety and privateness” settings menu or by looking Settings or Launcher for key phrases like “Pop-up,” “Spam,” or “Virus.”
As for the brand new Flash notifications setting, it’s accessible in accessibility settings beneath “Audio and captions,” giving an extra visible notification indicator to those that would possibly in any other case miss them as a result of they’re laborious of listening to or use display screen magnification to learn content material. Users can choose the flash’s shade from a number of choices, and a preview button lets them see what it seems to be like.
