ChromeOS Release M125
- Stable Channel Release Date: May 28, 2024
New Features and Enhancements
Productivity Features
- Generative AI in DevTools: Get AI-powered insights and suggested fixes for warnings and errors in the Chrome DevTools Console.
- Install PWAs Anywhere: Introduced the Add to Chromebook badge and a desktop-like installation wizard for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs).
- Expanded Locale Support: Live captions expanded to 6 languages and dictation to 18 locales, with improved battery-saving voice recognition.
Accessibility Enhancements
- Reduce Animations Toggle: Minimize motion for users sensitive to animations via a new accessibility setting.
Security and Privacy
- Extensions Safety Check Expansion: Identifies potentially risky extensions not installed via the Chrome Web Store or using deceptive tactics.
- PrivateIP for Secure DNS: Enables secure DNS templates with network identifiers for managed networks.
- Download Reports Without User Action: Safe Browsing can now report auto-discarded downloads or closed warnings for better telemetry.
Enterprise and Administrative Features
- Always-On VPN SAML Fix: Improved VPN handling for strict always-on mode with SAML authentication.
- Passpoint Wi-Fi Management: Added Passpoint subscription management in ChromeOS settings.
- New Admin Policies:
- Generative AI Debugging: Manage DevTools AI features with DevToolsGenAiSettings.
- Contextual Integrations: Control which Google services integrate with ChromeOS surfaces.
- Device DLC Predownloads: Admins can predefine downloadable content (DLC) for faster access.
Other Enhancements
- Bluetooth Call Controls: Answer, reject, and mute calls using compatible Bluetooth headsets.
- Gallery Video Playback Speed: New playback speed menu in the Gallery app.
- Captive Portal Sign-In: Streamlined login process with a dedicated window for network captive portals.