Hey Chromies, Earlier today I found some exciting news about ChromeOS 116, which is arriving in the next few weeks. It has to do with the integrated Chrome browser getting replaced on Chromebooks. Don’t worry, it will still look and act like Chrome because it
Hi Kevin, I am so thankful that you posted the article about Microsoft 365 and Google working closer together. I know that they have had some linkage previously, but what you have shared is on a new level of functionality. I have used the new features numerous times this week and it has worked a treat, and saved me a lot of effort trying to get the Office apps to recognise the file I wanted to open. One thing is a little strange and that is this works wonderfully in my private account but fails in my Google Workspace account. Any ideas why?? Anyway, I am very happy it works somewhere .... Thank you so much .... Ross
Glad this info was helpful, Ross! My educated guess is that (at least for now), the Microsoft 365 integration doesn’t work with Workspace accounts, only traditional Google ones. Unfortunately, that’s quite common: Many features aren’t compatible with Workspace accounts, which is a real pain point. I’ll keep an eye out to see if Workspace will get this integration or not. Cheers!
Re Microsoft 365 Chromebook integration: After I go through the install process you described, will I be able to access MS documents with the free online version of Microsoft 365? For the few times I need MS 365 I do not want to pay for a subscription. Also, will this work now in ChromeOS 115? I have those flags on but never got presented the install process you described. I also do not see the Microsoft Onedrive mounted in my Files. I can access Onedrive but only through an Extension. Please comment. Thanks.
I don’t have a subscription and I was able to access my old MS docs, so you should be fine there. This is still a work in progress for Google, so it may not work for everyone in ChromeOS 115 just yet.
I have a Samsung XE510C24 that expired several months ago. I have installed lacros (before expiration), and I have received several updates to lacros since then. Hopefully it will continue to work like that. It actually runs a tad faster than before it the update.
Hi Kevin, I am so thankful that you posted the article about Microsoft 365 and Google working closer together. I know that they have had some linkage previously, but what you have shared is on a new level of functionality. I have used the new features numerous times this week and it has worked a treat, and saved me a lot of effort trying to get the Office apps to recognise the file I wanted to open. One thing is a little strange and that is this works wonderfully in my private account but fails in my Google Workspace account. Any ideas why?? Anyway, I am very happy it works somewhere .... Thank you so much .... Ross
Glad this info was helpful, Ross! My educated guess is that (at least for now), the Microsoft 365 integration doesn’t work with Workspace accounts, only traditional Google ones. Unfortunately, that’s quite common: Many features aren’t compatible with Workspace accounts, which is a real pain point. I’ll keep an eye out to see if Workspace will get this integration or not. Cheers!
Re Microsoft 365 Chromebook integration: After I go through the install process you described, will I be able to access MS documents with the free online version of Microsoft 365? For the few times I need MS 365 I do not want to pay for a subscription. Also, will this work now in ChromeOS 115? I have those flags on but never got presented the install process you described. I also do not see the Microsoft Onedrive mounted in my Files. I can access Onedrive but only through an Extension. Please comment. Thanks.
I don’t have a subscription and I was able to access my old MS docs, so you should be fine there. This is still a work in progress for Google, so it may not work for everyone in ChromeOS 115 just yet.
I have a Samsung XE510C24 that expired several months ago. I have installed lacros (before expiration), and I have received several updates to lacros since then. Hopefully it will continue to work like that. It actually runs a tad faster than before it the update.