{"slug": "our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead", "title": "Our continued commitment to Chromebooks, and looking ahead", "summary": "At the Android Show, Google announced \"Googlebooks,\" a new category of premium laptops built with Gemini Intelligence to provide personalized, proactive support and agentic capabilities. The company reaffirmed its commitment to Chromebooks as a reliable, long-term investment for schools and businesses, while introducing a phased approach over the next two years to expand its device portfolio for enterprises. Google also highlighted that organizations can extend the life of existing PCs using ChromeOS Flex at no cost.", "body_md": "At the Android Show yesterday, we introduced Googlebooks: a new category of premium laptops built with Gemini’s helpfulness at the core. Designed for Gemini Intelligence, Googlebooks will give personalized, proactive support across their workflows, access to powerful agentic capabilities, and seamless compatibility across their devices.\nFor over 15 years, Chromebooks have given organizations a secure and reliable collection of devices helping schools and businesses all over the globe. Expanding our portfolio of devices marks an exciting step forward, and we’re taking a phased approach over the next couple of years for enterprises and educational institutions.\nRedefining modern workflows\nHow people interact with apps, agents and data during their workday is fundamentally changing. Googlebooks will bring people the power of Gemini Intelligence directly within the context of their workflows. For example, with Magic Pointer, you can set up a meeting with a simple shift of your cursor over a calendar date. Or you can create custom GenAI widgets to organize your daily files, team meetings, and more, to help you get work and learning done right from your home screen.\nFor organizations, we’re building upon the core DNA of ChromeOS that makes it deeply secure out of the box, and backed by the scale of Google’s security network. We’re making it easier for organizations to manage all their devices, including laptops, mobile, and Android form factors, with options across the Google Admin console and third party management providers. By building on a common platform, we’re delivering a rich application ecosystem of cloud-based productivity apps in Chrome while expanding access to millions of helpful Android apps in the Google Play store.\nA reliable investment today and in the future\nChromebooks remain a reliable, long-term investment, and you can continue to confidently purchase and deploy them to your businesses and schools.\nAs you plan for the future, expect:\nYou can also extend the life of your existing PCs with ChromeOS Flex to convert the devices in your fleet nearing end of support, at no cost.\nWhile no immediate action is required, you can begin working with Google or your partners today to map out the best plan for your organization.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead", "canonical_source": "https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead/", "published_at": "2026-05-13 11:25:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-18 22:08:21.170235+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "products", "enterprise-software", "hardware", "cloud-computing"], "entities": ["Google", "Chromebooks", "Gemini", "Googlebooks", "ChromeOS", "Android", "Google Play", "ChromeOS Flex"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/our-continued-commitment-to-chromebooks-and-looking-ahead.jsonld"}}