Chrome OS 64, which is currently available on the beta channel, flips the switch on allowing apps to run properly when you aren’t actively using them.

However, I could never use Chrome OS as-is as my primary device work device let alone primary recreational device, which Windows 10 and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro serve as today.

The apps included here are the best we've found of that type. Many Chrome OS computers can now run Android apps as well, which both extends the OS's potential and complicates it.

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As Google points out: "Any web app is a Chrome OS app". Documents: Obviously the way in which files are handled is a key factor - and Chrome OS simply translates the familiar trees into a browser tab.