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Google is bringing a portrait mode to Chrome OS for some reason
July 10, 2025
Portrait modehas been a fixture on smartphones sinceApplepopularized the feature back in 2016, making its way to virtually every phone under the sun since then. Now,Googlehas decided to offer the feature onChrome OSdevices as well.
“Portrait mode is now available on Google Pixel Slate and we are working on bringing it to otherChromebooks,” the company noted in ablog postdetailing new features in Chrome OS 76.
It’s a rather strange move, as it’s not the type of feature you’d associate with Chromebooks and Chrome OS tablets. Then again, there are people who enjoy taking photos with a tablet anyway.
Don’t expect portrait mode on all Chrome OS products, as some of these devices offer low-quality selfie cameras that might not work well with the mode,Engadgetnotes. Hopefully Google brings HDR+ photography to Chrome OS too, as this would undoubtedly make for a bigger improvement than portrait mode.
It’s not the first time we see portrait mode-style tech on computers though, as Skypeintroducedbackground blur during video calls earlier this year. In any event, the sheer fact that a full-blown portrait mode is now available on Chrome OS shows us just how much the tech has progressed. The mode initially required dual cameras when it first launched, but it’s now common to see single-camera portrait modes in the smartphone industry (starting with thePixelseries).
This isn’t the only new feature hitting Chrome OS this month, as Google confirmed that Chrome OS 76 also offers better media controls. More specifically, you can now open your system menu to see all apps and tabs playing audio, pausing and playing these tracks from this menu too.
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