ChromeOS just duplicated one of Windows 11's greatest features

Google is rolling out a new ChromeOS update that makes it easier to organize apps on your Chromebook, copy text from images, and adjust camera and microphone settings.

One of the most notable features introduced in ChromeOS 128 is Snap Groups, a feature similar to Snap Layouts in Windows 11 that lets you easily group apps into different full-screen layouts. The feature is enabled by hovering over the app's expand button in the same way as Microsoft does.

The ChromeOS Camera app now supports Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which extracts text from captured images of letters and other documents. This allows users to copy or search text within images, easily convert images to searchable PDFs, and read image-based text aloud using ChromeOS' built-in screen reader.

 Google says its OCR supports horizontal and vertical recognition for 77 languages ​​and is disabled by default in photo mode. Additionally, the Magnifier tool now works with ChromeVox, allowing your screen magnifier to automatically follow words as text is spoken, making it easier for visually impaired users to keep track of their reading position. 

This is also disabled by default, and both Magnifier and ChromeVox must be enabled in your device settings. Chromebook cameras and microphones need to use Life and, so they need to be improved because they need to include the confidential management elements and permissions of the application in two separate places, but Google is a ChromeOS menu application.

 Simplified by adding permission software to the section. There is also a new automatic control function (AGC) that allows applications such as video programs to automatically optimize the microphone volume. This improves audio quality for calls and notifies users in the Quick Settings panel when this feature overrides manual audio controls.