In recent months, we\u2019ve all become more aware of the fact that every Chromebook has a built-in expiration date after which it will no longer receive updates. Likely in an effort to increase transparency, Google is now making information about your Chromebook\u2019s End of Life date easily viewable within Chrome OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every Chromebook has been promised roughly six and a half years of Chrome OS updates \u2014 give or take for devices that are closely based on older models \u2014 with Google recently extending those dates by another year for over 100 devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Up to this point, checking your device\u2019s update expiry date was a bit of a hassle, which required you to find your specific Chromebook in the massive list of every ever Chromebook released and its associated End of Life date. Now, as reported by XDA-Developers, Google has developed a much easier solution, coming with Chrome OS 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent builds of Chrome OS Canary, a new option has appeared in the Settings app under \u201cAbout Chrome OS.\u201d Click over to the recently added \u201cAdditional details\u201d page, and you\u2019ll find a new section labeled \u201cUpdate schedule\u201d that lists your Chromebook\u2019s End of Life date, like so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cLearn more\u201d link leads to a page teaching you what you should do next when faced with the dreaded \u201cFinal Software Update\u201d pop-up on your Chromebook, which is, of course, buy a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While this doesn\u2019t do much to solve the issue of Chromebooks losing updates far earlier than most Windows and macOS computers, it\u2019s at least a nice gesture on Google\u2019s part to make the information more accessible. Hopefully this will help those with older Chromebooks have more notice and be able to buy a new Chromebook before their device reaches End of Life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This built-in way of checking your Chromebook\u2019s End of Life date is currently only available in pre-release versions of Chrome OS 80, which is scheduled to release sometime in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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