ChromeOS is getting a big update with Quick Insert, Focus Mode and new AI features
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ChromeOS is getting a big update with Quick Insert, Focus Mode and new AI features

Starting today, Google’s ChromeOS 130 update with Quick Insert, Focus Mode, Welcome Recap and other features are being rolled out. Chromebook Plus models with NPU also get exclusive special features in 130, such as the new recorder app with AI, improved microphone, camera effects and Gemini AI tools like “help me read” summaries.

There’s a long list of changes in 130, but here are some highlights. Quick Insert is a way to add emoji, GIF or links to recently visited websites and access AI features from a menu. On most devices, this means using the launcher or the Google button plus f on your keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is the first Chromebook to replace the power key with a new button that activates Quick Insert with a single press, but more devices launching next year will also have it.

Focus Mode lets you turn on Do Not Disturb and schedule time to reduce distractions while you work, while Welcome Recap is an opt-in feature that summarizes whatever you did last time so you can reopen apps and tabs to quickly get back to work .

Welcome summary.
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