If CloudReady does work for you, your Chromebook will get Chrome OS updates, which are maintained by Neverware. That way, if not everything works the way you’d like, you can revert back to the old, but still outdated, official version of Chrome OS. And I’d recommend making a USB recovery stick from your Chromebook before taking the CloudReady plunge. Otherwise, the system software can’t be overwritten. Keep in mind that to install CloudReady, you’ll need to put your Chromebook in Developer Mode. I suspect the same instructions will work with the Chromebook Pixel 2015 considering both models have a physical write-protect screw that needs to be removed as part of the process. In fact, over at iFixit, there’s a fantastic step-by-step guide to installing CloudReady on the original Chromebook Pixel from 2013. But that doesn’t mean CloudReady won’t work on an old Chromebook. You won’t see Chromebooks on the list of certified devices. There are more than 200 certified computers that will work with CloudReady. Instead, Neverware builds and supports the images, mainly to allow people to get more mileage out of older macOS and Windows computers. However, there is another option for Dean’s friend, as well as anyone else that has a Chromebook that isn’t receiving automatic updates from Google: Take a look at CloudReady Home Edition from Neverware.ĬloudReady is an operating system built on Chromium OS but it isn’t maintained by Google. It too hasn’t received a software update since Chrome OS 69, falling right in line with its AUE or automatic update expiration policy, found here. I have the same model, which my wife uses in the living room of our house. The official answer is no, the Chromebook Pixel 2 can’t get Chrome OS updates from Google at this point.

120.Īre there any options to bring her device up-to-date and secure? Please consider upgrading.” She has version.

I was helping her become familiar with the new Chromebook updates, to which I found a message stating “ This device will no longer receive the latest software updates. Well, it was refurbished and formerly a Verizon Chromebook initially. I recommended a Groupon to a friend, to purchase a Pixel 2 Chromebook for a very fair price. In fact, I just received a question about this situation from Dean: So have a number of readers from what I gather. Having used Chromebooks since the very first model, the CR-48 back in 2010, I’ve seen my share of devices hit the Chrome OS auto-update expiration date.

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