Google rolling out Android 11 update for Chromebooks on beta channels

Google’s latest Android 11 update is already available for several eligible devices while Chromebooks also runs Android OS. According to info, the company is now rolling out a new build of Android 11 to Chrome OS Beta channel, which brings two major features for the devices for increased productivity.

The Chromebooks were still running the older Android 9 operating system and the dark theme was introduced with Android 10. They have skipped the Android 10 and are getting a new build based on the latest Android 11 that brings system-wide dark theme support to these laptops.

The Dark Theme feature is the most demanded functionality of Android 10 that the users were waiting to see in the Chromebooks for a long time. this is finally coming with the Android 11 update. While the apps here take a near-black appearance after the theme is applied and the Android settings menu looks more polished along with the black title bar.

The Notifications also show off in dark except for some which are linked with associated quick actions. The dark theme is not applied to the Android apps and will be available after some time.

The other major feature is Better app scaling which made the overall layout, font, and interface are all larger, making it more readable and less difficult to use. This latest Android 11 beta build for Android 11 is gradually expanding so it may take some time to hit your device.