Google's End of Life Policy sets a schedule for retiring older Chromebooks after about five years, but the details are murky. It is an extremely user friendly little app that just works, and works well! Reply; Curry. Eventually, you will land on the same setup screen you saw when you first set up your Chromebook. Possibly they just use the ChromeOS OS/runtime layers reworked to sit on up to date kernel versions. You can keep using them beyond their official expiration, but doing so means getting regular warnings that “This device is no longer supported,” and they won’t get security or feature updates. Replace a 8180 mAh battery compatible with the C100PA model ASUS Chromebook laptop. Why you can trust Pocket-lint Well this is timely and much-appreciated! Clearly they need to limit their liability somewhere particularly as they are doing this on behalf of the OEM who pay nothing for the service!2 – the one element of ChromeOS that rarely ever gets upgraded is the Linux kernel. All seem to work great to the same degree except NO AUDIO. So have a number of readers from what I gather. Enter the settings using the gear icon. Just how long can you expect to be able to use a Chromebook? Yep, Apple have less models to support. His problem is it has reached end of life as far as updates are concerned. Once open = it is a very easy tool to use. Most Chromebooks have a special screw on their main board, one that connects to metal pieces and completes a circuit that protects the deeper parts of their firmware. Otherwise, pick the option to “Install/Update Full ROM Firmware” (usually the third option). Ken Manheimer - But many Chromebooks work perfectly fine long beyond their official end-of-life date, especially if they were packed with relatively strong hardware when they debuted. Hey, why don’t you send me $250 for a new device since it appears to be nothing to you.It’s not a matter of being “fond” of a six year old device. These updates include: Security updates, bug fixes, and new features for Chromebooks. Learn how your comment data is processed. Before we wipe the Chromebook, you might want to use it to create the USB stick for installing CloudReady Home Edition. Just wondering if there would be anything that would halt chromium updates for Cloudready at some point on these older machines. Plus, it’s a pretty fun and low-risk beginner’s hardware project. Thanks. It’s a fast way to push your customers onto another platform. So looking at the value proposition a Windows device is cheaper and it has a longer life span. Wish google would support Chromebooks for 10 years though, anything less puts me off buying a new one. Find info at “Install GalliumOS on a Chromebook” at tech.surveypoint.com and “De-Chroming the Acer c720 Chromebook” at https://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/2014/dec/01/de-chrome-acer-c720/One problem: after installing with live USB, turn off the wi-fi and use the ethernet to finish updates. We use it with CloudReady devices.https://www.neverware.com/blogcontent/2015/5/20/getting-started-with-the-google-admin-console. You’ll flash over to a stark-looking terminal, but you’ll only be here for a few minutes. I’ve installed Cloudready on several older Imacs for family and friends and it works great though a bit slow to boot, 45 – 60 seconds which is likely related to the slower drives than on today’s Chromebooks. Geoff has a Chromebook, he's happy with it. Now I understand why our neighborhood pawnshop has a sign that says they do not accept used Chromebooks for sale. Security is very slightly different, but nearly as secure in practice – just disable USB media booting and lock the BIOS with a password. At the top, it shows you the device, CPU, firmware type, and whether write-protection is enabled (“Fw WP: Disabled”). And lets not even get into what it takes to load Windows updates and just to wake up! Some of them are still updating (it’s miss or hit? Wi-fi will work afterward. I’m interested to know what the UX is like for your wife though. Then again may just be the idiot newbie behind the keyboard that is the problem all along. Every 3 months?Thanks a lot.Marcus, Hi Marcus,When we used the ChromeBook Recovery Tool our goal was to get them to as new a OS version as we could for the upcoming school year. You can also use a Windows or Mac computer, if that’s easier. They way their job of maintaining security patching would be far easier – I realise that in practice there may be very little visible difference to the user but it actually would result in a very different security posture for the product. Instead we fill the planet with our poisonous debris. With write-protect disabled, it’s time to dig deep into your Chromebook. I am in IT (and I’m a PC Tech/Google/Chrome admin) for school district in NE Ohio. If I try again in a month maybe will it update? Devices that reach 5 years from production date will cease to receive support of updates. To be fair, Apple does this too. After the Chromebook is restarted, sometimes you may have to repeat the update process few times to get to the latest Chrome OS version. I have an Acer C710, and it is still getting updates despite reaching end … On the BIOS setup screen that appears, tap the Down key until you end up at Device Manager. And recently I installed it on Asus Chromebox cn60 and HP Chromebox cb1. By removing this screw, we’re opening up the storage for writing CloudReady onto the device. The end-of-support date will be listed under “Update Schedule.” We’re currently running Chrome OS version 78.0.3904.92, and we don’t see this feature live just yet. By the way, if your Chromebook is 5-6 years old when you open it up to remove the write protection? Even Google’s top-end Pixelbook Chromebooks have a finite update life. Battery #C12N1432. Instead, Neverware builds and supports the images, mainly to allow people to get more mileage out of older macOS and Windows computers. After many searches with varing solutions to fix the problem, none seemed to work for me. I volunteer for a nonprofit organization and we received a couple of Samsung Chromebooks as a donation earlier this year. More on Chromebooks: Hi Thomas, I am not certain as to why, but, I do know that the choice (for that chromebook) comes up in a drop-down list while choosing what kind of device you would like to make a restore usb for. I’d be first in line to buy one. June 24, 2019. Try out a few things while this screen is up: move the cursor with your trackpad, try entering your Wi-Fi password, and make sure your Chromebook can connect via Wi-Fi. You can search iFixit to see if we’ve got a guide to removing the write-protect mechanism on your specific machine—I contributed to the guide for the 2013 Chromebook Pixel write protect screw. been using gallium os happily for months. seems like best solution to me.makes chromebook more capable and it is secure. In my original article I attested to why this policy was, for the most part, irrelevant due to a number of reasons. Hey Phil, thanks so much for this advice as I was almost going to return the chromebook back. Your Chromebook will wipe itself and reboot once or twice. Sounds like the best balance, no? The Acer C720, unfortunately, isn’t there. Does not work very well in general, but maybe it will change because Google invested in Neverware in 2018 and Neverware acquired Flint Innovations (Flint OS) in 2017.Let’s wait and see. Note that the second character after the first dash is a capital “oh” O, not a zero. Click whatever buttons (“OK,” “Let’s go,” etc.) Now they only say that Chrome devices are not supported. ), but, I am able to use the Chrome Recovery Tool/App that I have setup as an app in my Chrome identity (browser and OS). My late 2009 MacBook didn’t officially get Mojave. Facebook Twitter Pintrest LinkedIn Mail. I don’t know how Neverware handle it, but their model would not be able to include the deep secure boot/Titan chip security that genuine ChromeOS devices all use. Print directly to local and network printers from Chromebooks. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. But check your Downloads folder, just in case. Once Chrome OS croaks, can I still run Linux and Minecraft forever and forever? If Apple can do it, and Neverware can do it, why can’t Google? If your device only has a checkbox for RW_Legacy, you should probably skip this procedure. Do you do it on average every 2 months? If that seems good, you don’t have to continue going through CloudReady’s setup—that is technically to set up a temporary “live” session. Hi Marcus!I am afraid that the magic has left = The Samsung XE303’s (I tried several) will not update to anything newer than 75.03770.144. August 16, 2019 at 10:51 pm. Google provides updates to all Chrome devices for five years from hardware launch, as per its End of Life policy for Chrome devices. Can you explain how to do this to those of us who are not IT people? Accessibility, Download the appropriate file from Neverware, the 2013 Chromebook Pixel write protect screw. Many times with just a dummy output listed in audio setting. That would make ChromeOS upgrades far more complex and expensive with much more risk and/or regression testing needed. Look towards the bottom of the list. In my experience, end of support doesn’t NECESSARILY mean the device isn’t going to get updates. K B Tidwell - Really recommend Cloudready for old pcs, macs or Chromebooks. Reply. You can actually do this first, if you like, but it makes sense to back up your files and make the USB installer before we tinker with hardware. ; Select Settings. Essentially, Your Chromebook would stop being able to support the security/software updates released after its EOL has passed. I frequently see Windows hardware in the USD$500 and up price range that is better spec’d than similarly priced Chromebooks. But as you can see from this outline, the effort is huge to do that! .. I’ve just tried this with no luck. The kernel update issue is a red herring. Then again I am a big newbie when it comes to Linux based OS. 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. Hit Enter, and then choose whatever looks like your USB key in the list of devices that comes up. The few times I could get something else to appear, still NO AUDIO. We should be able to purchase any electronic device or vehicle and expect at least 10 years of useful service. Here's what you need to know about security and feature updates We will definitely NOT use them for any testing purposes. It’s a good thing we’re hacking this firmware, because you’d have to do this every time you booted your Chromebook, otherwise. Google provides automatic updates for 6.5 years after a ... the C720 was my second Chromebook ... that we’re fairly confident a new Pixelbook is coming by the end of 2019. Here, you can see which version of Chrome OS you’re running, update your Chromebook to the latest version, or report an issue. I love my HP Chromebook 14 more than any other electronic device I’ve ever owned and I will hang on to it (and my 4G LTE sim card slot and free 200MB of T-Mobile data) by any means necessary! If you happen to buy your Chromebook late in the product's life cycle, you may be surprised how soon the AUE date arrives. This step will walk you through checking manually. Generally, you won’t have too much stuff stored on your Chromebook’s tiny hard drive, and everything about your browser should be synced to your Google account. Now comes the culmination of all your work. Are there any options to bring her device up-to-date and secure? The way of managing this is by picking the most recent LTS version of the kernel at the point of designing the Chromebook, these get ongoing updates for 6 years, consequently it makes sense to align the CrOS lifecycle with that. If not – does it mean our luck has run out? If at any point you hit a wall, it’s easy enough to return to a working regular Chrome OS setup. By Daniel Golightly. I have an original Pixel that I got refurbed, dirt cheap. The former zips along like a Tesla. I have an old acer ac700 (pineview) chromebook that is way past end of life. In addition to getting security updates for the next several years, you’ll also make a big leap when it comes to processing power, memory, and battery life, meaning your new Chromebook will be more enjoyable to use. Is her CB significantly less secure now that it no longer receives updates? I looked at the USB I created with the recovery utility for my “last” update and I do not understand how to get a recovery image into the same format for use with the recovery utility. 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. I get your point. So if it hasn’t updated after a month after the new version was released then that’s it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EunnUMdiM2o. Google is very “data creepy” (but it has plenty of competition from Facebook, Instagram, Ad Networks, Governments, etc). I was just about to go down the Gallium route, so it has now earned another reprieve! The only other way would be for Google to continually back port every security patch to Linux themselves, which is a huge undertaking although not one they haven’t done before on occasion. “Old” doesn’t mean no longer useful. You wrote, “I installed it on Asus Chromebox cn60”. And you’ve got a modern, secure web browser to use again. If we don’t have a guide, you can Google (or DuckDuckGo!) On the command line, type in one command to download and run the MrChromebox script, which can install a new BIOS on your Chromebook suitable for installing a new system. Required fields are marked *. If Neverware are providing a product that is less secure than genuine ChromeOS then that would be a deal breaker for many. From all my research this seems to be the case for many and again with no luck on finding a permanent fix. I was thrilled to read this news over at XDA Developers: A new Chrome OS change will show the exact date for when your Chromebook software updates will end.The information will appear in the Settings, when you click or tap the “About Chrome OS” option. Does it just take a while for the latest versions to trickle down to all the chromebooks? Maybe it’s not feasible for Google to support every model past 6 years but they surely can support some. But they do still push out security updates. Google’s End of Life Policy (as it was called before the less terminal-sounding “Auto Update Policy”) first offered 5 years of OS and security updates. Phil…why are you able to create a recovery media for the Samsung xe303 IF it has already reached AUE? You may not get every new feature and function provided by the official Chrome OS updates from Google, and the interface may look a little different, but at least you’ll get security updates over time. Once you have this it “follows” you around and can be found in my apps section (even in my Chrome browser while on Windows machines). Download the appropriate file from Neverware, then follow the instructions for making a USB stick into an installer. Though I don't need to do this yet, I think the idea is terrific (like Crouton, which also has added surprising value to these modest machines), and appreciate the clarity and thoroughness with which this was written. From there, click on the Settings gear icon. If you’re browsing the web, you want security updates. You can click on the settings panel in the lower-right corner and choose “Install CloudReady.”. I’m aware that they have partners that provide the licence and support but that was always predicated on it being genuine CrOS and the current version so that’s new to me. They can laugh, but I am one of those. Very frustrating as it is a very usable laptop still and seems pretty zippy and responsive to all OS I have tried. Can you imagine the public reaction if MS announced that all Windows devices will stop receiving updates 4 or 5 years after you bought it. Seems google wants to follow the phone model for updates. I do still wish it had Linux support, which is something I believe only newer Chromebooks have. You’ll land at yet another scary screen: “OS verification is OFF, press SPACE to re-enable.”. They are in the business of selling goods – not keeping us endlessly happy with a high quality product. Did try Gallium(wasn’t crazy about it, many nicer distros, sorry Gallium) and audio actually worked on install until a reboot and the no more after. i’ll echo another comment about Microsoft and Apple still updating old hardware. What to do with End of Life Chromebooks? I have the same model, which my wife uses in the living room of our house. Follow Google’s instructions on creating a recovery USB stick for your device, boot into recovery mode, and run the recovery stick. J. And while I thank you for explaining why the AUE time frame exists I still don’t like the idea of throwing out perfectly good hardware every 4 or 5 years. I remember some threads some time ago where Neverware was adding chrome is devices to their support lists. Chrome OS now shows the End of Life Info for Chromebooks in the device settings page, making it easier to see how long a device will be supported by Google. It does take some time and expertise to install GalliumOS, but I’ve been very pleased with the result on my Dell Chromebook 11. Or you wouldn’t recommend after a year? The licence cost is pretty pricey compared with Google’s, perhaps that’s too pay for the additional product support that Neverware need to provide if an issue is outside the scope of the pure CrOS product?Either way, your comments seem to further support that Google has left a viable alternate market segment that a third party can fill and compete in. ludien - I’ll have to dig around to see how. From experience: if it seems like everything is right, but the installer just won’t work, try a different USB stick. Some people may like the free 200MB of “lifetime” T-Mobile data that was included with their Chromebook. Put it into developer mode, then back to normal and it has updated to v76. Hold down Ctrl and Alt and press the second key to the right of the Esc key, whether that’s a “forward” or “refresh” arrow. I wonder if the whole security issue is not just a convenient part of the business model. Radio drivers are the big issue, in particular, and are a major pain because that segment of the device is “walled off” by law, so they will be stuck writing a compatibility layer to an old, outdated radio driver that can’t be updated since it is kept in an encrypted ROM partition that only the carriers and device manufacturers have write access to. @kpifixit. Hey Phil. Last year Google extended the End of Life for Chromebooks from 4 years to 5. Just wondering if there would be anything that would halt chromium updates for Cloudready at some point on these older machines. I sure wish some Linux vendor would offer Chromebook-style hardware with GalliumOS pre-installed. So it’s impressive that many are so fond of their 6-year-old Chromebook that they intend to hang onto it well past the the listed Auto Update Expiration (AUE) date. When you’re done, though, your Chromebook will be running CloudReady, a virtual clone of Chrome OS. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian. AboutChromebooks.com is not affiliated with Google. At the very least their own Google branded Chromebooks. Google has updated their End of Life(EOL) policy for Chromebooks. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/jndclpdbaamdhonoechobihbbiimdgai?hl=en. 07/06/2019 Incidentally, although likely only a once off at the moment (for the reasons of the effort involved I mentioned) the kernelnext project is in the process of upgrading many of the 3.14 kernel devices to a later kernel version to allow support of Linux containers to enable Linux apps on some older Chromebooks. Where the problem lies is hardware drivers from the manufacturers. If you can live without them, yes, keep using the old hardware. You might want to consider replacing its battery, since you’ve already got it open. After running that command, you’ll get a menu. Click on About Chrome OS on the bottom of the left … Because of two very simple reasons:1 – Apple have released a couple handful devices over the last 10 years that they need to support, and they choose which they release, how many versions etc. Well the console but also the Google enterprise support and rapid access to their engineering to get things fixed (in CrOS and the console) and sensible conversations about feature enhancements (they are surprisingly open to discussions which is refreshing in my experience! You do, so press Enter. And the only difference is that I have the blueish Chromium icon instead of the red, yellow, green and blue Chrome icon. … PeL, Phil…the recovery images at https://cros-updates-serving.appspot.com/ are .zip files so how do I get them to where I can use the unzipped image with the Chrome recovery utility? So, thanks for this bit about Chrome OS updates. And I’d recommend making a USB recovery stick from your Chromebook before taking the CloudReady plunge. Chromebooks, the lightweight laptops focused on web browsing, receive updates to their OS for up to 6.5 years, depending on when they were built. Most of the backend work in things like Neverware will be to make the last set of drivers released by the manufacturer work with the updated packages, which is a big reason why there is a list of supported devices. I just gave mine to a friend, and mine was regularly getting updates. Why can’t Google offer the same thing? I’d be very grateful for any pointers! Note: Before you jump in, check to see if your Chromebook is included in either of the “FULL ROM firmware” columns on this supported devices page for the Mr. Chromebox script. How To: Check How Long Until Your Chromebook Stops Getting Updates. I’ve heard that people have got Play Store working. When you’ve got CloudReady installed, your device will keep getting security and feature updates, just a little behind the official Chromebook channels. I used the Chromebook Recovery Utility – this is an app from the “Chromebook Store”. Yes, I am also up to v.75 but I realized this isn’t the latest version which is version 76 like you said which was released Aug 30, and I used the recovery method in mid September so it didn’t pick it up as yet. This is working 100% on them all and is, by far, a quicker/cleaner/easier solution, right now, than going with the Neverware option. If CloudReady does work for you, your Chromebook will get Chrome OS updates, which are maintained by Neverware. Another route is to install GalliumOS, a version of Xubuntu customized for Chromebooks. https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/09/12/google-is-separating-chrome-from-chrome-os-its-a-big-deal-heres-what-you-need-to-know/, https://chromeunboxed.com/new-feature-could-greatly-extend-the-life-of-your-chromebooks-browser/, Your email address will not be published. I’ve used the usb tool/recovery image all summer long to “re-image” ANY of our Samsung xe303’s that have come up with the “your chromebook will not receive updates – please consider a newer device” to bring them ALL up to Chrome OS 75.0.3370.102. Now the only say that Chrome devices are not supported. Terms — Sailor Priddy - But Chrome OS updates don’t just include new features and functions; there are patches to address serious security issues as well. If it worked, you’ll see either “Chrome OS is missing or damaged,” or “Please insert a recovery USB stick or SD card.”, When you see this scary message, hold the Ctrl key and press “D.”, You’ll get a screen asking if you want to disable OS verification. PSA: Chromebooks Getting Extended End Of Life deadline. Device updates provide the … {when I get some time this week I am going to try the recovery tool on one and see if it will “bring” it to version 76).Thx .. Phil L. Hey Phil, thanks for the reply. Kevin…even if the HP Chromebook 14 isn’t getting automatic updates beyond version 76, it does indicate a recovery image for version 77 so does that mean I would be able to download and install version 77? Sure, of course it would be possible. )But in short, yes I didn’t realise that they still allowed that. That had some Verizon LTE. Reply. If you get a "Final software update" notification, your device will stop receiving Chrome OS and browser updates. 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