A release of the Chrome OS 120 operating system is available, based on the Linux kernel, the upstart system manager, the ebuild / portage assembly tool, open components and the Chrome 120 web browser. The Chrome OS user environment is limited to a web browser, and web applications are involved instead of standard programs, however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop and taskbar. The source texts are distributed under the Apache 2.0 free license. Chrome OS build 120 is available for most current Chromebook models. Chrome OS Flex edition is offered for use on regular computers.
Key changes in Chrome OS 120:
- Added the “Nearby Share Self Share” feature, which allows you to share files between multiple devices of the same user. Data reception is confirmed automatically on all Android or ChromeOS devices that are linked to the same Google account, even if the device's screen is turned off.
- A new Virtual Desk button is built into the panel for quickly switching between virtual desktops, as well as for creating a new desktop, visually assessing the contents of desktops and grouping them.
- Provides the ability to move the image with the mouse from the area with the screen capture notification or from the download completion notification.
- Added new settings to change scrolling speed and disable acceleration when scrolling with the mouse.
- Added the ability to configure the simulation by pressing the right mouse button through pressing the left button while holding the Alt key. Settings for the Home, End and Page Up keys are also provided.
- It is now possible to resize the picture-in-picture window using pinch zoom.
- A new interface design for entering Emoji and animated GIFs has been proposed.
- Added the ability to reassign the F11 and F12 buttons that are missing on the keyboard to invoke the corresponding actions in applications.
- In Settings > Apps > Manage your apps, you can view additional details about installed applications, such as version number, storage space, and installation method information.
- ChromeOS Flex no longer supports the HP Compaq 6005 Pro, Compaq Elite 8100, Lenovo ThinkCentre M77, HP ProBook 6550b, HP 630, and Dell Optiplex 980 devices.
- Support for the MPEG4 Part 2 video codec and AVI media container has been deprecated. Before the release of ChromeOS 125, this codec and container can be returned through the “chrome://flags/#cros-legacy-media-formats” setting.
- Fixed two vulnerabilities (CVE not assigned) in the driver for the PowerVR GPU, caused by accessing an already freed memory area (Use-after-free). Also fixed are vulnerabilities in Chrome (CVE-2023-7024 - buffer overflow in WebRTC, CVE-2023-6508, CVE-2023-6509 - Use-after-free in Media Stream and Side Panel Search) and the Linux kernel (CVE-2023- 39191 in the eBPF subsystem).
Source: opennet.ru
