Chrome OS 78 Gives Chromebooks Virtual Desktops, Click-To-Call, And Longer Support Spans

Google’s making Chromebooks look a bit more like Windows machines, while increasing their value.

- Mark Hachman

Google quietly made Chromebooks a substantially better value this week by adding virtual desktops and click-to-call capabilities to Chrome OS, and extending the support lifespan of existing Chromebooks by about a year.

Google recently announced that it’s begun pushing Chrome OS 78 to Chromebooks. The updated OS includes three new key features: virtual desktops, called Virtual Desks; click-to-call connections to Android phones; and simpler connections to printers.