Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks
Since Googlebooks and its Android-based Googlebook OS lack the management frameworks markets like schools require, Chromebooks will continue to be available for now, until such time Googlebooks catch up in that regard. However, in a support document, Google states that update support for all Chromebook devices will end in 2034:ChromeOS devices will continue to receive regular updates and security patches through mid-2034. Because they are currently promising to support these devices through mid-2034.
- ▪Since Googlebooks and its Android-based Googlebook OS lack the management frameworks markets like schools require, Chromebooks will continue to be available for now, until such time Googlebooks catch up in that regard.
- ▪However, in a support document, Google states that update support for all Chromebook devices will end in 2034:ChromeOS devices will continue to receive regular updates and security patches through mid-2034.
- ▪Because they are currently promising to support these devices through mid-2034.
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Home > Google > Google breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to ChromebooksGoogle breaks promise to provide 10 years of updates to Chromebooks Thom Holwerda 2026-09-30 Google 4 CommentsGoogle launched its Googlebooks platform a week ago, and a lot of people were wondering what this meant for Chrome OS and Chromebooks. Since Googlebooks and its Android-based Googlebook OS lack the management frameworks markets like schools require, Chromebooks will continue to be available for now, until such time Googlebooks catch up in that regard. However, in a support document, Google states that update support for all Chromebook devices will end in 2034:ChromeOS devices will continue to receive regular updates and security patches through mid-2034.
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