{"id":2187689,"date":"2026-10-09T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187689"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:36:02","slug":"a-week-with-googlebooks-four-notes-from-our-testing-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187689","title":{"rendered":"A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class>\n<article>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--feature-article _1se63890\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--feature-lede duet--ledes--feature-square-lede yrbje60\">\n<div class=\"yrbje61\">\n<div class=\"yrbje66\">\n<div class=\"_1xtd7xb6 _1xtd7xb4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qiz7\">\n<div class=\"yrbje62 _1044qiz3\">\n<div class=\"yrbje63 _1044qizp\">\n<div class=\"_5s9d1e0 _5s9d1e1\">\n<div class=\"_5s9d1e5 _5s9d1e3\"><span class=\"_29pwo217\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_1phh1th0\">\n<li>\n<div id=\"follow-category-breadcrumb_mobile-dmcyOmNhdGVnb3J5OjU4\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><span class=\"gnx4pm0 _1618ekm4 _1uf8q816 _19wv7tc5 _1618ekm0\"><span class=\"_1ajq89ki _1ajq89k1 _1ajq89k0\"><\/span><span class=\"_1618ekm9\">Tech<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<aside id=\"popover-dmcyOmNhdGVnb3J5OjU4-breadcrumb\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden\" class=\"_1wu3rm0 _1se63890\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"_1wu3rm1\"><button class=\"_1wu3rm3\"><title>Close<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1wu3rm5\">Tech<\/div>\n<p class=\"fv263x1\">Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"duet--cta--button _11kb06m1 _11kb06m0 fv263x2 _11kb06mg\"><span><title>Follow<\/title><\/span><span>Follow<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"fv263x4\"><a class=\"fv263x5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\">See All <!-- -->Tech<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"follow-category-breadcrumb_mobile-dmcyOmNhdGVnb3J5Ojk2\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><span class=\"gnx4pm0 _1618ekm4 _1uf8q816 _19wv7tc5 _1618ekm0\"><span class=\"_1ajq89ki _1ajq89k1 _1ajq89k0\"><\/span><span class=\"_1618ekm9\">Gadgets<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<aside id=\"popover-dmcyOmNhdGVnb3J5Ojk2-breadcrumb\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden\" class=\"_1wu3rm0 _1se63890\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"_1wu3rm1\"><button class=\"_1wu3rm3\"><title>Close<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1wu3rm5\">Gadgets<\/div>\n<p class=\"fv263x1\">Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"duet--cta--button _11kb06m1 _11kb06m0 fv263x2 _11kb06mg\"><span><title>Follow<\/title><\/span><span>Follow<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"fv263x4\"><a class=\"fv263x5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\">See All <!-- -->Gadgets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"follow-category-breadcrumb_mobile-dmcyOmNhdGVnb3J5OjM0Mw==\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\"><span class=\"gnx4pm0 _1618ekm4 _1uf8q816 _19wv7tc5 _1618ekm0\"><span class=\"_1ajq89ki _1ajq89k1 _1ajq89k0\"><\/span><span class=\"_1618ekm9\">Asus<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<aside id=\"popover-dmcyOmNhdGVnb3J5OjM0Mw==-breadcrumb\" style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:0;visibility:hidden\" class=\"_1wu3rm0 _1se63890\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"_1wu3rm1\"><button class=\"_1wu3rm3\"><title>Close<\/title><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"_1wu3rm5\">Asus<\/div>\n<p class=\"fv263x1\">Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"duet--cta--button _11kb06m1 _11kb06m0 fv263x2 _11kb06mg\"><span><title>Follow<\/title><\/span><span>Follow<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"fv263x4\"><a class=\"fv263x5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/asus\">See All <!-- -->Asus<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class>\n<h1 class=\"cbn62f2 cbn62f0 cbn62f8 _19wv7tcc _19wv7tc9\">A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far<\/h1>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup cbn62fi cbn62fg _19wv7tcc _19wv7tc1\">It\u2019s been a whirlwind time of coming to grips with Google\u2019s new laptops, and we\u2019ve got feelings about Googlebook OS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_29pwo22 _29pwo20\">\n<div class=\"_29pwo2c _29pwo29\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-byline _19wv7tcc _1p3b6390\"><span class><span>by<\/span> <!-- --> <span aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span id=\"follow-author-author_byline_lead_mobile-dmcyOmF1dGhvclByb2ZpbGU6NDQ2\" class=\"t0jcdf0 gnx4pm0 _1p3b6392 _1p3b6395 t0jcdf1\"><span class=\"t0jcdf2\"><span class=\"_1ajq89ki _1ajq89k1 _1ajq89k0\"><\/span><\/span><span>Antonio G. 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_18mzr4b7 _18mzr4b5 _19wv7tc1 _18mzr4bb\">Google\u2019s new operating system is off to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1005745\/google-googlebook-android-laptops-dell-acer-asus-lenovo-hp-impressions\">a rocky start<\/a>. The five newly launched Googlebook laptops have hardware that ranges from great to excellent, but the software in its current state is the weak point. There are four of us on staff at <em>The Verge<\/em> actively testing Googlebooks and, frankly, our internal Slack discussions have been mostly filled with collective venting of frustrations, disappointments, and bewilderment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The promise of Googlebooks as a fresh and smartly designed alternative to Windows or Mac for Android phone owners sounds great, but there\u2019s more than just a few kinks and quirks to work out. Some of its issues and challenges in the road ahead are systemic to Android.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">While we\u2019re actively testing each and every Googlebook from all of Google\u2019s partner OEMs, we thought we\u2019d come together and share a glimpse of where our heads are at with these new laptops.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\"this-should-be-better-than-chromeos-but-right-now-it-feels-worse\" class=\"_1gfm6td1 _1gfm6td0 duet--article--standard-heading _19wv7tc1\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>This should be better than ChromeOS, but right now it feels worse<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjEwMDg1NzY=\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261007-120804.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1800\" data-pswp-width=\"2880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Why does this Clear all button exist? Why can\u2019t you swipe between active desktops or move windows between them? And why wasn\u2019t that ready on day one?\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261007-120804.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>Why does this Clear all button exist? Why can\u2019t you swipe between active desktops or move windows between them? And why wasn\u2019t that ready on day one?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">While a lot of my thoughts are well documented in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1005745\/google-googlebook-android-laptops-dell-acer-asus-lenovo-hp-impressions\">initial hands-on article<\/a>, I keep coming back to what a Google rep told me at the Googlebook launch preview: Replacing ChromeOS with Android will allow for much faster development. That\u2019s great, but why does Googlebook OS feel like a bit of a set back from ChromeOS at launch? It shares some of ChromeOS\u2019 flaws, like not allowing you to run Chrome with separate Google accounts. And many Android apps feel as clunky to run on a Googlebook as they did on ChromeOS. (Google even put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1007409\/androids-physical-navigation-buttons-are-back-on-googlebooks-but-not-the-way-you-think\">Android\u2019s navigation buttons on the Googlebook keyboard<\/a> \u2014 seemingly in part as a fallback option for misbehaving apps.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Every day I come across new oddities in any of the three Googlebooks I\u2019m testing. The Signal Android app linked to my phone with ease, but I have to hit Ctrl+Enter to send messages and can\u2019t highlight text \u2014 clicking and dragging scrolls up and down instead. Photoshop and Lightroom are passable for the simplest image editing, but I\u2019d take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/983554\/hp-omnibook-3-16-snapdragon-laptop-review\">a cheap Windows laptop<\/a> with the proper desktop apps over these mobile-first versions. You can\u2019t drag and drop windows to other virtual desktops, and scrolling to the left of your desktops reveals a Clear All button that just kills all your apps at once. That\u2019s straight out of the app switcher from Android on phones, but if I\u2019m closing all apps at once on a laptop I\u2019m either rebooting or shutting down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Even something as simple as installing the progressive web app version of Slack <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/10\/05\/googlebook-slack-app-day-one\/\">isn\u2019t working properly<\/a>. So who should I be mad at? Slack or Google?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">If I bought one of these Googlebooks I\u2019d be mad at myself for being a paying beta tester for Google. I know that\u2019s often the case for early adopters on a new OS, but these days I have less time and patience than when I bought my T-Mobile G1 \/ HTC Dream, Nexus 7, etc. There\u2019s something cool here for sure with Googlebooks, but we need that \u201cfaster\u201d development to go into warp speed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><em>\u2014 Antonio G. Di Benedetto<\/em>, c<em>urrently testing the HP Googlebook 14, Lenovo Googlebook 15, and Acer Googlebook 14<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\"google-has-a-big-big-developer-problem\" class=\"_1gfm6td1 _1gfm6td0 duet--article--standard-heading _19wv7tc1\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Google has a big, big developer problem<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjEwMDg2Nzk=\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261009-091942.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1800\" data-pswp-width=\"2880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Streaming apps like Crunchyroll are basically tablet apps. The keyboard can\u2019t pause or rewind, and you have to click or touch the screen for those playback controls.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261009-091942.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>Streaming apps like Crunchyroll are basically tablet apps. The keyboard can\u2019t pause or rewind, and you have to click or touch the screen for those playback controls.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">One of the reasons Googlebooks exist is that Android has become a mature, useful platform across a lot of screen sizes. It\u2019s true: Android now works relatively well on your phone, tablet, TV, even your car. The apps are another story. Over and over in my testing so far, I\u2019ve been amazed at the number of apps that seem to have no idea what to do with a Googlebook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Take Netflix, for instance, which was one of the first apps I downloaded because I have some travel coming up and I\u2019m psyched to finally be able to download movies for plane rides. The app works well enough, I suppose (and it does download movies!) but it launches as a full-screen, tablet-style version of the app. Basically every streaming app does so. If you hover over the top bar, the windowing option appears, but none of that is obvious. And launching and windowing app after app gets tiresome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">There are a few apps that <em>are<\/em> properly optimized for Googlebooks, and they make the device feel more like a proper laptop. But even they have some problems: many do that weird thing where they don\u2019t show the app content when you\u2019re resizing the window, for instance, which feels broken on a laptop. Even some of Google\u2019s own apps do this, while others, like YouTube and Messages, scale more naturally. Some apps respond naturally to the keyboard and mouse; others don\u2019t. Virtually everything is better optimized for a touchscreen. A note to developers: If I can\u2019t pause the movie by whacking the space bar, your app doesn\u2019t work with keyboards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">For the most part, I actually like the Android-ification of Google\u2019s laptop strategy. Connecting deeply to your phone, running and syncing all your apps, even some of the phone-style interface decisions make sense to me. But just about every time I open an app, my Googlebook starts to seem like an Android tablet pretending to be a laptop. (And don\u2019t forget: nobody has ever really wanted Android tablets.) Google\u2019s going to need developers to get with the program, or it\u2019ll never be more than that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><em>\u2014 David Pierce, currently testing the Dell XPS Googlebook<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\"linux-apps-probably-cant-save-googlebook-os\" class=\"_1gfm6td1 _1gfm6td0 duet--article--standard-heading _19wv7tc1\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>Linux apps (probably) can\u2019t save Googlebook OS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.596111\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjEwMDg1NzM=\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261008-180951.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1800\" data-pswp-width=\"2873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apps in the Googlebook\u2019s Linux virtual machine don\u2019t show up in the taskbar or app tray.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Screenshot_20261008-180951.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>Apps in the Googlebook\u2019s Linux virtual machine don\u2019t show up in the taskbar or app tray.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">A string of little annoyances has chipped away at my hopes for the new Googlebooks over the last few days. Some are more frustrating than others \u2014 losing a normal Caps Lock key isn\u2019t a deal breaker, but getting stuck with only mobile browsers just might be. Android app compatibility seems to always be a roll of the dice, and so far Linux apps don\u2019t seem like a viable alternative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Slack was one of the first apps I tried installing from the Play Store, but it ended up being the mobile app awkwardly resized for a larger screen. So, I tried installing the Linux version of Slack through the Debian virtual machine that lives in the Googlebook\u2019s Terminal app. I got it working, along with GIMP and Steam.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">But the big catch is that anything you install on the virtual machine <em>only<\/em> lives there. So, none of those apps have app drawer icons like my Android apps, and they don\u2019t pop up in my taskbar when they\u2019re running. I have to manually switch my mouse and keyboard between the VM and the rest of Googlebook OS, which makes jumping between Linux and Android apps slow and awkward. Since the Linux and Android apps are running in different environments, they don\u2019t automatically share files or clipboard content, either.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I\u2019ll have a dedicated write-up on the Googlebook gaming experience later, but the virtual machine hasn\u2019t been great for that, either. I got Steam running, but the games I\u2019ve tried (none of which are particularly resource-hungry) have been too laggy to be playable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">I\u2019ve liked some parts of the Googlebook so far, but it\u2019s hard to appreciate them when friction keeps popping up from Android and Linux apps alike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><em>\u2014 Stevie Bonifield, currently testing the Asus Googlebook 14<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div id=\"the-best-bit-of-googlebooks-only-works-half-the-time\" class=\"_1gfm6td1 _1gfm6td0 duet--article--standard-heading _19wv7tc1\">\n<h2 class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup\"><strong>The best bit of Googlebooks only works half the time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement _1xorkac1 _1xorkac0 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjk5Nzg5Mw==\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/268755_Google_event_Acer_Googlebook_14_ADiBenedetto_0013.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1360\" data-pswp-width=\"2040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Files app gives you quick access to what\u2019s on your paired Android phone. But opening or transferring those files is anything but \u201cquick.\u201d\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/268755_Google_event_Acer_Googlebook_14_ADiBenedetto_0013.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb1 _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmbb _77sxmba\"><em>The Files app gives you quick access to what\u2019s on your paired Android phone. But opening or transferring those files is anything but \u201cquick.\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb6 _77sxmb5\">Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The obvious selling point of the Googlebook, for me at least, has always been the \u201cseamless\u201d Android integration. And I\u2019ve had a few moments this week when my phone and laptop have come together in a truly delightful way: replying to a WhatsApp message directly from the notification on the Googlebook; dipping into an app cast from my phone to quickly use it without reaching for my pocket; opening Quick Share to move files between the two devices in seconds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">But even here, so much of the experience right now <em>sucks<\/em>. My phone connection drops in and out from the laptop, and I can\u2019t for the life of me figure out how to connect a second phone or tablet. I used Quick Share for file transfer because using the Files app to browse the phone\u2019s drive is painfully slow, taking minutes to open or transfer a single photo. Opening a notification to the phone-cast version of an app when you have it installed natively will never stop feeling awkward. And some apps cast terribly anyway: Bluesky renders text illegibly; my banking app won\u2019t cast for security reasons; and my credit card one won\u2019t because it just breaks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Seamless, this is not. It\u2019ll get better, I hope. It <em>has<\/em> to get better. When the Android integration works, it feels a little bit like magic. But that\u2019s only because it happens so rarely \u2014 Google needs to make this reliable enough that it feels mundane instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><em>\u2014 Dominic Preston, currently testing the Asus Googlebook 14 and HP Googlebook 14<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tly2fw0\"><span class=\"tly2fw2\"><strong>Follow topics and authors<\/strong> from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tly2fw3\">\n<li id=\"follow-author-article_footer-dmcyOmF1dGhvclByb2ZpbGU6NDQ2\"><span aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"gnx4pm0 _1618ekm2 _1uf8q814 _19wv7tc5 _1618ekm0\"><span class=\"_1ajq89kf _1ajq89k1 _1ajq89k0\"><\/span><span class=\"_1618ekm9\">Antonio G. 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_1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqjj _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meta is banning TikTok ads across its platforms\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STK043_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_1_Meta-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Meta is banning TikTok ads across its platforms\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/STK043_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_1_Meta-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1008658\/meta-tiktok-bytedance-ads-ban\">Meta is banning TikTok ads across its platforms<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Emma Roth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-09T13:12:45+00:00\">Two hours ago<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/m365premium.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/m365premium.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/1008581\/microsoft-365-family-premium-shared-ai-features-storage-changes\">Microsoft 365 Family subscribers will finally be able to share AI benefits<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Tom Warren<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-09T07:14:32+00:00\">7:14 AM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US plans livestream of execution by firing squad\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-2298331635.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US plans livestream of execution by firing squad\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-2298331635.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1008530\/us-government-livestream-execution-firing-squad-fort-hood\">US plans livestream of execution by firing squad<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Jay Peters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T22:32:04+00:00\">Oct 8<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/STKB364_CLAUDE_2_C_96d15c.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/STKB364_CLAUDE_2_C_96d15c.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/1008521\/anthropic-open-source-oss-scanner\">Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Stevie Bonifield<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T21:53:51+00:00\">Oct 8<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/257996_ROG_Xbox_Ally_and_Xbox_Ally_X_AKrales_0127.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/257996_ROG_Xbox_Ally_and_Xbox_Ally_X_AKrales_0127.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/1008353\/amd-will-bring-fsr-4-to-handhelds-by-the-end-of-2026\">AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Sean Hollister<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T21:01:18+00:00\">Oct 8<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card _1ismqj1 _1ismqj0 _7uluu53 _1ismqjk _1ismqjl _1ismqj5\">\n<div class=\"_1ismqj7 _1ismqj6 _1ismqjc _1ismqjh _1cnxcye3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple will reportedly debut its first touchscreen MacBook in three weeks\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjf i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/268395_Apple_MacBook_Pro_16_M5_Max_ADiBenedetto_0005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Apple will reportedly debut its first touchscreen MacBook in three weeks\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1ismqjg i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/268395_Apple_MacBook_Pro_16_M5_Max_ADiBenedetto_0005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1ismqji\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_19wv7tc9 _1d4s5vd3 _1d4s5vd0\"><a class=\"_7uluu50 _7uluu54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1008422\/apple-macbook-pro-touchscreen-ipad-mini-rumor\">Apple will reportedly debut its first touchscreen MacBook in three weeks<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jelpeph jelpepd jelpep0\"><span><span class=\"_1g89o322 _1g89o321 _19wv7tc5\"><span><span>Jay Peters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1044qizs\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T20:32:21+00:00\">Oct 8<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--ad--native-ad-linkset 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