Admin Tips & Tricks

Chrome OS 129 now available

See the changes that truly matter, and our guide for admins on all of the latest policies.

Last updated October 8, 2024

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Rollout tracker

X / YYY Chromebook models are on version ZZZ exactly
X / YYY models are still on a prior version and X / YYY models are already on a later version
XX models have already received their final update and are not included

Not much new for Chromebook admins in Chrome OS 129

The latest Chrome release notes include 50 updates, but none are mission-critical for Chromebook admins.

You can see the full list of new Chrome OS features here.

New settings & recommended configuration

Isn't it annoying to find and configure each of these new policies one by one in Admin Console? We're building a tool that will instantly audit these policies for you and provide a 1-click button to set all of them at once. Get in touch to try a beta version

Name	Recommended setting
TabCompareSettings	Blocked
FocusModeSoundsEnabled	-
KioskBrowserPermissionsAllowedForOrigins	(configure as needed)
DeviceAuthenticationFlowAutoReloadInterval	(configure as needed)