Time to update your Chromebooks, ChromeOS 151 is rolling out! It's always nice to be up-to-date with the latest Chrome browser, both for security and any new features it brings.
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The list of ChromeOS updates below from the release summary reflects the feature updates are still focused on managed Chromebook environments for the education and enterprise market, so good news for admins. That said, the first update on ChromeOS Flex may have implications for a wider audience.
Updates blocked for certain ChromeOS Flex devices - I'd be really interested to know if this impacts anyone reading. If you have an "older" device running ChromeOS Flex, it sounds like you may not be able to update ChromeOS beyond ChromeOS 151. When I say "older", Google is defining this as devices using:
Intel and AMD graphics from 2010 and older
Nvidia graphics from 2014 and older
It won't impact any ChromeOS Flex certified devices though.
Chrome Apps Kiosk mode deprecation - Chrome apps on ChromeOS will stop working in Kiosk sessions but Google have confirmed apps that are force-installed through the Admin console for Managed guest sessions and user sessions will continue to be supported.
IWA (Isolated Web Apps) management and web capabilities - admins can now select Menu > Devices > Chrome > Web capabilities > Managed guest sessions to set default and per-origin web configurations for IWAs.