It filled the same niche then that it does now–providing a robust set of photo-editing tools that far outstrips those found in our photo apps. Though it’s owned by Google now, Snapseed originally showed up as an independently developed app back in 2011, for the iPad. Understanding an application’s origins and primary functions can only help us to understand it better, so let’s get started! Though it’s primarily intended for mobile devices we can show some neat workarounds and tricks that will have Snapseed up and running wherever you’d like to use it–even on your Windows PC! Advertisementīefore we delve into the technical aspects of the app, it’s important to know what, exactly, Snapseed is. Users of Snapseed, however, have found a free resource that gives them the editing tools they need, rather than the overabundance of features that come along with professional design suites. Once you've switched, you may need to restart and log back in.When most people think “photo editors,” they think of the bulky, expensive software from the likes of Adobe that cost hundreds of dollars per year to license. Next, click 'More info.' below the 'Check for and apply updates.' Then 'Change channel.' Here's where you'll change the channel from consumer 'stable' to 'Developer - unstable.' Log into your Google account, then open Settings by clicking on the time-Wi-Fi-battery panel in the lower-right corner of the screen. Click 'About Chrome OS' at the top.

(It's not the stable version, so be aware that you may run into some bugs and performance issues.)įirst, you'll have to reset your Chromebook Flip by following these steps (opens in a new tab). (IMPORTANT: You will lose all your files when you do this, so be sure to back them up to external storage before doing the factory reset). Installing the Developer channel is easy, and anyone can do it. It's still early, but I'm stoked, so I dug out our Chromebook Flip and installed the Developer channel to try some Android apps on it. Chromebooks are beating Macs, but which Chromebook's for you?

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