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    Chrome Beta Browser? (for older Chromebook that is no longer getting software and security updates)

    Oh, I now see I probably should have put this post in the Chromebook forum. Sorry, I am new to this website.
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    Chrome Beta Browser? (for older Chromebook that is no longer getting software and security updates)

    The Chrome Beta was included in Best Android Browsers in 2022 https://www.androidcentral.com/best-android-browsers
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    Chrome Beta Browser? (for older Chromebook that is no longer getting software and security updates)

    Hello, I bought an older Chromebook from Walmart a few months ago, not knowing the updates were set to expire. I now received this message "This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates, upgrade to a newer model". I can't afford to buy a newer...
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    This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates,

    This is my Chromebook. I bought it from Walmart a few months ago in Mexico. I think I misspoke in my last comment. I have added many apps to my Chromebook, it is just simpler than installing apps on Windows.
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    This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates,

    I am kinda tight for money for the next couple of months, so I would have to hold off on getting a VPN subscription until then. Funny, I am coming up on 63 years old. I've been using Macs and Windows machines for a long time. Getting used to a Chomebook is interesting. No installing apps, it's...
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    This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates,

    Yep, I know what you mean about a free VPN. I better pay for a VPN to be more safe.
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    This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates,

    I have the free Proton VPN on my Chromebook. I will start keeping it turned on regularly. I will never do banking or enter credit cards, I will keep my Windows pc for that. But I have many other accounts, like twitter, facebook, Amazon seller, etc. that I want to keep secure. I am using Google 2...
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    This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates,

    Thanks for your reply. Good to know I can use it for a while longer, until I can get a newer one. I have been doing a little research hearing what other people are doing to keep using older Chromebooks. Installing Linux seems like too much trouble. The Firefox browser on Google Play Store...
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    This is the last automatic software and security update for this Chromebook. To get future updates,

    I bought a cheap older HP Chromebook, to see if I want to start using Chromebooks. I am kinda liking it, less hassle than a Windows pc, so I would like to keep using it. I can't afford to buy a newer model right now. But I now get this message: "This is the last automatic software and security...