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Given that Chromebooks ship with the Google Play Store out of the box, you might wonder what the big deal is with Aluminum OS, which is fair. Unlike the Play Store on ChromeOS, the base layer of Aluminum is Android, offering native app support combined with a full desktop browsing experience from Chrome.  In essence, Aluminum OS seems poised to be a more powerful and flexible version of Android. Given the billions of Android devices worldwide, the appeal of this new OS could be substantial. Having both your laptop and phone running the same operating system should create a far more integrated

You may have an Android phone, but that doesn't automatically make you eligible to claim money from this suit. While the settlement payment and distribution plan haven't been confirmed, there's a very specific outline detailing who is a settlement member. In order to join, you must meet all of the following criteria: Be a living person in the United States or its territories.Used a mobile phone with Android OS and a cellular data plan anytime between Nov. 12, 2017 and this settlement's final approval.Did not participate in the class-action lawsuit Csupo v. Google LLC (PDF). This was a case tha

While we don't know exactly how much each class member will be paid out by the settlement, there is an upper bound. Payments are capped at $100 per person, so don't expect to get more than that. A portion of the settlement money will firstly be allocated to attorneys' fees, and then the rest of the cash will be equally distributed to class members. If any money is left over after the first round of distributions, it will be portioned out in a smaller second round of settlement payments to eligible members of the settlement class. Even if you're a class member, you still have to input your pref