<\/a><\/p>\n It was about 3 months ago at this year’s Google I\/O that we first heard of Netflix coming to Chromebooks and although it was a long time coming, Chromebook users can now finally stream their favorite movies and shows with the latest version of Chrome OS.<\/p>\n The announcement was made via Google+ post and listed off support for the Samsung Series 5 and Acer AC700 Chromebooks. Those that are still using CR-48’s can also get in on the Netflix fun, but streaming will be limited to standard definition\/low res. Netflix can also be viewed in full screen mode by clicking on the “full screen” button found next to the window switcher button on your Chromebook.<\/p>\n [Via Google+<\/a>]<\/p>\n With the latest version of Chrome OS, Netflix members can instantly stream thousands of films and TV episodes directly from the Netflix website. Netflix is supported on the Samsung Series 5 and Acer AC700 Chromebooks. CR-48 Chromies can get in on the fun too, streaming their favorite movies and shows in low-res straight from Netflix.<\/p>\n If you’d like to watch a video in full screen mode, you can take advantage of the “full screen” button located next to the window switcher button on your Chromebook.<\/p>\n Happy Netflixing!<\/strong><\/p>\n The Samsung Series 5, Acer AC700 and CR-48 Chromebooks can access Netflix, according to a Google Plus post<\/a> by Chrome OS Community Manager Melissa Daniels.<\/p>\n Support for sites like Netflix and Hulu was a feature that was noticeably missing when Chromebooks were first released, due to their reliance on third party browser plugins.<\/p>\n Netflix should now should work on Chromebooks running the latest version of Chrome OS. Instructions on upgrading and running Netflix can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n After a beta testing period, the first Chromebook was officially released in May, at which point our own Richard MacManus pondered the device’s usefulness and commercial viability<\/a>. We also took a look at why the device isn’t quite ready to replace your PC<\/a>, a fact underscored by Audrey Watters’ one-day experiment using only a Chromebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was about 3 months ago at this year’s Google I\/O that we first heard of Netflix coming to Chromebooks and although it was a long time coming, Chromebook users can now finally stream their favorite movies and shows with the latest version of Chrome OS. The announcement was made via Google+ post and listed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"xf_promoted_thread_id":0},"categories":[10],"tags":[410],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6977"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6977"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54417,"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6977\/revisions\/54417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}