![]() ![]() At the top, in the search bar, type in “ borealis-enabled” and set the flag seen below to Enabled. This should open a new window with hundreds of optional and work-in-progress features for Chrome and Chrome OS. To do this, open a new tab and head to this address: chrome://flags The next step is to toggle the internal flag that enables or disables the Steam Alpha on Chrome OS. Your Chromebook will then update, after which you’ll need to restart. Here, you’ll see a button labeled “ Change channel.” Click it, and on that dialog you’ll be able to choose the “Developer” channel. To switch to the Dev channel, open the Settings app, and on the left-hand side of the page, click “ About Chrome OS.” On the page that opens, click “ Additional details.” This is one of the many reasons we strongly recommend that you back up your files before continuing. The default channel is “Stable,” with “Beta,” “Developer,” and “Canary” each updating more frequently but with less guarantees of your Chromebook being usable.īefore we continue, one thing to note is that should you eventually decide to switch from Dev back to Stable, you’ll need to wipe your device. To quickly explain, both Chrome and Chrome OS offer multiple update “channels,” which allow you to make the tradeoff of less stability for faster access to new features. Update to Developer channelįor the time being, the Steam Alpha is only available through the “Dev” channel of Chrome OS. ![]() Backing up your most important files - either to another device or to Google Drive - is also just good practice, in general. Speaking from experience, some of the settings you’ll need to change could potentially cause your Chromebook to be unusable, requiring a full reset. The very first thing you should do before getting started with Steam on Chrome OS is back up your Chromebook’s files. ![]()
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