Googlebooks began sales on 4 October 2026. Review units for all five Googlebooks arrived approximately 24 hours before the article's publication.
The Googlebooks allow users to perform actions on a phone directly from the laptop in a natural manner. Setting up a Googlebook using an Android phone proves simple and straightforward.
The initial setup process requires scanning a QR code to pair the phone, signing into a Google account, and downloading installed applications. Functionality includes casting apps from the phone, moving a task from the phone to the laptop with a single click, accessing phone files on the laptop, and receiving phone notifications on the laptop.
App casting lets users operate phone applications directly on the Googlebook, which feels intuitive from the app drawer. Furthermore, clicking synced notifications, such as those from Slack, can launch a casted app instead of a web or native application on the Googlebook.
Google’s Continue On feature temporarily pins an application used on the phone to the Googlebook taskbar. The Glowbar illuminates white when the laptop is in use, changes colours when interacting with Gemini, and displays a rainbow pattern before entering sleep mode.
The most useful feature of the Glowbar is its ability to show the laptop's charge level. Google is flagging Play Store apps with desktop ratings, grouping them into five distinct categories.
Apple Music is designated as optimized but does not respond to right-clicks. Firefox is marked as compatible but lacks response to keyboard shortcuts for creating, deleting, or switching tabs.
Googlebooks operate best when paired with Google’s Chrome browser. Chrome on Googlebooks does not support separate Google accounts as it does on Windows or macOS.
App folders and right-click menus opened on the desktop do not overlay above windows, and they remain open until the desktop area receives a click. The Caps Lock key cannot be remapped to Ctrl on a Googlebook, despite this function working on ChromeOS.
