Googlebook's Hidden Glowbar Disco App Controls Laptop LEDs
The buried app lets owners set the Glowbar to a constant color, a preset animation, a gradient, or sync it with music.
Googlebook ships with a hidden app called Glowbar Disco buried in the operating system's settings, according to 9to5google.com. The app keeps the laptop's LEDs active whenever the machine is turned on and the app is open, and it allows users to set the Glowbar to a constant color, a preset animation, a gradient of colors, or sync it with music.
Reaching the app takes a few steps: users must go to Settings > Apps, allow search to show system apps, and then search for "Glowbar Disco" to launch it. Google's Alexander Kuscher said the app might be "too hard to find."
The Glowbar on Googlebook is a carryover from the light bar on the original Chromebook Pixel. It lacks the "knock knock" battery gesture that the original Chromebook Pixel offered, but it still shows battery on plug-in and serves as an accent.
Quick answers
How do I open Glowbar Disco on Googlebook?
Go to Settings > Apps, allow search to show system apps, and search for "Glowbar Disco" to launch it.
What can the Glowbar Disco app do?
It lets users set the Glowbar to a constant color, a preset animation, a gradient of colors, or sync it with music, keeping the LEDs active while the laptop is on and the app is open.