Google will facilitate Microsoft 365 integration into ChromeOS later this year, making managing your different files seamless.
Google is planning to add Microsoft 365 integration to Chrome OS later in 2023, according to a memo on the tech giant’s community thread. Chrome OS does technically already have support for Microsoft 365 currently, but this integration will make it easier to install individual apps and open files on Chromebooks.
Users will have access to a guide that’ll help them install the Microsoft 365 app and connect OneDrive accounts to the existing Chrome OS Files app, allowing you to easily see all of your stuff in one place. This will work both ways for Chromebook users, meaning documents in the Files app can be moved to Microsoft’s cloud storage and saves them from having to use PWA apps (Progressive Web Apps – basically just third-party apps that act as a middleman between systems).
Chrome OS testers will have the first look in a few months, but Google has shared a screenshot of what it’s going to look like in the files app, showing us what the prompt to set up Microsoft 365 on a Chromebook will look like.
