After bringing much-needed features like Recycle Bin, Nearby Share, and Phone Hub on Chromebooks, Google is developing another great feature for Chrome OS — system-wide noise cancellation. Yeah, you read that right. You can now block out background noise on Chromebooks no matter if an app or website offers noise suppression natively or not. So if you want to learn how to enable system-wide noise cancellation in Chrome OS, follow our quick guide below.
System-wide noise cancellation is currently not available in the stable or beta channel of Chrome OS. It’s also not widely available to Dev users, but some users have received the noise cancellation option. The feature is currently in the testing phase and is only available in the Chrome OS Canary channel. I won’t recommend you to move to Dev or Canary channel to test out this feature. However, you can follow our tutorial, check if you have got the noise cancellation feature, and learn how to use it on your Chromebook.
- After the reboot, your Chromebook will have system-wide support for background noise cancellation. Now, open the “Quick Settings” menu and click on the arrow button next to the volume bar.
