Google is shoving its apps onto new Windows laptops

Google is making a caller desktop app called Essentials that packages a fewer Google services, similar Messages and Photos, and includes links to download galore others. The app volition beryllium included with galore caller Windows laptops, with the archetypal ones coming from HP.

The Essentials app lets you “discover and instal galore of our champion Google services,” according to Google’s announcement, and lets you browse Google Photos arsenic good arsenic nonstop and person Google Messages successful the app. A afloat database of apps has not yet been announced, but Google’s announcement creation showcases icons including Google Sheets, Google Drive, Nearby Share, and Google One (a two-month escaped proceedings is offered done Essentials for caller subscribers).

HP volition commencement including Google Essentials crossed its machine brands, similar Envy, Pavillion, Omen, and more. Google says you’re “in power of your experience” and tin uninstall immoderate portion of Essentials, oregon the full thing. It’s not yet wide whether you’ll beryllium capable to download the app to your existent PC, successful lawsuit you’re into Google-fying your Windows experience.

Essentials besides includes Google’s Play Games app that lets you download fashionable Android games similar Clash of Clans onto your computer. You tin entree Google Play Games done the Essentials app (or adjacent the HP Omen Gaming Hub app), play games, and proceed your advancement connected an Android instrumentality with compatible games.

Google says that it volition bring Essentials to different Windows PCs successful the future. The Verge has requested much accusation from some HP and Google.