Googlebooks' Hidden Glowbar Disco App Unlocked Through System Settings

The app does not appear in the usual app launcher. According to Android Authority, it is tucked away in system settings, but it is easy enough to find once users know where to look. Chrome Unboxed revealed the location of the app.

The Glowbar Disco app lets users customize the Googlebook’s light strip with colors, animations and music-sync effects. The Glowbar itself is one of the more distinctive features of the new Googlebooks. It adds a splash of color to the lid while also serving practical purposes, such as indicating battery status and Gemini activity.

Google had not revealed how to access the app when news of its existence emerged a couple of weeks earlier. With the new laptops now out in the wild, the method has become public. According to the report, users do not need to be tech-savvy to track it down.

For users who want to personalize the Glowbar beyond its default status functions, the hidden app provides a set of lighting controls. Android Authority reported that the app is present on the new Googlebooks and can be opened from system settings rather than from the standard application list.