Google provides Android compatibility on device by device basis, thus, it’s good to check whether your model supports the functionality or not. There is an extensive range of Chromebooks that have access to Android apps and you should first check it. Most Chromebook laptops come preloaded with the Google Play Store that enables the users to quickly install their favorite Android apps. It means the users can download and use Android apps on their Chromebook like they do on their Android smartphones. However, Google has performed some additions, in recent years, in Chrome OS and laptop’s hardware to allow support for Android apps. The Chrome OS can already run the web apps, Chrome browser extensions, and Chrome apps. Chromebook is preloaded with Chrome OS, which is an operating system from Google that runs on a Chromebook laptop. Click one of the icons in the drawer in the bottom right corner.Google’s Chromebook series of laptops are lightweight devices that created buzz among the users when they were first started. Here's how to enable the Beta channel on a Chromebook to get Android apps and the Google Play Store:ġ.
As long as you don't demand peak performance - and what Chromebook user does? - this is a beta test worth trying out. The popular gaming title Asphalt 8 ran a little choppy but was still playable, while the less demanding, but fun PinOut pinball game showed no such lag. Naturally the best performance came on laptops running on the stable channel, such as the Google Pixelbook and Samsung Chromebook Pro, where titles has small hiccups, but nothing too shoddy.īack when we had to put an Acer Chromebook R13 on the beta channel to access the Google Play Store, it ran games and titles with slight choppiness but nothing too bad. We've seen varying degrees of stability when trying out Android apps on different devices. Chromebooks featuring Android apps on the Beta Channel:Īcer Chromebook 11 (C730 / CB3-111 / C730E / CB3-131) Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 3) Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 4) Chromebooks featuring Android apps on the Stable Channel:
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