Chromebooks Finally Support Android Apps, Google Rolls Out Upgrade

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First Posted: Sep 27, 2016 05:10 AM EDT

Google has finally rolled out an upgrade for the Chromebooks that allows the stable version of its operating system to offer the user access to Google Play Store. With this new stable version of the Chrome OS, Android apps will now run on Chromebooks easily.

The Google Play Store is now in Chrome OS, bringing Android apps to your Chromebook: https://t.co/6HfPiYkrJU pic.twitter.com/Q5OZNacA3C

— Lifehacker (@lifehacker) September 23, 2016

What's the New Upgrade?

Earlier only those adopters that utilized the beta and development channels of the Chrome OS had access to Android apps on their ultra-affordable laptops. Now, Google has released an upgrade that allows the stable version of the Chrome OS to access Play-store. With this new update, more and more users will be able to finally run Android apps on their Chromebooks.

The new upgrade, Stable channel update 53.0.2785.129, for the Chrome OS includes just the beta addition of the Google Play Store to the OS. However, this is a huge leap for the Chromebook users who have been waiting for Android apps to run on their machines.

12 of the Best Android Apps You Can Beta Test Today https://t.co/jsE7m9xTZi — ChromebookHQ (@ChromebookHQ) September 26, 2016

Wait, There's A Catch?

The update can currently be applied only to the two newer Chromebooks: the Asus Chromebook Flip and Chromebook R11. This is good news for the users who own these laptops as the update can arrive over the coming days, reports iTechpost.

There are still some bugs in the new beta access for Chromebooks, according to a report on Android Central. The software sometimes gives an error of no connection and also restarts sometimes when an app is accessed from the shelf. As the feature is still in a beta version, the problem can be understood.

What is Google Up To?

Google is on a mission to allow all the apps developed for the Android OS to be supported by the Chrome OS, states a report on Anand Tech. The company had also earlier encouraged the Android developers to port their apps to the relatively new Chrome OS, but only a limited number of apps were ported.