Since ChromeOS and Android are designed and owned by Google, the believe of the majority of people is that ChromeBooks can run applications designed and optimized for Android devices pretty fine out of the box. But no, that's not entirely true. But of course, while some ChromeBooks actually do have support for Android applications, there are vast number of ChromeBooks that do not support Android applications.
If you are hunting to know if your ChromeBook have support for Android applications, in this tutorial, I reveal to you a few options each of which can actually help you know for sure if your ChromeBook supports Android applications or not.
Meanwhile, before I proceed into explaining further, how to check if your ChromeBook supports Android applications, allow me make a few highlights on why you should care for an Android application supported ChromeBook.
Why Should you Care that your ChromeBook Supports Android Applications?
Because running Android apps on Chromebook devices enhances the overall experience, giving users the chance to use the same apps they do on their Android phones, as well as play popular games designed for Android phones on a wider screen without any tweaks.
Another reason is that; because Android has a broad selection of creative, work, and productivity apps you can use for serious tasks, being able to run Android applications on your Chromebook makes the platform much more helpful and useful.
Hints:
Most of the later Chromebooks support Android applications out of the box. Thus; if your Chromebook was released in or after 2017, there’s a good chance it is shipped with support for Android applications.
Well, that hint above was just a heads-up! How exactly can you check if your Chromebook can run Android applications?.
How to Check if your Chromebook Can Run Android Apps
To check if your Chromebook can run Android applications, generally; there are two ways to go about that:
How to check if your Chromebook can run Android apps from Chromium website
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Visit Chromium Website
Visit the page linked from here - that link takes you to a page on Chromium website where a long list of officially comfirmed Chromebooks with Android support is kept.
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On Landing on the Page, Press Ctrl + F
Because the list is very long, you'll have a tough time locating your device in the list and that's if it is listed. However, to quicky locate your device from the long list, simply click
Ctrl + F. A small box should pop up.
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Enter your Chromebook Model in the Box
Now, simply type-in your Chromebook model in the small box that popped up. If your device name is found, it means you should have access to the Google Play Store on your Chromebook.
Now, if you don’t know the model name of your device or don’t want to search through the Chromium website, you can quickly check for Android apps support in the settings of your Chromebook. The steps that follow below here explains how to do that.
How to check if your Chromebook can run Android apps from the Chromebook settings
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Turn "On" your Chromebook
If your Chromebook is turned OFF or in sleep mode, turn your Chromebook on and log in.
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Click on the Status Bar
You can locate the Status Bar of your Chromebook in the bottom-right corner of the Chromebook's user interface. Once it is located, simply click on it.
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Click on Settings
Clicking on the Status Bar should display a bunch of icons and shortcuts, locate the settings cog and click on it.
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Sellect Apps
Under settings, you should see Apps. From there, click on Apps.
NOTE:
If your Chromebook supports the Google Play Store, from here, you will see a Google Play Store option. This means you can run Android apps on your Chromebook.
Your Chromebook Supports Android Apps, Now What?
Congratulations! Your Chromebook is shipped with support for Android and you can now run Android applications on your Chromebook, yeah! So, what now?
How can you enable Android apps support for your Chromebook? These and many other Chromebook's specific tips and tutorials are covered in our ChromeOS categories. Be sure to check them out.
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