Android — and 1,000,000+ apps — on your Chromebook is awesome.
But not every Chromebook is going to get updated to have Google Play and Android apps. And most of the ones that will are in a long testing process.
We all hate waiting. And we all hate updates that break things. Google and the people who made your Chromebook are trying to make sure everything is good and keep the wait time to a minimum, but still — we all hate waiting!
Things are progressing. Here's the current state of Android on Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.
Chromebooks with Android apps available in the stable channel
Make sure you have the latest version of Chrome and look in your settings if you don't have a Play Store app. You can enable it there by checking the box.
Acer Chromebook R11
Acer Chromebook R13
Acer Chromebook Spin 11
Acer Chromebook 14
Acer Chromebook 14 for Work
Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-532)
Acer Chromebook 11 N7 (C731, C731T)
AOpen Chromebox Mini
AOpen Chromebase Mini
ASUS Chromebook Flip C100PA
ASUS Chromebook Flip C213
ASUS Chromebook Flip C302
ASUS Chromebook C202SA
ASUS Chromebook C300SA / C301SA
CTL NL61 Chromebook
CTL Chromebook J2 / J4
Dell Chromebook 11 Convertible (3189)
Dell Chromebook 13 (7130)
Dell Chromebook 11 (3180)
Dell Chromebook 13 (3380)
eduGear Chromebook M Series
eduGear Chromebook K Series
Edxis Education Chromebook
Google Chromebook Pixel (2015)
Google Pixelbook
Haier Chromebook 11e
HiSense Chromebook 11
HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 EE
HP Chromebook 11 G5 EE
HP Chromebook 13 G1
Lenovo Flex 11 Chromebook
Lenovo N23 Chromebook
Lenovo N23 Yoga Chromebook
Lenovo IdeaPad N42 Chromebook
Lenovo N22 Chromebook
Lenovo N42 Chromebook
Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Chromebook (Gen 3)
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Chromebook (Gen 4)
Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 4)
Lenovo Thinkpad 13
Medion Chromebook S2015
Mercer Chromebook NL6D
NComputing Chromebook CX100
Nexian Chromebook 11.6"
PCMerge Chromebook PCM-116E
Poin2 Chromebook 11
Poin2 Chromebook 14
Samsung Chromebook 3
Samsung Chromebook Plus
Samsung Chromebook Pro
Sector 5 E1 Rugged Chromebook
Viglen Chromebook 11
Chromebooks with Android support in the beta channel
You'll need to switch to the beta channel to enable Android support. Further instructions on switching channels can be found here.
Acer Chromebook 11 (C740)
Dell Chromebook 11 (7310)
Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015)
Chromebooks with Android support in the developer channel
You'll need to switch to the beta channel to enable Android support. Further instructions on switching channels can be found here. Be aware that the developer channel may be unstable and the opposite of what you're used to from your Chromebook.
ASUS C301SA
Chromebooks with server-side support
These are the "special cases." It appears that Google has signed off and they can use Google Play as far as the store is concerned, but the setting has not yet been unlocked through an update. You can easily enable Android apps and Play Store support through Chrome's built-in terminal after you've switched to the Beta or Dev channel and enabled developer mode.
Reece Gale has full instructions here
Acer Chromebook 11 c740
ASUS C201
Edugear CMT Chromebook
Lenovo ThinkPad 13
Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015)
Chrome devices that will be supported sometime in 2017
These are the devices that will officially be updated to use Google Play. There is no word on when to expect the update, only that they will be supported.
Acer
Chromebook 11 CB3-111 / C730 / C730E / CB3-131
Chromebook 15 CB5-571 / C910
Chromebox CXI2
Chromebase 24
AOpen
Chromebox Commercial
Chromebase Commercial 22"
Asus
Chromebook C200
Chromebook C201PA
Chromebook C300
Chromebox CN62
Chromebit CS10
Bobicus
Chromebook 11
CDI
eduGear Chromebook R Series
eduGear CMT Chromebook
CTL
N6 Education Chromebook
J5 Convertible Chromebook
Dell
Chromebook 11 3120
Edxis
Chromebook
Haier
Chromebook 11
Chromebook 11 G2
Chromebook 11 C
Hexa
Chromebook Pi
Lava
Xolo Chromebook
HP
Chromebook 11 G3 / G4 / G4 EE
Chromebook 14 G4
Lenovo
100S Chromebook
N20 / N20P Chromebook
N21 Chromebook
ThinkCentre Chromebox
Thinkpad 11e Chromebook Gen 2
Medion
Akoya S2013
M&A
Chromebook
PCMerge
Chromebook PCM-116T-432B
Samsung
Chromebook 2 11" - XE500C12
Senkatel
C1101 Chromebook
True IDC
Chromebook 11
Updated December 15, 2017: Added support for Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015)
We will continue to monitor the list and add any new Chromebooks that Google notes will support the feature.
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source: https://www.androidcentral.com/these-are-chromebooks-can-run-android-apps
date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:44:00 +0000
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