It’s Official now, that Chromebooks can enjoy the Android Apps on them Using Google Play Access. Google just spent a special session here at I/O. Google has fully showed the way to developers on how they can use their Android Apps to run on Chromebooks.
In a blogpost, Google said:
Today we announced that we’re adding Android apps to Chromebooks, which means users will be able to install the apps they know and love. Later this year you can expand your app’s reach to a new hardware platform and wider audience while maximizing the Google Play ecosystem. With expanded app availability, new use cases and improved workflows can be achieved for all Chromebook users, whether for personal use, for work or for education.
This feature is available only on selected Chromebooks. You can see them all in the dropdown below:
| Manufacturer | Device |
|---|---|
| Acer | Chromebook 11 C740 |
| Chromebase 24 | |
| Chromebook 11 CB3-111 / C730 / CB3-131 | |
| Chromebook 15 CB5-571 / C910 | |
| Chromebook 15 CB3-531 | |
| Chromebox CXI2 | |
| Chromebook R11 C738T | |
| Chromebook 14 CB3-431 | |
| Chromebook 14 for Work | |
| Asus | Chromebook C200 |
| Chromebook C201 | |
| Chromebook C202SA | |
| Chromebook C300SA | |
| Chromebook C300 | |
| Chromebook Flip C100PA | |
| Chromebox CN62 | |
| Chromebit CS10 | |
| AOpen | Chromebox Commercial |
| Chromebase Commercial 22″ | |
| Bobicus | Chromebook 11 |
| CDI | eduGear Chromebook M Series |
| eduGear Chromebook K Series | |
| CTL | Chromebook J2 / J4 |
| N6 Education Chromebook | |
| J5 Convertible Chromebook | |
| Dell | Chromebook 11 3120 |
| Chromebook 13 7310 | |
| Edxis | Chromebook |
| Education Chromebook | |
| Chromebook Pixel (2015) | |
| Haier | Chromebook 11 |
| Chromebook 11e | |
| Chromebook 11 G2 | |
| Hexa | Chromebook Pi |
| HiSense | Chromebook 11 |
| Lava | Xolo Chromebook |
| HP | Chromebook 11 G3 / G4 / G4 EE |
| Chromebook 14 G4 | |
| Chromebook 13 | |
| Lenovo | 100S Chromebook |
| N20 / N20P Chromebook | |
| N21 Chromebook | |
| ThinkCentre Chromebox | |
| ThinkPad 11e Chromebook | |
| N22 Chromebook | |
| Thinkpad 13 Chromebook | |
| Thinkpad 11e Chromebook Gen 2 | |
| Medion | Akoya S2013 |
| Chromebook S2015 | |
| M&A | Chromebook |
| NComputing | Chromebook CX100 |
| Nexian | Chromebook 11.6″ |
| PCMerge | Chromebook PCM-116E |
| Poin2 | Chromebook 11 |
| Samsung | Chromebook 2 11″ – XE500C12 |
| Chromebook 3 | |
| Sector 5 | E1 Rugged Chromebook |
| Senkatel | C1101 Chromebook |
| Toshiba | Chromebook 2 |
| Chromebook 2 (2015) | |
| True IDC | Chromebook 11 |
| Viglen | Viglen Chromebook 11 |
For developers, Google is sharing details on how to get your apps ready here.