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Google Adds Android App Support To Additional Chromebooks (digitaltrends.com)

Posted by msmash on from the more-uniformity dept.

An anonymous reader shares an article: The list of Chromebooks that can officially run Android apps has been a bit limited, but that's changing. Google on Thursday updated its list of Chromebooks that now have official support, and 16 new machines have been added. They include: Acer Chromebook 11 N7 (C731, C731T), Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-532), Asus Chromebook C202SA, ASUS Chromebook C300SA/C301SA, CTL NL61 Chromebook, Dell Chromebook 11 (3180), Dell Chromebook 11 Convertible (3189), Dell Chromebook 13 (3380), HP Chromebook 11 G5 EE, HP Chromebook 13 G1, Lenovo Flex 11 Chromebook, Lenovo N23 Yoga Chromebook, Lenovo N22 Chromebook, Lenovo N23 Chromebook, Samsung Chromebook 3, and Mercer Chromebook NL6D.

13 comments

  1. Cue appy app comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    ....

    1. Re: Cue appy app comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Your and idiot, it's spelled queue.

    2. Re: Cue appy app comment by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 2

      http://grammarist.com/usage/cue-queue/

      --
      You have the right to remain sentient. If you give up the right to remain sentient, you will be elected to public office
    3. Re: Cue appy app comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      LMFAO if this was not a troll post. Check your spelling and use of punctuation, you idiot.

    4. Re: Cue appy app comment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Obvious troll was being obvious.

  2. Chromebooks are stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    If it's really Linux, why not make it easy to get a bash prompt with all the command line stuff?

    The hardware is often pretty amazing---slick, light, etc., but having an OS that fights you when you want to do something is just stupid.

    It's easier to get Linux command line stuff on Windows---directly from Microsoft!

    1. Re:Chromebooks are stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      It's just ctrl-alt-t, not exactly hard.

    2. Re:Chromebooks are stupid. by wierd_w · · Score: 1

      Mr Chromebox buddy. Install it then install REAL linux.

      That's what I did with my Samsung chromebook 3 (celes). Running GalliumOS (A fork of Ubuntu tailored for chromebooks.)

  3. Almost exciting by Presence+Eternal · · Score: 2

    Forget Windows S, if they were to follow through and do this right, they could obliterate the entire retail Windows market. Of course, this is Google, so they won't follow through and they won't do it right. Seriously though, it's nice to see cheap solid state machines with proper keyboards that can run a good range of applications. Raspberry Pi? What's that?

    1. Re:Almost exciting by tlhIngan · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Forget Windows S, if they were to follow through and do this right, they could obliterate the entire retail Windows market. Of course, this is Google, so they won't follow through and they won't do it right. Seriously though, it's nice to see cheap solid state machines with proper keyboards that can run a good range of applications. Raspberry Pi? What's that?

      The problem is, Google has decided on a 2-year/5-year style of support - 2 years of feature upgrades, 5 years of total support, then your chromebook is no longer supported. This means if you have one of the early Chromebooks, like the original Chromebook Pixel, you won't get this (even though it's more than capable of running those apps).

      At least Microsoft supports their software for crazy long periods of time - Windows 7 just fell out of feature support, but will get security updates until 2021 or so.

    2. Re:Almost exciting by Presence+Eternal · · Score: 1

      Quite right, and one of about five reasons I'm probably replacing my Note 4 with an Iphone 8. To be fair though you can download a reinstall of the OS for any given chromebook from google in the event of a virus. Yes, I've seen it happen. No, it wasn't a browser addon.

  4. Can't wait to have my own Appbook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    LUDDITES hate Android Apps on Chrome appty app store because they can't app into apps that app better than LUDDITE inapt apptless programs.

    Apps.

  5. And still no love for the Acer C720P by Kryptonut · · Score: 1

    That little beast had 32GB flash storage AND a touch screen....you know, like a device that runs Android....ugh.