

Soundcloud’s Android tablet app running on a Chromebook. Of course, Windows users already have a good way to run Android apps with BlueStacks or by installing Android in a virtual machine. This modified runtime is less official and may be more unstable. It even allows you to run Android apps in Chrome on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It’s known as the ARChon Custom Runtime, and it allows you to run any number of apps at a time.

Vladikoff-chromeos-apk’s developer-has also now released a modified Android runtime for Chrome. You’ll get the app’s APK file on your computer. Click the Apps icon, locate the app you want to run, and click the Download button to its right. You don’t need to create an account, just scan the QR code on the screen with your device’s camera. Open the AirDroid app and visit the AirDroid website on your computer. Install the Android app you want to run on your Chromebook on your Android device, and install AirDroid as well. If you have an Android smartphone or tablet, AirDroid works well for this. (Click on any image in this article to enlarge it.) exe file from an unofficial file-hosting site instead of the official source.ĭownloading an Android app’s APK using AirDroid’s web interface. You can sometimes find APK files on various websites online, but that’s risky-it’s like downloading a program’s. Google doesn’t just allow you to download these from the Google Play Store.
