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It looks like the Chrome OS developers are sneaking updates for the Play Store into more Chromebooks. Likely added in the latest Beta Channel update, we are seeing multiple devices with Android App support in Beta via a quick little method that works easily. We’ve covered the entire method before, but we’ll do it again … Read moreMORE CHROMEBOOKS GETTING ANDROID APPS IN BETA CHANNEL
Put your Chromebook into “Developer Mode” and you’ll get full root access, including the ability to modify your Chromebook’s system files. This is often used to install a full Linux system with something like Crouton. Developer Mode has other uses, too. You don’t have to install a massive Linux system side-by-side with Chrome OS. You could just … Read moreHow to Enable Developer Mode on Your Chromebook
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 … Read moreChromebooks that can run Android apps from Google Play
Google’s Chrome OS includes a shell environment known as Chrome Shell, or “crosh” for short. Crosh includes several terminal commands that can be used on all Chromebooks, even if developer mode isn’t enabled. Crosh includes commands for connecting to SSH servers, monitoring resource usage, debugging network problems, tweaking hidden hardware settings, performing hardware tests, and … Read more10+ Commands Included In Chrome OS’s Hidden Crosh Shell