According to The Verge, Chrome OS will get native support for Android app rather than just mirroring the data. Sundar Pichai talked about bringing Android to Chrome OS all the way back at Google I/O 2014.
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If you want to do more with your Chromebook, including run more apps, use Office files more easily, connect with a variety of apps, and do more when they’re offline, you’ll soon be able to do so. Support for Vulkan API will make it possible for game developers to include more graphics effects along with high frame rate. So far, it looks like VR-optimized versions of YouTube, Street View, the Google Play Store, Play Movies, and Google Photos are in the cards, as well as third-party apps from the NBA, HBO, Ubisoft, Netflix, Hulu, IMAX, and likely others as the platform becomes more established.
Google has now released the third Android N Developer Preview for eligible Nexus devices. The update brings support to many stores and for the users of many banks.
Google has confirmed the longstanding rumour that its HTML5-powered Chrome OS platform is getting native support for Android applications, but warns that devices older than about two years are going to be left out in the cold.
The Android Pay system has been one of the most talked about new-age features of the Android device technology.
This new feature finally makes Chromebooks as viable an option as WIndows and Mac OS Xcomputers.
Google Play, the Android app store, will roll out first on three Chromebook PCs running Chrome OS: The Asus Chromebook Flip, the Acer Chromebook R 11 and the latest Chromebook Pixel made by Google. Apart from the Chrome OS announcement, Google also unveiled Home, Instant Apps, Assistant, Allo and Duo apps, and even the Daydream VR project.
That said, functionality will be limited by your hardware; you can’t use an app that requires a rear camera if your laptop doesn’t one.
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Google will be making the developer kit for Chrome OS Android apps available in June. The second major question being if Google’s newly-announced Android Instant Apps, which allows users to run Android apps without installation, will play a role in this merger.
