So, open up Play Store and install the file manager you want. If you have the aforementioned Chrome OS build, here are the steps to install APK files on Chromebook:ġ. Firstly, you will need a file manager Android app from the Play Store. So, before you try to install any APK files, check out our post on how to get Play Store. The Play Store is available on the Chrome OS 53 update through the developer channel and it’s only available for Chromebook Flip, as of now. To do it, check out our detailed post on how to enable developer mode on Chromebook. To install APKs, you will have to enable “Unknown Sources” and the option is only available on Chromebooks with developer mode enabled. So, without further ado, let’s get on with it, shall we? The good news is, there’s a way to install APK files on Chromebook and that’s what we are about to tell you. Thankfully, you can always sideload Android apps through APK files but Chromebook natively does not support these files. However, there’s one catch, that is, many apps on the Play Store aren’t compatible with the Chromebook.įor instance, apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, Uber, Inbox by Gmail, Chromecast, PayPal and more are incompatible because of various reasons like the fact that Play Store treats the Chromebook as an Android 6.0 tablet, the lack of GPS on Chromebooks etc.
In our usage of Android apps on Chromebook, we have found Chromebook’s functionality to have multiplied innumerably. Android apps coming to Chromebooks might very well be the defining moment for Google’s Chrome OS platform.
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