The interesting thing here though, is that Google is keeping the app alive. The app hadn’t been touched since 2018, but today it got a shiny new update.Version 2.19.1 popped up on the Google Play Store today, but don’t get too excited, it’s only really offering bug fixes. This could also be used to expand the Chrome Web Store’s selection of education apps with many of the Android apps available in Google Play For Education.An unexpected update for Google-owned photo editing app Snapseed has just been released, indicating might not be dead after all. This announcement opens up exciting new possibilities for cross-platform capabilities and expansion, allowing developers to create two apps, while only developing one.

Some common complaints are a fixed window size, not allowing users to expand the app to full screen, and text that is too small to read on most Chromebooks’ screens. Early reviews of the apps are mixed, with many users enjoying the app, but others complaining that certain functions were lost in translation. Very few people have been utilizing the apps so far, with the Chrome Web Store showing that each has only about 30-40 users. We spoke to the rest of Newmind, and some apps we’d like to see on a Chromebook include: Google is also keeping quiet about what other apps may go through this process, only stating that “over the coming months, we’ll be working with a select group of Android developers to add more of your favorite apps so you’ll have a more seamless experience across your Android phone and Chromebook.” However, Google has provided a form to suggest apps that you would like see on a Chromebook here.

Although Google has not released much official information about the program, as its name suggests, it ports applications developed for Android into Chrome OS. Utilizing a project Google is calling “App Runtime for Chrome”, popular Android apps Duolingo, Evernote, Sight Words, and Vine are available for download on Chrome OS through the Chrome Web Store. Update: as of October 9th, three more apps have been migrated to the store: OneFootball, Podcastaddict, and CloudMagic. After showing off several Android apps running on a Chromebook at Google I/O, Google has finally released four Android apps that also work on Chromebooks.

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