Android — and 1,000,000+ apps — on your Chromebook is awesome.
Updated June 2017: The method to enable unofficial server-side support for certain Chromebooks has been changed and updated.
But not every 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 people who made your Chromebook are trying to make sure everything is good and keep the wait time to a minimum, but still — we all hate waiting!
Things are progressing. Here's the current state of Android on Chromebooks and Chromeboxes.
Chromebooks with Android apps available in the stable channel
Make sure you have the latest version of Chrome and look in your settings if you don't have a Play Store app. You can enable it there by checking the box.
- AOpen Chromebok Mini
- AOpen Chromebase Mini
- Google Chromebook Pixel (2015)
- Samsung Chromebook Plus
You'll need to switch to the beta channel to enable Android support. .
- ASUS Chromebook Flip C302
You'll need to switch to the beta channel to enable Android support. . Be aware that the developer channel may be unstable and the from your Chromebook.
- ASUS C301SA
- HP Chromebook 13 G1
- Samsung Chromebook 3
These are the "special cases." It appears that Google has signed off and they can use Google Play as far as the store is concerned, but the setting has not yet been unlocked through an update. You can easily enable Android apps and Play Store support through Chrome's built-in terminal after you've switched to the Beta or Dev channel and enabled developer mode.
- Acer Chromebook 15 (not all models)
- Acer Chromebook 11 c740
- ASUS C201
- ASUS C202SA
- ASUS C300SA
- Dell Chromebook 13
- Edugear CMT Chromebook
- HP Chromebook 11 G5
- Lenovo ThinkPad 13
- Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015)
These are the devices that will officially be updated to use Google Play. There is no word on when to expect the update, only that they will be supported.
Acer
- Chromebook 11 CB3-111 / C730 / C730E / CB3-131
- Chromebook 14 for Work
- Chromebook 15 CB5-571 / C910
- Chromebox CXI2
- Chromebase 24
- Chromebook C200
- Chromebook C300SA
- Chromebook C300
- Chromebox CN62
- Chromebit CS10
- Chromebox Commercial
- Chromebase Commercial 22"
- Chromebook 11
- eduGear Chromebook M Series
- eduGear Chromebook K Series
- eduGear Chromebook R Series
- Chromebook J2 / J4
- N6 Education Chromebook
- J5 Convertible Chromebook
- Chromebook 11 3120
- Chromebook
- Education Chromebook
- Chromebook 11
- Chromebook 11e
- Chromebook 11 G2
- Chromebook Pi
- Chromebook 11
- Xolo Chromebook
- Chromebook 11 G3 / G4 / G4 EE
- Chromebook 14 G4
- 100S Chromebook
- N20 / N20P Chromebook
- N21 Chromebook
- ThinkCentre Chromebox
- ThinkPad 11e Chromebook
- N22 Chromebook
- Thinkpad 11e Chromebook Gen 2 / Gen 3
- Akoya S2013
- Chromebook S2015
- Chromebook
- Chromebook CX100
- Chromebook 11.6"
- Chromebook PCM-116E
- Chromebook 11
- Chromebook 2 11" - XE500C12
- E1 Rugged Chromebook
- C1101 Chromebook
- Chromebook 2
- Chromebook 11
- Viglen Chromebook 11
We will continue to monitor the list and add any new Chromebooks that Google notes will support the feature.