Google Unveils First Set of Android Apps for Chrome OS
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By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 12 September 2014 11:20 IST
Google, at this year's I/O Keynote address, had revealed that Chrome OS
devices (such as Chromebook and Chromebox machines) will be receiving
Android app support. The company on Thursday announced it has brought
the first set of Android apps to Chrome OS.
The company has announced
four apps - namely Duolingo, a free language-learning app; Evernote, the
popular note taking app; Sight Words, an app to help improve your
child's reading skills, and Vine, for creating short, looping videos -
have landed on Chrome OS.
Ken Mixter, Software Engineer and Josh
Woodward, Product Manager at Google, in a Chrome blog post titled "First
set of Android apps coming to a Chromebook near you", announced
the release of four Android apps and said, "Today, we're making
Chromebooks even more mobile by bringing the first set of Android apps
to Chrome OS. These first apps are the result of a project called the
App Runtime for Chrome (Beta), which we announced earlier this summer at
Google I/O."
The
blog post also clarified that in the coming months Google will be
working with select group of Android developers to bring more apps to
the Chromebook. "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," blog post added.
Google is leaving no stone unturned
to make its Chromebook a mainstream device for consumers. Sundar Pichai,
Google's Senior Vice President Android, Chrome and Apps, had previewed
some Android apps running on a Chromebook at I/O Keynote address.
The
event saw some apps including Evernote, Flipboard, and Vine, being
showcased running on a Chromebook based on Chrome OS. Pichai was also
quoted saying, "We're in early days," regarding the new Android apps
support on Chromebooks.
We can expect Google to announce few more Android apps compatible with Chrome OS in the coming months.
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