{"id":14637,"date":"2017-05-15T16:29:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=14637"},"modified":"2017-05-15T16:29:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T10:59:31","slug":"get-play-store-chromebook-via-developer-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/get-play-store-chromebook-via-developer-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Play Store on Chromebook Via Developer Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google&#8217;s Chrome OS has been here for quite some time now but it has recently started gaining some important footing. What with the Chromebooks outselling Macs for the first time recently in the U.S. To build on the energy, Google announced at its I\/O conference earlier this year that it will be bringing the Play Store to Chrome OS, which means Chromebook users will be able to enjoy millions of Android apps All things considered, Google has worked out as expected to its guarantee and has discharged the Chrome OS alpha form 53, which accompanies the Google Play Store application.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Sadly, the new Chrome OS update is only available for Asus Chromebook Flip as of now but we can expect it to arrive on other Chromebooks soon. So, if you have a supported Chromebook, here\u2019s a way to get Play store to your tool:<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"switch-to-the-developer-channel-to-get-play-store\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Switch to the Developer Channel to get Play Store:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Chrome OS \u00a0alpha version is a developer only update right now, so you will should switch your Chromebook from strong to Developer channel. here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Switch to the developer channel on your Chromebook only if you want a taste of the latest Chrome OS alpha updates because the performance in this channel can be pretty unstable.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>1<\/strong>. Go to Chromebook Settings and click on \u201cAbout Chrome OS\u201d button at the top. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1.-Chromebook-Settings-About-Chrome-OS.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"640\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1.-Chromebook-Settings-About-Chrome-OS.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1.-Chromebook-Settings-About-Chrome-OS-300x108.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Then, click on the \u201c<strong>More info\u2026<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2.-Chromebook-More-Info.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"640\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2.-Chromebook-More-Info.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2.-Chromebook-More-Info-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>In the next page, click on \u201c<strong>Change Channel<\/strong> \u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3.-Chrome-OS-change-channel.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3.-Chrome-OS-change-channel.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3.-Chrome-OS-change-channel-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>Developer \u2013 unstable<\/strong> \u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4.-Chrome-OS-Developer-Channel-switch.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"496\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4.-Chrome-OS-Developer-Channel-switch.png 496w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4.-Chrome-OS-Developer-Channel-switch-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>As soon as you change the channel to Developer,<strong>Chrome OS will start downloading<\/strong>\u00a0the latest developer channel Chrome OS build.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5.-Chrome-OS-dev-channel-update.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5.-Chrome-OS-dev-channel-update.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/5.-Chrome-OS-dev-channel-update-300x175.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>After the download is complete, you will find a \u201c<strong>Restart to update<\/strong>\u201d button in the status area. Click the button\u00a0to restart your device.\u00a0After the Chromebook restarts, you will find a Play Store icon in the bottom shelf.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-Chrome-OS-update-restart.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"553\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-Chrome-OS-update-restart.png 553w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/6-Chrome-OS-update-restart-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"set-up-play-store-and-run-android-apps-on-your-chromebook\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Set up Play Store and run Android apps on your Chromebook:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>When you try to open up Play Store on your Chromebook for the first time, you will notice that it\u2019s not opening up. Well, you will first have to enable Android apps in Chrome OS settings to start using it. To do it, just head to Settings and check \u201cEnable Android apps to run on your Chromebook \u201c.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9.-Chrome-OS-Android-App-Settings.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"624\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9.-Chrome-OS-Android-App-Settings.png 624w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/9.-Chrome-OS-Android-App-Settings-300x119.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>Note: You have to be logged in a Chromebook\u2019s administrator account to enable this option and run Android apps.<\/p>\n<p>Once done, you can click on the Play Store icon and set it up, like you would on a brand-new Android device. After the setup, the Play Store should open up and you can start installing apps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10.-Android-App-Settings-Chrome-OS.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"640\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10.-Android-App-Settings-Chrome-OS.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/10.-Android-App-Settings-Chrome-OS-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"important-takeaways-from-the-first-play-store-laden-chrome-os-release\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Important Takeaways from the first Play Store laden Chrome OS release:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Only apps with tablet UIs\u00a0are available for download on the Play Store.<\/li>\n<li>You can check Android app settings by going to Chrome OS<strong>Settings<\/strong>\u00a0and clicking on \u201cApp Settings\u201d in the Android Apps section.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The App Settings page opens up a Settings page similar to what we have come to expect from Android and it lets you manage apps. It also\u00a0considers the Chromebook as an\u00a0<strong>Android tablet running Android 6.0<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can even turn on \u201cAllow installation from unknown sources\u201d to install apps from APK files.<\/li>\n<li>The apps only run in a single fixed window mode or fullscreen and there\u2019s no way to resize them. However, you can move them around.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11.-Facebook-App-Chrome-OS.png\" alt=\"How to Enable Developer Mode on Chrome OS to Get Root Access\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11.-Facebook-App-Chrome-OS.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/11.-Facebook-App-Chrome-OS-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While most apps and games perform well on the Chromebook, some games, which require you to tilt for gameplay don\u2019t work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Get Play Store on Chromebook Via Developer Channel &#8211; PC &#8211; To build on the energy, Google announced at its I\/O conference earlier this year that it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52614,5739],"tags":[43527,43531,43546,43617,43518,26124,43532,43621,43625,43537,40905,43622,43618,39006,40910,43529,43614,43539,43520,43524,32316,43526,15826,43620,43619,43517,43616,43615,43515,39007,43516,43521,39010,43624,43544,43489,43623,39016,43533,43530,43528,43519,43525,43540,43536],"class_list":["post-14637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-google-chrome","category-pc","tag-acer-chromebook-developer-mode","tag-browser-developer-tools","tag-chrome-browser-developer-mode","tag-chrome-developer-mode","tag-chrome-devtools","tag-chrome-extensions-developer","tag-chrome-f12","tag-chrome-for-ubuntu","tag-chrome-install-ubuntu","tag-chrome-mode","tag-chrome-on-linux","tag-chrome-on-ubuntu","tag-chrome-os-developer-mode","tag-chrome-os-download","tag-chrome-os-recovery","tag-chromebook-developer","tag-chromebook-developer-mode","tag-chromebook-enter-developer-mode","tag-chromebook-for-developers","tag-chromebook-linux","tag-chromebook-operating-system","tag-chromebox-developer-mode","tag-cr-os-linux","tag-developer-browser","tag-developer-mode","tag-developer-mode-chrome","tag-developer-mode-chromebook","tag-developer-tools","tag-devtools","tag-download-chrome-os","tag-enable-developer-mode-chromebook","tag-f12-developer-tools","tag-google-chrome-os-download","tag-how-to-install-chrome-on-ubuntu","tag-how-to-install-linux-on-chromebook","tag-install-chrome-linux","tag-install-chrome-on-ubuntu","tag-install-chrome-os","tag-install-linux-on-chromebook","tag-linux-chromebook","tag-linux-on-chromebook","tag-put-chromebook-in-developer-mode","tag-samsung-chromebook-developer-mode","tag-ubuntu-chromebook","tag-ubuntu-on-chromebook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14637\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}