The recent arrival of Android Apps on Chrome OS - both officially and unofficially - changes the answer one used to have to give to those asking. Enter Android Apps for Chrome Skype for Android…in Chrome It’s become an indispensable part of many day-to-day workflows, be it checking in on loved ones or having a business meeting.īut for Chromebook owners accessing the voice and video calling features of Skype is not officially possible. Popularity breeds dependence, and for Microsoft’s video, voice and messaging service that’s doubly so. Have a photo you want to edit or modify? Use Photoshop Mix, and the world is yours to create.If you told me to count the number of times I’m asked whether Skype can run on a Chromebook I’d fast run out of fingers, toes and other body parts - but a solution is (sort of) in sight. If you need the ability to just “use” Microsoft Word, and you do not use all the Reference and Review features, Word for Android works – just like any resident app on the Chromebook.
However, this changes the cost model for students, small businesses, anyone really. Chromebooks have typically had a much lower price-point, limited by the software. For those hoping to see this feature come to the Chrome browser, no such luck.Īny Android application is compatible, including the Office suite of apps from Microsoft. Essentially, this is having your cake and eating it too. Android applications work the same way.įor the enterprise, or the educators, this feature is manageable through the Chromebook management console, allowing whatever level of control desired by enterprise/school. Google Play operates the same way we would use it on our smartphones and tablets, with the ability to download and store media for offline use.
One thing the Google teams were quick to point out was that this was not ChromeOS rendering the Android environment, it was running the apps fully.
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