
To pay for apps, extensions or browser themes, you need a Google Payments account. Click one of the icons in the drawer in the bottom right corner. Chrome Web Store availability You can install free items from the Chrome Web Store. Here's how to enable the Beta channel on a Chromebook to get Android apps and the Google Play Store:ġ. As long as you don't demand peak performance - and what Chromebook user does? - this is a beta test worth trying out. The popular gaming title Asphalt 8 ran a little choppy but was still playable, while the less demanding, but fun PinOut pinball game showed no such lag. Naturally the best performance came on laptops running on the stable channel, such as the Google Pixelbook and Samsung Chromebook Pro, where titles has small hiccups, but nothing too shoddy.īack when we had to put an Acer Chromebook R13 on the beta channel to access the Google Play Store, it ran games and titles with slight choppiness but nothing too bad. We've seen varying degrees of stability when trying out Android apps on different devices. Chromebooks featuring Android apps on the Beta Channel:Īcer Chromebook 11 (C730 / CB3-111 / C730E / CB3-131) Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 3)

Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 4) Chromebooks featuring Android apps on the Stable Channel:
