

Click Load unpackaged extensions and select the folder with your downloaded app extension. Launch Chromeo and navigate to Menu > More Tools > Extensions. If that doesn’t work, type “ adb -s emulator-5554 install. Now that you have the unpackaged Showbox APK on your Chromebook, you can install it the same way that you installed ARChon Runtime in Step 1. If asked, type “ Y” and hit enter to confirm installationġ2.

Type “ sudo apt install adb” and hit enterġ1. Log back in and open the “ Terminal” appġ0. Let your Chromebook restart and allow ADB debuggingĩ. Open the Settings app and navigate to “ Developers“Ĩ. Drag and drop the app file into “ Linux files“ĥ. Open the Files app and rename the app file (leave “.apk” at the end!)Ĥ. Download whichever app (APK) file you would like to installģ. Enable Linux support on your ChromebookĢ. Again, Apex Legends clearly didn’t work for us, but I imagine many others will work just fine.ġ. I’d love to hear in the comments what app you needed to or decided to install and whether or not it had Play Store protection and wouldn’t run due to needing a key. Once it’s finished, you’ll find the app freshly installed with its icon in your Chromebook’s launcher. That’s it! You should get a message stating that your app is being installed. apk Type this for Intel or AMD processors apk Type this for ARM processor devicesĪdb -s emulator-5554 install. Follow instructions until the update completes.Adb install.If you have an older Chromebook, you should check for updates if you don't see the Google Play Store option available. However, many of those devices received Android app support via an update. Some older Chromebooks didn't ship with Google Play support enabled by default. This means you can run Android apps on your Chromebook. If your Chromebook supports the Google Play Store, you will see a Google Play Store option.Click on the time in the bottom right corner.The fastest way to check this is to head into Settings on your Chromebook. If your Chromebook was released in or after 2017, there’s a good chance it can run Android apps. Before you can start expanding your app selection via the Google Play Store, you need to verify that your Chromebook is supported.
