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Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the growing number of machines gaining support for Chrome OS in the Stable version that do non require using a beta version.

You can finally use Android apps on touchscreen Chromebooks, but there'south a catch: the long-promised characteristic isn't available on all Chrome Bone machines and requires use of the Beta channel for sure models.

While almost Chromebooks ship with the Play store, you lot might need to update your Chromebook to brand these apps announced. Fortunately, Beta doesn't chance as much on a Chromebook as it does whatsoever other automobile, as the cloud-based nature of Chromebooks ways there'south footling work to practise if and when y'all need to reset your device (moving back to Stable from Beta will wipe your disk).

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Hopefully, your Chromebook supports this characteristic now, only hither are the current devices that support Android emulation natively in Stable channel, and those that crave beta. If an item features an asterisk, it requires a contour migration process, described here.

Chromebooks featuring Android apps on the Stable Aqueduct:

Acer Chromebook R11 (CB5-132T, C738T)
Acer Chromebook Spin 11 (R751T)
Acer Chromebook R13 (CB5-312T)*
Acer Chromebook 11 N7 (C731, C731T)*
Acer Chromebook xi (C771, C771T)*
Acer Chromebook 14 (CB3-431)
Acer Chromebook 14 for Work (CP5-471)*
Acer Chromebook 15 (CB3-532)*
Acer Chromebook xv (CB515-1HT/1H)
Acer Chromebook 11 (C740)*

Asus Chromebook Flip C100PA
Asus Chromebook Flip C101PA
Asus Chromebook Flip C213
Asus Chromebook C202SA*
Asus Chromebook C300SA / C301SA*
Asus Chromebook Flip C302*

Dell Chromebook 11 (3180)*
Dell Chromebook xi Convertible (3189)*
Dell Chromebook 13 (3380)*
Dell Chromebook thirteen (7310)*

Google Chromebook Pixel (2015)
Google Pixelbook

HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 EE
HP Chromebook eleven G5 EE*
HP Chromebook 11 G5
HP Chromebook thirteen G1*

Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Chromebook (Gen iv)
Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 4)
Lenovo Thinkpad 11e Chromebook (Gen 3)
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Yoga Chromebook (Gen 3)
Lenovo Flex 11 Chromebook*
Lenovo N23 Yoga Chromebook*
Lenovo N22 Chromebook*
Lenovo N23 Chromebook*
Lenovo N42 Chromebook*
Lenovo Thinkpad 13 Chromebook*

Samsung Chromebook Plus*
Samsung Chromebook Pro
Samsung Chromebook three

This listing is changing at a rapid stride. Visit this page for the latest version.

Chromebooks featuring Android apps on the Beta Channel:

Acer Chromebook 11 (C730 / CB3-111 / C730E / CB3-131)
Acer Chromebook fifteen (CB3-531)

Asus Chromebook C200
Asus Chromebook C201PA
Asus Chromebook C300

Dell Chromebook 11 (3120)

HP Chromebook 11 G3
HP Chromebook 11 G4 / G4 EE
HP Chromebook fourteen G4
HP Chromebook 13 G1

Lenovo 100S Chromebook
Lenovo N20 / N20P Chromebook
Lenovo N21 Chromebook
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Chromebook
Lenovo ThinkPad 11e Yoga Chromebook

Samsung Chromebook two 11" - XE500C12

Toshiba Chromebook 2

Nosotros've seen varying degrees of stability when trying out Android apps on dissimilar devices. 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, simply nothing too shoddy.

Dorsum when nosotros had to put an Acer Chromebook R13 on the beta aqueduct to access the Google Play Store, it ran games and titles with slight choppiness merely nothing too bad. As long equally yous don't need peak performance -- and what Chromebook user does? -- this is a beta test worth trying out. The popular gaming championship Asphalt 8 ran a little inclement but was nevertheless playable, while the less enervating, but fun PinOut pinball game showed no such lag.