Run Android APKs on Chromebooks
- Tested on OS X and Ubuntu
- (Ubuntu might need
sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6
) - Install Node.js (via http://nodejs.org/)
- Install the tool (might need a
sudo
prefix):
npm install chromeos-apk -g
or
sudo npm install chromeos-apk -g
Run
chromeos-apk [path to apk file]
chromeos-apk com.soundcloud.android.apk
chromeos-apk com.soundcloud.android.apk --tablet
This will generate a directory for you, i.e com.soundcloud.android
. Copy this directory to your Chromebook.
On your Chromebook go to chrome://extensions
, enable "Developer mode", and load the directory using the "Load unpacked extension" button.
Make sure Android applications are compatible with your Chromebook, first try to install an official application such as Vine: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/vine/plfjlfohfjjpmmifkbcmalnmcebkklkh
This is a proof of concept. Only one app at a time is possible right now, it by default replaces the Vine app.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- Flipboard - Works
- Twitter - Works in tablet and phone mode
- Soundcloud - Works, crashes when playing sound
- Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Spotify - Crashes (require native libraries)
- Opera Mini - works, issues with the back button
- Gyro Game - Works
- Swing Copters - Crashes on Google Play Services
- WhatsApp - Crashes
- IMDB - Works