Chromebooks may be getting their biggest shake-up ever in the near future as Google prepares to merge large portions of ChromeOS onto Android. The no-frills, browser-based operating system has had ...

Chrome OS tablet vs. Android tablet Tablets are a great balance between laptops and mobile devices, with the portability of a smartphone and the processing capabilities of a laptop. Recent tablets ...

However, most Chrome OS devices released in or after 2017 have access to Android apps via the Google Play Store. This means that most of the apps you can download and run on your Android phone are ...

For years now, we’ve been hearing — and seeing — how Chrome OS and Android are coming together.. The saga has stretched on since the dawn of time — or, uh, at least since about 2015, when ...

Android development has long only been possible on Mac, Windows, and Linux computers. That changed with the release of Chrome OS 69 and Linux app support. Here’s how you can start developing ...

Chrome OS and Android are both part of Google's vast mobile and digital ecosystem. However, there are key differences between the two. Here's why it matters.

Chrome OS now works on devices that have touch screens, be it a convertible tablet or a regular Chromebook. It is, however, an afterthought and support for touch gestures is rudimentary at best.

By now, you've probably seen the news that the latest beta version of Android 16 includes the first iteration of a true ...

Android as an operating system is designed for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, TVs, cars, and soon XR glasses, whereas Chrome OS is primarily designed for laptops.While the term Chromebooks ...

Chrome OS was a novelty when it first arrived on the scene. Most pundits claimed it was nothing more than a browser, and it took Google plenty of time to prove them wrong. At this point, Chrome OS ...

Google announced in June 2024 that Chrome OS would begin incorporating portions of Android's technical foundation, but the reported plans go much further toward a complete merger of the two platforms.