In Windows you can also use an app ( Chromebook Recovery Utility) in Google Chrome. Install my Build 160525 to a USB stick of at least 6 GBĪ. Google Chrome OS is the Google product that OEMs ship on Chromebooks for general consumer use. The difference between Chromium OS and Google Chrome OSĬhromium OS is the open source project, used primarily by developers, with code that is available for anyone to checkout, modify, and build.

Be aware of the fact that Chromium OS can’t be installed together with other Linux systems (or any other OS). Could be useful if you want to bring new life to an old computer. Normally you run Chromium OS from a USB stick, but the system can also be installed to hard drive. If you have unusual hardware you could check out ArnoldTheBat’s special Chromium OS builds. My Chromium OS Build 160525 is for all 64 bit “normal” Desktop computers and laptops. Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

But because Android is still incredibly popular in China, Chinese users are very used to sideloading apps so the lack of a single central app store is less of an issue over there.I have compiled Chromium OS from source. According to the developers, FydeOS was built mainly for the Chinese market-where regular people are not familiar with the Google Play Store or Google Play Services at all. But unlike the other options, FydeOS enables ARC++ (Android Runtime for Chrome) by default and includes the libraries needed to allow you to run Android apps on x86 PCs. GalliumOS is a popular GNU/Linux distribution aimed at replacing the OS on Chromebooks, but it, too, doesn't provide Android app support. There's one Chrome OS fork called FydeOS, for serving the education segment in China, which does have Android app support.įormerly known as FlintOS, FydeOS doesn't look that much different from other forks out there like Neverware's CloudReady.

Even then, some older Chromebooks don't have support for Android apps, and most Chrome OS forks lack support for it for one reason or another. Android app support is actually a rather new thing for Chrome OS, but the list of supported Chromebooks has grown rather large since the feature first rolled out.

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