
Running Android Apps on a Chromebook or the Chrome Web Browser on Mac or PC However, you may not want to for some very good reasons that I’ll divulge further on in this post. Whatever the reason, you can run Android apps on your MacBook-turned-Chromebook or on the Mac itself. Some people may want to be able to play Android games on their Macs or PCs, just because they’re plugged in and have “infinite” battery life. Perhaps you’re interested in seeing what the other side has to offer, or maybe you’re a developer who wants to dabble in both iOS and Android. Why on Earth would someone what to run Android apps when they probably have an iPhone or iPad? Well, there are still a lot of people who haven’t embraced iOS, and Android just happens to be the most popular mobile operating system on the planet. Today I’m going to take the cross-platform fun one step further, by showing you how to run Android apps on your Chromebook or right on your macOS loaded Mac.

Bring on whacky videos.A while back I showed readers of the Rocket Yard how to take an old MacBook and repurpose it as a Chromebook - a computer that runs Google Chrome as a web-based operating system. I’m curious to see how reviewers test this new Chrome version to drive the new MacBook to their limits. Google Chrome has been one of the most resources intensive apps on any platform. Honestly Chrome is such a pig, I bet this would actually work in Safari /UEntSfVlra But watching a movie and listening to music works.

Results: 400 tabs open, It's still running cool but I got it to flame out in Chrome, just unusable. TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino was able to open 400 Chrome (Intel-version) tabs on his M1-powered MacBook Pro.

This new version will supposedly churn out a better performance than the one emulated through Apple’s Rosetta 2 layer.

Google Chrome built for the Apple M1 chip You’ll see a dialog box pop up to choose a version suited for your Mac. If you want to download the browser, head to this link from your desktop, and click on the Download Chrome button. Last night, Chang said that issues are now resolved and you can download a stable version of the browser built for M1 chips.
