greg-kennedy/android_on_chromebook.md

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    Modern Chromebooks support Android out-of-the-box.  Older models may support it, but not "officially", and need a workaround to get Android going.


Enable Developer Mode.  See: https://developer.android.com/topic/arc/sideload.html#enter-dev


Enter the shell and create a file called /usr/local/etc/chrome_dev.conf with these contents:


--enable-arc
--arc-availability=officially-supported


Now create a file /usr/local/bin/android.sh as:

#!/bin/sh

mount -o bind /usr/local/etc/chrome_dev.conf /etc/chrome_dev.conf
sleep 1
restart ui

Now, just execute that file as root after every reboot.  For example, after a cold boot, open a shell and:
sudo sh android.sh

The UI will restart, and the Play Store (and other Android apps) should be available until you poweroff.