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Google today introduced ChromeOS.dev, a new site that aims to get developers to start building Android apps for the company’s Linux-based operating system. With today’s update, Google also simplifies creating and verifying Android apps on Chromebooks.
The new ChromeOS.dev site, which will lately be available in English and Spanish, is intended to “help developers maximize their functions on the platform through technical resources/tutorials, product announcements, code examples and more,” said a Google spokesperson. As Google noted in today’s announcement, during the last quarter, Chromebook unit sales increased 127% year-over-year in the last quarter, compared to 40% of computer sales overall.
To help Android developers do all their paintings on a Chromebook if they want, Google now offers the full Android emulator in Chrome OS to verify apps directly on their Chromebooks. The team also simplified program deployment in Chrome OS (M81 and newer). Developers can now deploy and verify apps directly without having to use developer mode or connect USB devices.
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In addition to those Android-centric updates, Google also today introduced a small but welcome update to the Linux beta, with one on the device. With this, Linux on Chrome OS now offers an advanced terminal that now includes redesigned tabs, shortcuts, themes, and terminal configurations.
Android Studio also receives a minor update with a new main/detailed activity style that now supports creating apps for big-screen devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and folding devices (just in time for today’s Microsoft Surface Duo announcement).