Several different reports and new evidence show that Google may be preparing to bringmillions of its Android appstoChrome OS.We saw a few reports over the weekend claiming that Google could soon allow Android apps to run on Chrome OS. Is Google adopting Microsoft's strategy of offering universal apps? Would this finally make Chrome OS relevant to mainstream users? Many questions were asked. However, what's even more interesting in this development is the possibility of these Android apps to be run on Windows operating system.

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The Google I/O developers conference is starting in May, where we would be hearing moreabout the company bringing the power of Android apps to Chrome OS. However, we already have plenty of evidence that points to Google finally bringing the ability to run Android apps on Chrome OS. The company introduced App Runtime for Chrome (ARC) over a year agoas a bridge for developers to port their apps to Chrome. This project brought in a select developers to port a few Android apps, but we never heard more of it.

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With several users spotting references in the Chrome OS developer channel for Android apps and a screenshot of a dialogue box (above) that announces the launch of the Google Play Store on Chromebook, gives away Google's plans. Chromebook users have reported that they have seen anEnable Android apps to run on your Chromebooknotification on their screens.Since not everyone will be excited to try mobile apps on the desktop, the feature remains a checkbox choice in thesettings instead of a default addition. ArsTechnicareports that while administrators will be able to lock the apps, users only have to check the box to play whatever Android games they wish to play on bigger screens.

Administrators will be able to lock down the settings app and stop users from enabling the feature. This way security-focused shopscan guaranteea barebones Chrome OS build without exposing themselves to all the extra vulnerabilities and surface area of Android app compatibility. Regular consumers, on the other hand, would have only a checkbox standing between them anda copyofFlappy Bird.

Millions of Android apps on Windows

Providing full access to the Google Play Store on Chrome through ARC, the project could also be used to allow millions of Android apps to run on Windows (and OS X) as well. Through a Chrome sandbox known as Native Client (NaCL), Windows users could be offered to run Android apps at anear native speed, taking full advantage of a system's CPU and GPU. While Apple is yet to even start thinking about offering universal apps, Google will be able to get even more revenue from other operating systems.This way, unlike Microsoft's UWP, Android apps will not be restricted to Google's ecosystem only.

Do note that while we have seen checkboxes and screenshots of Android apps coming to Chrome OS, there is no such evidence of Google preparing to unleash millions of its mobile apps to Windows and other OSes. It definitely seems to be an exciting (malware) possibility, something that Microsoft probably won't approve of.

We’ll have to wait forGoogle’s I/O conference 2016in May to hear more about Google's plans of introducing Android apps to more platforms.

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