Google Invests In Neverware

[FN-GM]

Maybe this is a sign Google are looking to make official ChromeOS releases for traditional hardware?

 

With Google involvement maybe we will see the feature gap closing, such as the PlayStore coming to CloudReady?

 

https://www.neverware.com/blogcontent/2017/10/10/announcement-neverware-launches-series-b-funding-round

[Arthur]

Maybe this is a sign Google are looking to make official ChromeOS releases for traditional hardware?

I can't seen that happening personally, especially now that Google has invested in NeverWare. Traditional hardware would also lack the additional security-related features that Chrome OS devices have (among other things).

 

With Google involvement maybe we will see the feature gap closing, such as the PlayStore coming to CloudReady?

Let's hope so!

 

Btw, you'll soon be able to run Chrome OS through an emulator on Windows, macOS and Linux...

 

www.xda-developers.com/google-chrome-os-emulator-android-sdk

 

Due to the limited number of Chromebooks devices supporting Android apps, it can be difficult for a developer to test their Android apps on an actual Chrome OS device. Google wants to make it easier for developers to test that their apps work properly on Chrome OS, and as such, they’re now working on a new Chrome OS emulator integrated into the Android SDK.

 

Just as Android SDK users can run Android OS emulators on their computers, you’ll soon be able to run a similar emulator with Chrome OS on board. This allows you to test how your application will behave under the unique, fixing any UI related oddities or other bugs that may pop up. This new emulator is revealed by a commit spotted in the emulator branch of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

 

One of the files included in said pull request hints that these images will be available on Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary builds of the Android SDK for Windows, Mac, and Linux, although it seems that we’ll only be getting x86 images for these emulators. It’s nonetheless a real improvement and something that should help developers boost the experience of using their Android applications on Chrome OS.