Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- A brand new “App Mall” is within the works for Chromebooks, promising a streamlined solution to uncover and set up apps.
- The App Mall attracts inspiration from the prevailing Discover app and makes putting in internet apps extremely straightforward.
- Presently, the App Mall options solely Android and internet apps, not Linux apps.
Chromebooks supply spectacular versatility, with the power to run PWAs (Progressive Internet Apps), Android apps, and even Linux apps. Till now, there was no single supply to flick through and set up all these varied sorts of apps for Chromebooks, however that’s about to vary. Presently within the preview stage, the brand new App Mall guarantees a centralized location that includes the most effective apps and video games for Chromebooks.
The parents at Chrome Unboxed found that the App Mall is at present obtainable for preview, even when you’re not on a Chromebook. Chromebook customers wishing to entry the App Mall might want to allow the chrome://flags/#cros-mall flag inside the Canary channel of ChromeOS 126. This could add the App Mall icon to their shelf and app launcher.
As you’ll be able to see from screenshots of the preview above, the App Mall format borrows from the prevailing Discover app, with sections for Search, Residence, Apps, and Video games.
When you choose an app, the App Mall gives an in depth description, screenshots, and set up choices. Apps could also be obtainable solely by the Play Retailer, or a dropdown menu may current decisions between internet/PWA variations and Android app installs.
One of many standout options of the App Mall appears to be the simplified set up of internet apps.
Presently, App Mall options internet and Android apps solely, however we may see the inclusion of Linux apps sooner or later. The App Mall is marked as an “experiment,” indicating additional improvement is on the playing cards.
