1. At the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. In the “Google Play Store” section, next to “Install apps and games from Google Play on your Chromebook,” select Turn on.
   • If you can’t find this option, your Chromebook doesn’t work with Android apps.
4. In the window that opens, select More.
5. To agree to the Terms of Service, follow the on-screen instructions.

You can

find and download Android apps on your Chromebook

.

Your Chromebook doesn’t automatically download the same Android apps that are on your phone or tablet, so you must download them again. Also, some apps don’t work with some Chromebooks, so you can’t download them.

To touch and hold some Android apps on Chromebook, if you use a mouse, right-click on the apps with your mouse.

To make Android apps show up on your Chromebook as they do on your tablet or Android phone, you can change the size of the app.

1. On your Chromebook, open an Android app.
2. At the top, select the Down arrow .
3. To resize the app, select:
   • Tablet
   • Phone

If you get a notification on the bottom right of your screen that says “Updates available,” select Update or Update all.

If you don’t get this notification:

1. In the corner of your screen, select the Launcher Up arrow .
2. Select Play Store .
3. To update your apps,

   follow the on-screen instructions

   .

After you install an Android app, you can control which capabilities or information the app can find or use, known as permissions:

1. At the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. In the “Google Play Store” section, select Google Play Store.
4. Select Manage Android preferences.
5. In the “Device” section, select Apps.
6. From the list of apps, select an app Permissions.
7. Turn permissions on or off.

When you choose to use Android apps on your Chromebook, you can decide to let Google know your location.

1. At the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. In the “Google Play Store” section, select Google Play Store.
4. Select Manage Android preferences.
5. In the “Personal” section, turn Location on or off.
6. Optional: To turn location permissions on or off for a specific app, select the app, then select Permissions. Then turn Location on or off.

By default, Chromebooks automatically back up and restore Android app data. This way, if you move to a new Chromebook, you can

restore your Android app data

.

To turn backup and restore on or off:

1. At the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. In the “Google Play Store” section, select Google Play Store.
4. Select Manage Android preferences.
5. In the “Personal” section, turn Back up my data on or off.

• Apps can download files to and read files from your Chromebook’s downloads location. To change this setting, you can open the permissions page of an app, then turn off Storage.
• Some Android apps that have permission to know your location might also use Bluetooth on your Chromebook.
• If you

  browse privately

  , but click on a link within an app, the link opens in a regular browser tab, not a private one.

• If you turn off the Google Play Store on your Chromebook, your Android app data and settings are erased from your device.
• You can review other

  Android app privacy

  and

  security settings

  which come with using Android apps. Some of these settings might not apply or show up on your Chromebook.

When you opt in to use the Google Play Store, some system apps and features may send Google information about how you use those apps.

If you opt to send Google data about the usage and performance of your Chromebook, Google gets diagnostic and usage data about your app activity. Google also receives crash reports. Any crash reports Chrome sends to Google may also include some sensitive information about your Android apps.