Google launched today ChromeOS.dev, a new site that aims to help developers get started building Android apps for the company's Linux-based operating system. With today's update, Google is also making it easier to build and test Android applications on Chromebooks.
The new ChromeOS.dev site, which for now is available in English and Spanish, is intended to "help developers maximize their capabilities on the platform through technical resources / tutorials, product announcements, code samples and more, "a Google spokesperson told us. As Google notes in today's announcement, in the last quarter, unit sales of Chromebooks were up 127% year-over-year in the last quarter, compared to 40% in overall notebook sales.
To help Android Developers do all their work on a Chromebook if they want to, Google now offers the full Android emulator on Chrome OS for testing apps right on their Chromebooks. The team has also made it much easier to deploy apps on Chrome OS (M81 and later). Developers can now deploy and test apps directly without having to use developer mode or connect devices via USB.
In addition to these Android-centric updates, Google today also rolled out a small but welcome update to the Linux beta, with a focus on the terminal. With this, Linux on Chrome OS now features an improved terminal that now includes redesigned tabs, shortcuts, themes, and terminal settings.
Android Studio is also receiving a minor update with a new core / detailed business model that now better supports building apps for large-screen devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and foldables (just in time for the announcement of Microsoft Surface Duo today) .
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