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page.title=Loading Apps on Chromebooks
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@jd:body
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<div id="qv-wrapper">
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<div id="qv">
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<h2>On this page</h2>
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#enter-dev">Enter Developer Mode</a></li>
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<li><a href="#enable-unknown">Enable Unknown Sources</a></li>
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<li><a href="#load-app">Load Your App</a></li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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</div>
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<p>
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This document describes how to enter <em>Developer</em> mode and enable
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<em>unknown resources</em> so that you can load Android apps on your Google
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Chromebook.
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</p>
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<h2 id="enter-dev">Enter Developer Mode</h2>
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<p>
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To load Android apps, you must enable unknown sources. Enabling unknown sources
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is available only when your device is in Developer mode.
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</p>
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<p class="caution"><strong>Caution: </strong>Modifications that you make to the
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system are not supported by Google and may void your warranty. Additionally,
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modifications may cause hardware, software, or security issues.
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</p>
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<p class="note"><strong>Note: </strong>On most devices, both the
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<em>recovery</em> button and the <em>dev-switch</em> button are virtualized. If
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these instructions don't work for you, see the <a class="external-link"
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href="https://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/developer-information-for-chrome-os-devices">
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specific instructions for your device</a>.
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</p>
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<p>
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To enter Developer mode, complete these steps:
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</p>
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<ol>
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<li>
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Invoke <em>Recovery</em> mode by pressing and holding the
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<strong>Esc</strong> and <strong>Refresh (F3)</strong> keys, then pressing
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the <strong>Power</strong> button.
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</li>
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<li>
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When the <em>Recovery</em> screen appears, press <strong>Ctrl+D</strong>.
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There's no prompt for this action, so you must simply complete it.
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Afterwards, you are prompted to confirm and reboot into Developer mode.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>
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If you see one of the following screens when you turn on your device, you've
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successfully entered Developer mode:
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</p>
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<img src="{@docRoot}images/topic/arc/sideload_figure_1.jpg" />
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<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 1. </strong>Developer mode confirmation
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screens.</p>
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<p class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: To skip the OS loading screen, either
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wait 30 seconds or press <strong>Ctrl+D</strong>, and your Chromebook continues
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starting.
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</p>
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<h2 id="enable-unknown">Enable Unknown Sources</h2>
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<p>
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To enable unknown sources, navigate to <strong>Chrome Settings > App Settings >
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Security</strong>, then enable <strong>Unknown sources</strong> by moving the
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slider to the right.
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</p>
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<p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong>You can enable unknown sources only when
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your device is in <a
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href="{@docRoot}topic/arc/sideload.html#enter-dev">Developer mode</a>.
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</p>
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<h2 id="load-app">Load Your App</h2>
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<p>
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After enabling unknown sources, you can load apps by copying an app's APK file
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to the <em>Downloads</em> folder and opening it with Android's File Manager app.
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</p>
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<p>
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You can copy the APK file to your Chromebook using one of the following methods:
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Using a cloud app</strong> – Upload your APK file to Google
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Drive or send it to yourself via email. Open it with the Android app
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equivalent (Drive and Gmail, respectively).
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Using an external storage device</strong> – Transfer the APK
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file to the Downloads folder of your Chromebook using a thumb drive, SD
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card, or an external hard drive. Afterwards, open the Android File Manager
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app by navigating to <strong>Chrome Settings > App Settings > Device &
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USB > Explore</strong>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Using ADB</strong> – After <a
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href="{@docRoot}topic/arc/index.html#setup"> setting up ADB</a> on your
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Chromebook, enter the following command into a terminal window on your
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development workstation:
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<pre class="no-pretty-print">
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adb install <var>app-name</var>.apk
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</pre>
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<p>This command pushes the app to your connected Chromebook and installs the
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app. For more information about copying and installing apps from a
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development computer, see <a
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href="{@docRoot}studio/command-line/adb.html#move">Installing an
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Application</a>.</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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