Just recently, Google revealed that it was working on making a number of Android apps run on ChromeOS. The idea of moving apps from the likes of the Galaxy S4 to a Chromebook led to some people providing instructions about how to do make any Android app run under Chrome. To help make things easier, Chrome APK Packager is an app that does the hard work of converting Android apps into Chrome extensions.
You can grab a copy of Chrome APK Packager from Google Play and you can quickly convert just about any of the apps you have installed, or even from an APK you've downloaded. The process is very simple – just select the app, choose between tablet and phone mode, and select portrait or landscape orientation. The resulting zip file can be extracted on your computer and loaded as an extension.
Keep in mind that this is still a beta tool, so it's not guaranteed to work in every instance, and there may be a few bugs here and there. But it's worth checking out the tool as it shows great promise.
Are there any apps you'd like to convert into Chrome extensions? Share details of the conversions you've had success with us.
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