Although the Android operating system has played back and forth with apple IOS in the mobile device market, the company's Web centric Chrome OS desktop platform is difficult to be on the same level with Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS in application ecology The good news is that Google is trying to use more software on chromebook devices after years of deep cultivation in the education market
Previously, the mountain view based technology giant has allowed a large number of Android apps (even Linux applications) to run on the Chrome OS operating system.
However, in addition to mobile phones / tablets, the use experience of Android apps in other large screen devices (such as netbooks) is still poor.
SlashGear Pointed out: Although tablet computers were born earlier than many smart phones, Android was originally built for mobile devices with relatively small screens.
After proper optimization, it can only display a limited number of items on the screen at a time. Even with the so-called split screen / multitasking function, OEM manufacturers still need to carefully consider the actual screen size and one hand interaction experience of the equipment.
Embarrassingly, the Android Tablet is in this dilemma. And because the market is not so profitable, the interest of developers is not high. In contrast, Chrome OS is slightly different.
By Chrome OS According to the data disclosed by dev, even if there is still much room for improvement in the performance of applications on the platform, the utilization rate of Android apps increased by 50% last year.
Even better, with the arrival of the new official Android development tool, developers will be able to say goodbye to the laborious way and easily ensure that their applications can work smoothly on devices such as chromebook.
It is reported that a major problem faced by Android applications running on tablets, especially Chrome OS, is that they are difficult to correctly adjust their user interface (UI) and displayed content when adjusting the window size.
The reason is that developers have no simple way to verify this different behavior unless they already have chromebook hardware on hand to run the test.
But even so, they can only run the test after intelligently deploying the app to the device, rather than debugging at any time during the development process.
The good news is that the upcoming new version of Android studio integrated development environment (version code electric eel) is expected to provide developers with all the tools needed to correctly handle relevant transactions.
Android Police It is pointed out that desktop Android virtual devices can be like simulators, allowing developers to test the behavior of their applications when adjusting window size and other operations.
It also covers how specific apps work with other applications in multi window mode, how message notifications will be displayed, and less concerned considerations on smartphones / tablets.
This means that Android applications on Chrome OS can run more normally and smoothly in the near future.
Obviously, with the promotion of Android 12L project, which focuses on large screen devices, Google also hopes that the new version of Android studio can bring greater help to the development of Chrome OS / PC mode.