Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR
- A brand new “App Mall” is within the works for Chromebooks, promising a streamlined strategy to uncover and set up apps.
- The App Mall attracts inspiration from the present Discover app and makes putting in net apps extremely simple.
- Presently, the App Mall options solely Android and net apps, not Linux apps.
Chromebooks supply spectacular versatility, with the flexibility to run PWAs (Progressive Internet Apps), Android apps, and even Linux apps. Till now, there was no single supply to flick through and set up all these numerous sorts of apps for Chromebooks, however that’s about to alter. Presently within the preview stage, the brand new App Mall guarantees a centralized location that includes the perfect apps and video games for Chromebooks.
The oldsters at Chrome Unboxed found that the App Mall is at present out there for preview, even in the event you’re not on a Chromebook. Chromebook customers wishing to entry the App Mall might want to allow the chrome://flags/#cros-mall flag inside the Canary channel of ChromeOS 126. This could add the App Mall icon to their shelf and app launcher.
As you may see from screenshots of the preview above, the App Mall structure borrows from the present Discover app, with sections for Search, House, Apps, and Video games.
When you choose an app, the App Mall offers an in depth description, screenshots, and set up choices. Apps could also be out there solely via the Play Retailer, or a dropdown menu would possibly current decisions between net/PWA variations and Android app installs.
One of many standout options of the App Mall appears to be the simplified set up of net apps.
Presently, App Mall options net and Android apps solely, however we may see the inclusion of Linux apps sooner or later. The App Mall is marked as an “experiment,” indicating additional improvement is on the playing cards.