

In 2016, Google wove Android apps into Chrome OS to provide additional functionality via the Google Play Store.If you're at all familiar with troubleshooting apps on your Android phone, then what I'm about to show you will seem familiar.In order to solve problems with apps on your Chromebooks, you'll basically do the exact same thing as what you've always done with your phone.In fact, if you dig a bit, you'll find that Chrome OS has a secret, hidden Android interface! Now, before we get started, I should state that if an app fails to launch or continually crashes each time you open it, the most likely cause is that its developer has not yet optimized it to run on your Chromebook. If you frequent our site, this probably isn't news to you

Google's operating system is called Chrome OS and it's built on an open-source Linux kernel from a project called Chromium OS. See this week's TOP CHROMEBOOK DEALS Chrome Unboxed - The Latest Chrome OS News A Space for All Things Chrome, Google, and More! Twitter Instagram YouTube Facebook Email About DecemBy Michael Perrigo Leave a Comment When a piece of software malfunctions on Windows, you press Ctrl+Alt+Delete or Ctrl+Shift+Esc to bring up the task manager, and on Mac, you press Cmd+Alt+Esc to launch the mini Activity Monitor.Force quitting and re-launching a program can be as effective as "turning it off and on again" as the old joke goes.However, when an app malfunctions on Chrome OS, what do you do? Let's say for example you install something from the Google Play Store, but it just won't launch or it continually crashes on your device.Today, we're going to show you a simple step-by-step troubleshooting method for handling these types of situations because while Chromebooks are built on simplicity, they do have a few hidden features for the advanced user and it can be useful to have this kind of information in your pocket.

How to fix broken or malfunctioning Google Play Apps on your Chromebook
