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HowtoRunAndroidAppsinChromeBrowser

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ThedayIwasgivenaPandigitalNoveleReaderwasthedayIbecameanAndroiduser.ThePandigitaleReaderranCupcake,whichjustwasntsufficientforme.IwantedmuchmoreandsinceIamintorepurposingallkindsofthings,IsearchedGoogleforwaystoupgradeitssoftwareinsteadofchuckingitsomewhere.

IquicklylearnedthatIcouldturnthePandigitaleReaderintoanAndroidtablet.And,Igotrealexcited-GooglePlayisloadedwithawesomegamesandofficeapps!So,afterfindingacoupleofresourcesIdeemedashighlycredible,Ifollowedthesteps(hadtopiecesometogether)thatwereprovidedandsuccessfullyconverteditintoanAndroidtabletthatranEclair.Itwasawesome!Quitenaturally,IwantedJellyBeannext,butthatwouldreallybepushingitonthePandigital.Eventually,aJellyBeanphonewasgiftedtome,whichIalsorootedbloatwareisridiculousandrepurposedit.Imactuallyquite

satisfiedwithJellyBean,butwillonedayupgradeittothelatest.

Meanwhile,IhadalsogotmymindandhandsintorunningAndroidnativelyoncomputers(desktopandlaptop).Thatwasprettycool,too,tosaytheleast.EversinceIcameintoallthiswonderfulknowledgeandlearnedmoreaboutopen-sourceresources(includingOS),IstartedtostronglyconsidergettingridofWindowsOSmorethanIeverhadinthepast.However,Inevergotaroundtoactuallydoingit,though,untilrecently.

Aftermorethantwodecadesofbeinginanarrangedvirtualmarriageuh,no,relationshipwithWindowsOS,IhavetosaythatIdonotforasecondregretmydecisiontocutthecord.Yes,IamtellingyouthatIhavefinallyandtotallydumpedWindowsforLinuxOS!Nostraddlingthefencewithdualbooting;justmegivingWindowstwobootsinthebehindandmovingLinuxintoitsnewemptymansiononmydesktopcomputer,orPC.

Now,IhavetriedahandfulofmanyLinuxOS

distrosbutIambeyondhappywithLinuxMint17.So,thatistheenvironmentinwhichIusetogetAndroidappsrunninginChrome.

Also,inorderformetostaytruthful,IwillonlywriteaboutwhatIusetomakeAndroidappsruninChromebrowser.Fairenough?Okay,withoutfurtherado,hereisthedetailedaccountinrealtimeofwhathasproventoworkforme.

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HowtoRunAndroidAppsinChromeBrowser

AQuickHistorySnapshot

Run,Android!:MethodNo.1

WhereTwerkMeetsVladikoffARChonRuntime

Prerequisite:FolderCreation

GetOrganized:FolderCreationShortcut

GetOrganized:ManualFolderCreation

Requirements:Downloads

Step-By-Step:GoogleChromeBrowser

Download:GoogleChromeBrowser

Install:GoogleChromeBrowser

Step-By-Step:VladikoffARChonRuntime

Download:VladikoffARChonRuntime

Install:VladikoffARChonRuntime

Step-By-Step:TwerkAppforChrome

Install:TwerkAppforChrome

Run:TwerkAppforChrome

Step-By-Step:GooglePlayStore

Find&Copy:AngryBirdsStellaApp

Step-By-Step:EvoziAPKDownloader

Download:AngryBirdsStellaAppAPK

Step-By-Step:APKTwerkConversion

Convert:AngryBirdsStellaAPKinTwerk

Install:AngryBirdsStellaAPKbyTwerkinChrome

PlayOptions:NewChromeApp

TimetoLetAndroidPlayinHisNewPlayingField

Run:AngryBirdsStellaAppinChrome

Results:ItsNotWorking!

Results:AndroidisNowPlayinginHisNewPlayingField!

MoreTroubleshooting

TheWebGLErrorinGoogleChromeExtensions

TwerkOrientationSettings

MethodNo.1Abandonment

Abandon:MethodNo.1

ComingSoon:AlternativeMethodNo.2&MethodNo.3

Run,Android!:MethodNo.1

WhereTwerkMeetsVladikoffARChonRuntime

Prerequisite:FolderCreation

GetOrganized:FolderCreationShortcut

1. Downloadthepre-packagedfoldersetupfromGoogleDrive.

2. Thereshouldonlybe5folderscontainedinthe.zipfileandnothingelse(nofiles).

GetOrganized:ManualFolderCreation

1. OntheLinuxMinttaskbar,Iclickonthedefaultgreenfoldericon(whenIhoveroverit,itreadsFiles).

2. AHomewindowsopensup.3. Inavigatetotheleftgraysidebarandunder

MyComputer,IclickonDocuments.4. InthenowDocumentswindow,nearthetop

andtotheright,Iclickontheiconthatisafolderwitha+signonit(thehovermessagereadsCreateanewfolder)

5. InamethefolderRunAndroidAppsinChrome.

6. Doubleclickittoopenit.7. Iclickontheiconthatisafolderwitha+

signonittocreateanotherfolder.8. Namethefolder0-Setup.9. Clickontheiconthatisafolderwitha+sign

onittocreateanotherfolder.10. Namethefolder1-APKDownloader

Downloads.11. Clickontheiconthatisafolderwitha+sign

onittocreateanotherfolder.

12. Namethefolder2-TwerkAPKConversions.

13. Thatsallfornow,unlessyouwanttoaddsubfolderstofolders1and2torepresentthedifferentcategoriesofappsoutthere.

Requirements:Downloads

GoogleChromeBrowserforLinux

ThisisthesitefromwhereIwillbegettingChromeBrowser:https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/

VladikoffARChonRuntimeforChrome

ThisisthesitefromwhereIwillbegettingARChonRuntime:https://github.com/vladikoff/chromeos-apk/blob/master/archon.md

GooglePlayStore(notadownload)

ThisisthesitefromwhereIwillbegettingAPKDownloader:https://play.google.com/store/apps?hl=en

APKDownloader

ThisisthesitefromwhereIwillbegettingAPKDownloader:http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/

Twerk

ThisisthesitefromwhereIwillbegettingTwerk:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/twerk/jhdnjmjhmfihbfjdgmnappnoaehnhiaf?hl=en

Step-By-Step:GoogleChromeBrowser

Download:GoogleChromeBrowser

1. UsingFirefoxbrowser,IgototheGoogleChromeBrowserdownloadpage.

2. ItakenoticeofDebian/Ubuntu/Fedora/openSUSELinuxOSdistroslistedundertheDownloadChromebluebutton.AccordingtoLinuxMint.com,LinuxMintisbasedonDebianandUbuntu

3. ClickontheDownloadChromebluebutton.4. ADownloadChromeforLinux

window/lightboxpopsup.5. Ihavea32-bitsystemandaDebian/Ubuntu

baseddistro,soIselect32bit.deb(ForDebian/Ubuntu).

6. IactuallydidntreadtheGoogleChromeTermsofServiceliterature,butdontbelikemeandnotreadit.

7. Next,IclickontheAcceptandInstallbluebuttontodownloadthepackagetomyDownloadsfolder.

Install:GoogleChromeBrowser

1. Afteritdownloads,IclickonthebluedownloadarrowiconontheFirefoxbrowsertoquicklyaccessmydownloads.

2. Iclickongoogle-chrome-stable_current_i386.debfile.

3. PackageInstalleropensup.4. ToinstallChrome,whichiscurrentlyversion

39.1.2171.99,IclickontheInstallPackagebutton.

5. Whendone,IclickontheClosebuttontoexitoutofPackageInstaller.

Step-By-Step:VladikoffARChonRuntime

Download:VladikoffARChonRuntime

1. UsingChromebrowser,IgotoGithubtodownloadVladikoffARChonRuntime.

2. Iscrolldownalittleandseeadownloadchartsection.

3. Theruntimethatisappropriateformy32-bitsystemisthesecondoption:ARChon1.2-Intelx86Chrome32-bit/ChromeOS32-bit(Win132-bit:UsesomethinglikeChromeBeta38.0.2125.77beta-m).

4. So,IclickontheBitBucketdowloadlink.5. Immediatelythedownloadsbaratthebottom

ofChromepopsupasthepackagestartsdownloadingtomyDownloadsfolder.

Install:VladikoffARChonRuntime

1. Afteritdownloads,Iclickonthevladikoff-archon-2d.zipfileinthedownloadsbaratthebottomofChrome.

2. Avladikoff-archon-2d4c947b3f04.zipwindowpopsopen.

3. Onthepanel,IclickontheFilesfoldericon.4. Ontheleftsidebar,underMyComputer,I

clickonDocuments.5. IdoubleclickonRunAndroidAppsin

Chromefolder.6. Fromthevladikoff-archon-

2d4c947b3f04.zipwindow,Iclickanddragthefoldervladikoff-archon-2d4c947b3f04overtomy0-Setupfolder.

7. InavigatebacktoChromeandtypethefollowingintotheurlbar:chrome://extensions.

8. Pressenter.9. Inthetoprightcorner,Itickerthebox

precedingDevelopermodebyclickingonit.10. Immediately,threebuttonsaremadevisible:

Loadunpackedextension,Pack

extension,andUpdateextensionsnow.11. Iclickonthefirstbutton:Loadunpacked

extension12. ASelecttheextensiondirectorywindow

popsopen.13. IclickonDocumentsfolder.14. IdoubleclickonRunAndroidAppsin

Chromefolder.15. Ialsodoubleclickon0-Setupfolder.16. ThenIclick(onlyonetimetoselect)on

vladikoff-archon-2d4c947b3f04.17. AndthenIclicktheOpenbuttoninthe

bottomrightcornerofthatsamewindow.18. Iseeagreencircleicon(acrossbetween

AndroidandChromelogos)withARChonCustomRuntime1.2-x86_32totherightofit.

19. TheboxprecedingEnabledistickeredbydefault.

20. Ialsocanthelpbutnoticeabigpinkboxwithwarnings,whichIalsoignore:

minimum_chrome_versionisonlyallowedforextensions,hostedapps,

legacypackagedapps,andpackagedapps,butthisisasharedmodule.Unrecognizedmanifestkeyarc_build_tag.

Step-By-Step:TwerkAppforChrome

Install:TwerkAppforChrome

1. InChrome,IclicktheAppsshortcutonthebookmarksbar.

2. ClickontheChromeWebStoreappandwaitforthestoretoload.

3. Inthesearchfield,Itype:twerk.4. Pressenter.5. ImmediatelyIseeTwerkbynerd.of.steeland

clicktheblue+Freebutton.6. AConfirmNewApppop-upboxopens

aboutaddingTwerk.7. Inthebottomrightcorner,Iclickonthe

Addbutton.8. Thedownloadbaratthebottomofthe

browsershowstheappdownloading.TheChromeWebStoreappboxalsoopensandIseethepinkandwhiteTwerklogowithagreyed-outinstallationloadbarunderneath.

9. Anerrorhasoccurredpop-upboxappearsaboutthedownloadbeinginterrupted.Justgreat(notreally).And,Iampresentedwithtwooptionstopickfrom:reloadorclose.

10. IselectReloadandallthathappensisapage

refresh.Right.11. NowIhavetotroubleshoot:1)Iclickand

dragtheurltomybookmarksbar,2)Ctrl+H,3)clickonClearbrowsingdatabuttonatthetop,4)makesurethebeginningoftimeisshowinginthedropdownwindow,5)makesureallboxesaretickered,6)inthebottomrightcorner,clickonClearbrowsingdata,and7)closethebrowser.

12. ReopenChrome.13. Frommybookmarksbar,Iclickonmy

shortcuttotheTwerksearchresultsintheChromeWebStore.

14. Clickontheblue+Freebuttonagain.15. TheConfirmNewApppop-upboxre-

opens.16. IclickontheAddbuttoninthebottomright

corner.17. Thedownloadbaratthebottomofthe

browsershowstheappdownloading.TheChromeWebStoreappboxalsore-opensandIseethepinkandwhiteTwerklogowithagreyed-outinstallationloadbarunderneath,whichturnsblueafterafewseconds.

18. Thedownloadbardisappears,theChromeWebStore-twerkpagerefreshes,andanAddedgreentagisnowaffixedtotheTwerkthumbnailimage.

19. IrightclickontheChromeWebStoreshortcutfrommybookmarksbar.

20. SelectDeletefromthemenu.

Run:TwerkAppforChrome

1. FromthebookmarksbarinChrome,IclickontheAppsshortcut.

2. ClickonTwerk,thepinkandwhiteAndroidicon.

3. ATwerkwindowpopsopen.

Step-By-Step:GooglePlayStore

Find&Copy:AngryBirdsStellaApp

1. InChrome,IgototheGooglePlayStore.2. Inthesearchfield,ItypeinAngryBirds

Stella.3. Pressenter.4. IseeAngryBirdsStellabyRovio

Entertainmentintheresults.5. Rightclickonthetitle.6. SelectCopylinkaddress.

Step-By-Step:EvoziAPKDownloader

Download:AngryBirdsStellaAppAPK

1. InChrome,IgototheEvoziAPKDownloader.

2. InthePackagenameorGooglePlayURLfield,Ctrl+V.

3. Highlightanddeleteeverythingfromhto=.

4. Iamleftwithcom.rovio.angrybirdsstella.5. ClickontheblueGenerateDownloadLink

buttonandwait.6. Inafewseconds,IseetheAPKdetails(e.g.

packagename,filesize,QRcode,MD5filehash,lastfetched,andversion)alongwithitsthumbnail.

7. Rightclickonthethumbnail.8. SelecttheSaveimageasoption.9. TheSaveFilewindowappears.10. IntheleftsidebartitledPlaces,Iclickon

Documents.11. DoubleclickonRunAndroidAppsin

Chromefolder.12. Doubleclickon1-APKDownloader

Downloadsfolder.

13. Inthebottomrightcorner,clickontheSavebutton.

14. ThedownloadsbaratthebottomofChromeappearsasthethumbnaildownloads.(Iwillcomebacktothislater.)

15. UnderneaththeblueGenerateDownloadLinkbutton,clickonthegreenClickheretodownloadcom.rovio.angrybirdsstellanowbutton.

16. TheSaveFilewindowappears.17. IntheleftsidebartitledPlaces,Iclickon

Documents.18. DoubleclickonRunAndroidAppsin

Chromefolder.19. Doubleclickon1-APKDownloader

Downloadsfolder.20. Inthebottomrightcorner,clickontheSave

button.21. TheAPKdownloadsandshowsupinthe

downloadsbaratthebottomofChrome.

Step-By-Step:APKTwerkConversion

Convert:AngryBirdsStellaAPKinTwerk

1. FromthedownloadsbaratthebottomofChrome,IclickanddragthefileovertotheTwerkapp.

2. IntheApplicationNamefield,type:AngryBirdsStella.

3. Nearthetoprightcorner,IclickonthegreenandwhiteAndroidthumbnail.

4. TheOpenFilewindowappears.5. IntheleftsidebartitledPlaces,Iclickon

Documents.6. DoubleclickonRunAndroidAppsin

Chromefolder.7. Doubleclickon1-APKDownloader

Downloadsfolder.8. Selectcom.rovio.angrybirdsstella.pngfile.9. Inthebottomrightcorner,clickontheOpen

button.10. Inolongerseethedefaultgreenandwhite

Androidicon,buttheAngryBirdsStellaicon.11. LeaveARChonRuntimeoptionalone.12. ChangePhonetoTablet(theappwill

displaybigger)byclickingonitsgreyed-out

circleintherightcolumn,whichwillturnblue.

13. ChangePortraittoLandscape(onaphoneortablet,theappdisplaysthiswaybydefault)byclickingonitsgreyed-outcircleintherightcolumn,whichwillturnblue.

14. LeaveFixedSizeoptionalone.15. LeaveDisabledExternalDirectoryoption

alone.16. LeaveOfflineEnabledoptionalone,too.17. ClickonthepinkandwhiteTwerkiconatthe

bottom.18. TheSelectFolderwindowappears.19. MyRunAndroidAppsinChromefolderis

alreadyopen,soIjustclickon2-TwerkAPKConversions.

20. Inthebottomrightcorner,clickontheOpenbutton.

21. Moretimesthannot,theTwerkappwilldisplayamessageaboutthesuccessoftheappbeingbuild.However,forthefirsttime,itdidnotshowup.And,thatsnotaproblem.

22. Isimplywenttomy2-TwerkAPKConversionsfoldertoensurethefolder

com.rovio.angrybirdsstella_twerkwasthere.And,itwassuccessful.

Install:AngryBirdsStellaAPKbyTwerkinChrome

1. InChrome,Itypethefollowingintotheurlbar:chrome://extensions.

2. Pressenter.3. Iclickonthefirstbutton:Loadunpacked

extension4. ASelecttheextensiondirectorywindow

popsopen.5. IclickonDocumentsfolder.6. IdoubleclickonRunAndroidAppsin

Chromefolder.7. Ialsodoubleclickon2-TwerkAPK

Conversionsfolder.8. ThenIclick(onlyonetimetoselect)on

com.rovio.angrybirdsstella_twerk.9. AndthenIclicktheOpenbuttoninthe

bottomrightcornerofthatsamewindow.10. Theextensionsarelistedalphabetically.And,

IseeAngryBirdsStellaatthetopwithanotherpinkboxofwarnings,butthistimejustone,whichIwillalsoignore:Unrecognizedmanifestkeyarc_metadata.

11. TheboxprecedingEnabledistickeredbydefault.

PlayOptions:NewChromeApp

TimetoLetAndroidPlayinHisNewPlayingField

Run:AngryBirdsStellaAppinChrome

Now,IhavethreeoptionstorunAngryBirdsStella:

1. OnGoogleChromeExtensionspage(chrome://extensions),IcanclickontheLaunchlinkundertheAngryBirdsStellaappname.

2. OntheChromebookmarksbar,IcanclickontheAppsshortcutandclickontheAngryBirdsStellaapp.

3. Onthepanel,clickonMenu,clickonChromeApps,andthenclickonAngryBirdsStellaapp.

SinceIhavetheGoogleChromeExtensionspagestillopen,Iwilljustchooseoption#1andclicktheLaunchlinkundertheAngryBirdsStellaappnametoruntheapp.

Results:ItsNotWorking!

Okay,Iattemptedtolaunchtheappthreetimes

throughtheChromeExtensionspagetonoavail.TheonlypositivesignofitpotentiallyworkingwastheappwindowopeningwiththeAngryBirdStellaiconinside.Thatispromisingandencouraging.So,Iwillrestartmycomputer.Usually,thatworksinmakingtheappsrunandsmoothlyinChrome.So,Iwillbeback.

Results:AndroidisNowPlayinginHisNewPlayingField!

Iamback.And,IamhappytosaythatmyPCrestartertrickworkedlikeacharm,again!IwassuccessfullyabletoplayAngryBirdsStellainChromeandwithoutitevercrashing.

MoreTroubleshooting

TheWebGLErrorinGoogleChromeExtensions

TherewasatimewhenIreceivedayellowboxwithaWebGLErrorafteruploadingaTwerkconvertedAPKoftheoriginalAngryBirdsgameintoGoogleChromeExtensions.HereswhatIdidtorectifytheproblem:

1. InChrome,Itypedthefollowingintotheurlbar:chrome://flags.

2. Pressedenter.3. IreadtheredWARNINGatthetop.

Afterward,IsawaratherlonglistofexperiementswhichisalsoknownasGoogleChromeExperiments.Iwilljustcopyandpastewhatminelookslikebelow,whichyoucanmirrorinyourchrome://flagsifyoufeelcomfortablewiththewarning:

OverridesoftwarerenderinglistMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Overridesthebuilt-insoftwarerenderinglistandenablesGPU-accelerationonunsupportedsystemconfigurations.#ignore-gpu-blacklist

Enable

DisablelayersquashingMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Preventstheautomaticcombiningofcompositedlayers.#disable_layer_squashing

Enable

EnableexperimentalcanvasfeaturesMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablestheuseofexperimentalcanvasfeatureswhicharestillindevelopment.#enable-experimental-canvas-features

Enable

Disableaccelerated2DcanvasMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

DisablestheuseoftheGPUtoperform2dcanvasrenderingandinsteadusessoftwarerendering.#disable-accelerated-2d-canvas

Enable

Enabledisplaylist2DcanvasMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablestheuseofdisplayliststorecord2Dcanvascommands.Thisallows2Dcanvasrasterizationtobeperformedonseparatethread.#enable-display-list-2d-canvas

Default

CompositedrenderlayerbordersMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

RendersaborderaroundcompositedRenderLayerstohelpdebugandstudylayercompositing.#composited-layer-borders

Enable

FPScounterMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Showsapagesactualframerate,inframespersecond,whenhardwareaccelerationisactive.#show-fps-counter

Enable

DisableWebGLMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnablingthisoptionpreventswebapplicationsfromaccessingtheWebGLAPI.#disable-webgl

Enable

CompositingforRenderLayerswithtransitions.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnablingthisoptionwillmakeRenderLayerswithatransitiononopacity,transform,orfilterhavetheirowncompositedlayer.#enable-compositing-for-transition

Default

NativeClientMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableNativeClientforallwebapplications,eventhosethatwerenotinstalledfromtheChromeWebStore.#enable-nacl

Enable

NativeClientGDB-baseddebuggingMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnableGDBdebugstub.ThiswillstopaNativeClientapplicationonstartupandwaitfornacl-gdb(fromtheNaClSDK)toattachtoit.#enable-nacl-debug

Enable

RestrictNativeClientGDB-baseddebuggingbypatternMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

RestrictsNativeClientapplicationGDB-baseddebuggingbyURLofmanifestfile.NativeClientGDB-baseddebuggingmustbeenabledforthisoptiontowork.#nacl-debug-mask

DebugeverythingexceptsecureshellandthePNaCltranslator.

ExperimentalExtensionAPIsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnablesexperimentalextensionAPIs.NotethattheextensiongallerydoesntallowyoutouploadextensionsthatuseexperimentalAPIs.#extension-apis

Enable

Extensionsonchrome://URLsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablesrunningextensionsonchrome://URLs,whereextensionsexplicitlyrequestthispermission.#extensions-on-chrome-urls

Enable

Enablefasttab/windowcloseMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablesfasttab/windowclosing-runsatabsonunloadjshandlerindependentlyoftheGUI.#enable-fast-unload

Enable

Enablewindow-controlselementMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesusingwindow-controlsHTMLelementsinpackagedapps.#enable-app-window-controls

Enable

DisablehyperlinkauditingMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Disablesendinghyperlinkauditingpings.#disable-hyperlink-auditing

Enable

ShowAutofillpredictionsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

AnnotateswebformswithAutofillfieldtypepredictionsasplaceholdertext.#show-autofill-type-predictions

Enable

SmoothScrollingLinux

Enabletheexperimentalsmoothscrollingimplementation.#enable-smooth-scrolling

Enable

OverlayScrollbarsWindows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enabletheexperimentaloverlayscrollbarsimplementation.Youmustalsoenable

threadedcompositingtohavethescrollbarsanimate.#overlay-scrollbars

Default

EnablePanelsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnablePanelwindowsthatopenoutsideofthebrowserframe.AttemptstoopenaPanelwillopenapopupinsteadifnotenabled.Panelsarealwaysenabledonthedevandcanarychannels.#enable-panels

Enable

SavePageasMHTMLMac,Windows,Linux

EnablessavingpagesasMHTML:asingletextfilecontainingHTMLandallsub-resources.#save-page-as-mhtml

Enable

ExperimentalQUICprotocol.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableexperimentalQUICprotocolsupport.#enable-quic

Default

EnableSPDY/4Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableSPDY/4,whichistheHTTP/2standard.Currentlyexperimental.#enable-spdy4

Enable

Built-inAsynchronousDNSMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnableexperimentalasynchronousDNSclient.#enable-async-dns

Default

DisableMediaSourceAPI.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

DisabletheMediaSourceobject.ThisobjectallowsJavaScripttosendmediadatadirectlytoavideoelement.#disable-media-source

Enable

EnableEncryptedMediaExtensions.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableEncryptedMediaExtensionsonvideoandaudioelements.ThisenablesthelatestversionoftheEncryptedMediaExtensions.#enable-encrypted-media

Enable

DisableprefixedEncryptedMediaExtensions.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

DisabletheexperimentalversionofEncryptedMediaExtensionsonvideoandaudioelements.#disable-prefixed-encrypted-media

Enable

EnableExperimentalJavaScriptMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnablewebpagestouseexperimentalJavaScriptfeatures.#enable-javascript-harmony

Enable

EnableexperimentalWebPlatformfeatures.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableexperimentalWebPlatformfeaturesthatareindevelopment.#enable-experimental-web-platform-features

Enable

DisableNTPOtherdevicesmenu.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Disablethenewtabpagemenuforaccessingtabsonotherdevices.#disable-ntp-other-sessions-menu

Enable

EnableMaterialDesignNTP.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnabletheMaterialDesignNewTabPage.#enable-material-design-ntp

Default

EnableDeveloperToolsexperiments.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnableDeveloperToolsexperiments.UseSettingspanelinDeveloperToolstotoggleindividualexperiments.#enable-devtools-experiments

Enable

EnableSilentDebugging.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Donotshowtheinfobarwhenanextensionattachestoapageviachrome.debuggerAPI.Thisflagisrequiredtodebugextensionbackgroundpages.#silent-debugger-extension-api

Enable

EnableAutomaticSpellingCorrectionWindows,Linux,ChromeOS

Turnonautocorrectionoftextwhiletyping.Synchronousspellcheckingisnotcompatiblewiththisfeature.#spellcheck-autocorrect

Enable

EnablescrollpredictionMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Predictsthefingersfuturepositionduringscrollsallowingtimetorendertheframebeforethefingeristhere.#enable-scroll-prediction

Enable

EnabletoucheventsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Forcetouchscreensupporttoalwaysbeenabledordisabled,ortobeenabledwhenatouchscreenisdetectedonstartup(Automatic,thedefault).#touch-events

Automatic

Disabletouchadjustment.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Disablestouchadjustmentsupport.Touchadjustmentistheprocessofrefiningthepositionofatouchgestureinordertocompensatefortoucheshavingpoorresolutioncomparedtoamouse.#disable-touch-adjustment

Enable

EnableDownloadResumptionMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Allowdownloadsthathavebeeninterruptedtobecontinuedorrestarted,usingtheResumecontextmenuitem.#enable-download-resumption

Enable

NaClSocketAPI.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

AllowsapplicationstouseNaClSocketAPI.UseonlytotestNaClplugins.#allow-nacl-socket-api

Enable

Disallowshelftominimize-on-click.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Disallowtheshelftominimizeawindowifashelfitemgetsclickedwhichhasonlyasingle,alreadyactive,windowassociatedwithit.#disable-minimize-on-second-launcher-item-click

Enable

ShowHUDfortouchpointsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablesaheads-updisplayatthetop-leftcornerofthescreenthatlistsinformationaboutthetouch-pointsonthescreen.#show-touch-hud

Enable

Enablepinchscale.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesexperimentalsupportforscaleusingpinch.#enable-pinch

Default

Enablepinchvirtualviewport.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Whenzoomedin,fixed-positionelementsandscaledscrollbarsattachtothisviewport.#enable-pinch-virtual-viewport

Default

Enableviewportmetatag.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enableshandlingoftheviewportmetatagtoallowpagestosetthelayoutwidthanduserzoomproperties.#enable-viewport-meta

Enable

DebuggingkeyboardshortcutsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnablesadditionalkeyboardshortcutsthatareusefulfordebuggingChromium.#ash-debug-shortcuts

Enable

Enabledebuggingforpackedapps.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnablesdebuggingcontextmenuoptionssuchasInspectElementforpackedapplications.#debug-packed-apps

Enable

Enablepasswordgeneration.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

AllowtheusertohaveChromegeneratepasswordswhenitdetectsaccountcreationpages.#enable-password-generation

Default

Savepasswordsautomatically.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Skipthepasswordspromptandsavepasswordsautomatically.#enable-automatic-password-saving

Enable

EnableremotepasswordmanagementlinkMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Showalinkinthepasswordmanagersettingspagetomanageyoursyncedpasswordsonline.#enable-password-link

Default

Enabledeferredimagedecoding.Mac,Linux,ChromeOS

DeferimagedecodingoperationsinWebKituntilpainting.#enable-deferred-image-decoding

Enable

UseWalletsandboxserversMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Fordevelopers:usethesandboxserviceforWalletAPIcallsforrequestAutocomplete().#wallet-service-use-sandbox

Default

OverscrollhistorynavigationMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Experimentalhistorynavigationinresponsetohorizontaloverscroll.#overscroll-history-navigation

Enabled

EnableMojobasedIPCchannelforrenderersMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableMojobasedIPCchannelforcommunicationbetweenbrowserprocessandrendererprocesses.#enable-renderer-mojo-channel

Enable

EnabletouchbasedtexteditingWindows,Linux,ChromeOS

Toucheditingcanbeinitiatedbytappingonatextfieldoraselectedtext.#enable-touch-editing

Default

Enablethestale-while-revalidatecachedirectiveMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnabletheexperimentalimplementationoftheCache-Control:stale-while-revalidatedirective.Thispermitsserverstospecifythatsomeresourcesmayberevalidatedinthebackgroundtoimprovelatency.#enable-stale-while-revalidate

Enable

EnablethesuperviseduserhostblacklistMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablethehostblacklistforusebysupervisedusers.#enable-supervised-user-blacklist

Default

EnablethesuperviseduserSafeSitesfilterMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableSafeSitesfilteringforsupervisedusers.#enable-supervised-user-safesites

Default

EnableSyncedNotificationsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnableexperimentalSynchronizedNotifications.#enable-sync-synced-notifications

Default

EnableAppLaunchersyncMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnableAppLaunchersync.ThisalsoenablesFolderswhereavailable(nonOSX).#enable-sync-app-list

Default

Impl-sidepaintingMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Ifenabled,paintingisdoneonaseparatethreadinsteadofthemainthread.#impl-side-painting

Default

LCDtextantialiasingMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Ifdisabled,textisrenderedwithgrayscaleantialiasinginsteadofLCD(subpixel)whendoingacceleratedcompositing.#lcd-text-aa

Default

MaximumtilesforinterestareaMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Specifythemaximumtilesforinterestarea.#max-tiles-for-interest-area

Default

EnableOfflineAuto-ReloadModeMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Pagesthatfailtoloadwhilethebrowserisofflinewillbeauto-reloadedwhenthebrowserisonlineagain.#enable-offline-auto-reload

Default

OnlyAuto-ReloadVisibleTabsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Pagesthatfailtoloadwhilethebrowserisofflinewillonlybeauto-reloadediftheirtabisvisible.#enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only

Default

EnableOfflineLoadStaleButtonMac,Windows,Linux,Android

Whenapagefailstoload,ifastalecopyofthepageexistsinthebrowser,abuttonwillbepresentedtoallowtheusertoloadthatstalecopy.#enable-offline-load-stale-cache

Default

DefaulttilewidthMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Specifythedefaulttilewidth.#default-tile-width

Default

DefaulttileheightMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Specifythedefaulttileheight.#default-tile-height

Default

DisabletheExtensionsInfodialog.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

DisablestheExtensionsInfodialogfrombeinglaunchedfromthechrome://extensionspage(revertstotheold-styledialog).#disable-extension-info-dialog

Enable

SimpleCacheforHTTP.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

TheSimpleCacheforHTTPisanewcache.Itreliesonthefilesystemfordiskspaceallocation.#enable-simple-cache-backend

Default

EnableTCPFastOpenLinux,ChromeOS,Android

EnabletheoptiontosendextraauthenticationinformationintheinitialSYNpacketforapreviouslyconnectedclient,allowingfasterdatasendstart.#enable-tcp-fast-open

Enable

DeviceDiscoveryNotificationsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Devicediscoverynotificationsonlocalnetwork.#device-discovery-notifications

Default

EnableGoogleCloudDevicesMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnabledGoogleCloudDevicesfeatures.#enable-cloud-devices

Enable

EnablePrintPreviewRegistrationPromosMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enableregisteringunregisteredcloudprintersfromprintpreview.#enable-print-preview-register-promos

Enable

Tabcaptureupscalingquality.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Specifiesqualitysettingforimagescapturedifscalingup.#tab-capture-upscale-quality

Default

Tabcapturedownscalingquality.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Specifiesqualitysettingforimagescapturedifscalingdown.#tab-capture-

downscale-quality

Default

SpellingFeedbackFieldTrial.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablethefieldtrialforsendinguserfeedbacktospellingservice.#enable-spelling-feedback-field-trial

Enable

EnableWebGLDraftExtensionsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnablingthisoptionallowswebapplicationstoaccesstheWebGLExtensionsthatarestillindraftstatus.#enable-webgl-draft-extensions

Enable

EnableWebMIDIAPIMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnableWebMIDIAPIexperimentalsupport.#enable-web-midi

Enable

EnablenewprofilemanagementsystemMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablesthenewprofilemanagementsystem,includingprofilelockandthenewavatarmenuUI.#enable-new-profile-management

Default

EnableidentityconsistencybetweenbrowserandcookiejarMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Whenenabled,thebrowsermanagessigninginandoutofGoogleaccounts.#enable-account-consistency

Default

EnablefastuserswitchingintheavatarmenuMac,Windows,Linux

Enablesfastswitchingbetweenusersintheavatarmenu.#enable-fast-user-switching

Enable

EnablethenewavatarmenuMac,Windows,Linux

Enablesthenewavatarmenu.Whencombinedwithnew-profile-management,itsimplyshowsthenewprofilemanagementavatarmenu.Otherwiseitshowsaredesignedavatarmenuwiththesamefunctionalityastheoldone,plusatutorialcardatthetoppromptingtheusertotryoutthenewprofilemanagementUI.#enable-new-avatar-menu

Default

Enablepureweb-basedsign-inflowsMac,Windows,Linux

Whenenabled,willuseapureweb-basedsign-inflowonfirstrun/NTP/wrenchmenu/settingspage.Otherwiseuseanativeflowwithembeddedwebview.#enable-web-based-signin

Enable

Enableswebview-basedChromesign-inflows.Thisflagoverridesenable-web-based-signin.Mac,Windows,Linux

Whenenabled,willuseawebview-basedChromesign-inflow.#enable-webview-based-signin

Enable

EnableGoogleprofilenameandiconMac,Windows,Linux

EnablesusingGoogleinformationtopopulatetheprofilenameandiconintheavatarmenu.#enable-google-profile-info

Enable

ResettheAppLauncherinstallstateoneveryrestart.Mac,Windows,Linux

ResettheAppLauncherinstallstateoneveryrestart.Whilethisflagisset,Chromewillforgetthelauncherhasbeeninstalledeachtimeitstarts.ThisisusedfortestingtheAppLauncherinstallflow.#reset-app-list-install-state

Enable

EnabletheAppLauncher.Linux

EnabletheAppLauncher.Uponenabling,createsoperatingsystemshortcutstotheAppLauncher.#enable-app-list

Enable

Disabletheappinfodialog.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Disabletheappinfodialog.Ifnotdisabled,theuserwillbeabletoselecttheAppInfocontextmenuintheAppLaunchertoshowtheappinfodialogfortheselectedapp.#disable-app-list-app-info

Enable

Enableone-copyrasterizerMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Ifenabled,rasterthreadswritetoGPUmemory.#enable-one-copy

Default

Enablezero-copyrasterizerMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Ifenabled,rasterthreadswritedirectlytoGPUmemoryassociatedwithtiles.#enable-zero-copy

Enable

Enableexperimentalstreamlinedhostedapps.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesanexperimental,morestreamlinedhostedappexperience.#enable-streamlined-hosted-apps

Enable

Enableexperimentalephemeralapps.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablesexperimentationwithephemeralapps,whicharelaunchedwithoutinstallinginChrome.#enable-ephemeral-apps

Enable

Enableexperimentallinkableephemeralapps.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Enablesexperimentationwithlaunchingephemeralappsfromhyperlinks.For

example,linkstoChromeWebStoreappdetailpagesinGooglesearchresultswilllaunchtheappratherthannavigatetothedetailpage.#enable-linkable-ephemeral-apps

Enable

EnablesupportforServiceWorkerbackgroundsyncevent.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

ServiceWorkerbackgroundsynchronizationletsServiceWorkerssendmessagesandupdateresourcesevenwhenthepageisinthebackground.#enable-service-worker-sync

Enable

Disablerect-basedtargetinginviewsWindows,Linux,ChromeOS

Disablesrect-basedtargetinginviews.Rect-basedtargetingusesaheuristictodeterminethemostprobabletargetofagesture,wherethetouchregionisrepresentedbyarectangle.#disable-views-rect-based-targeting

Enable

Enableshow-on-first-paintforapps.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Showappswindowsafterthefirstpaint.Windowswillbeshownsignificantlylaterforheavyappsloadingresourcessynchronouslybutitwillbeinsignificantforappsthatloadmostoftheirresourcesasynchronously.#enable-apps-show-on-first-paint

Enable

EnableEnhancedBookmarksMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Providesanoffswitchforenhancedbookmarksexperiment#enhanced-bookmarks-experiment

Default

NumberofrasterthreadsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Specifythenumberofrasterthreads.#num-raster-threads

Default

OriginchipMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

HidestheURLintheOmniboxandinsteadshowsthehostnameinaclickablechip.#origin-chip-in-omnibox

Default

EnablesearchbuttoninOmniboxMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

PlacesasearchbuttonintheOmnibox.#search-button-in-omnibox

Default

Ignoreautocomplete=off(Autofill)Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Ignoreautocomplete=offforformsthatChromecanAutofillwithcreditcardoraddressdata.#ignore-autocomplete-off-autofill

Enable

UseBubblesforPermissionRequestsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Showcontentpermissionrequests(e.g.notifications,quota,camerause,microphoneuse)inbubblesinsteadofinfobars.#enable-permissions-bubbles

Default

EnablesessionrestorebubbleUI.Windows,Linux

Ifenabled,thesessionrestoreUIwillbeshowninabubbleinsteadofaninfobar.#enable-session-crashed-bubble

Default

EnableoutofprocessPDF.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnabletheoutofprocessPDFplugin.#out-of-process-pdf

Enable

DisablesupportforCastStreaminghardwarevideoencoding.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

ThisoptiondisablessupportinCastStreamingforencodingvideostreamsusing

platformhardware.#disable-cast-streaming-hw-encodingEnable

EnabletheexperimentalAppLauncher.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnabletheexperimentalversionoftheAppLauncher.#enable-experimental-app-list

Enable

CentertheAppLauncher.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

PositionstheAppLauncherinthecenterofthescreenwithalandscapeaspect.#enable-centered-app-list

Enable

Touchscrollingmode.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Changethetoucheventbehaviorwhilescrolling.touchcanceliswhatChromehashistoricallyused,andasync-touchmoveisthenewpreferredmode.#touch-scrolling-mode

Default

Disablethreadedscrolling.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Disabledthreadedhandlingofscroll-relatedinputevents,forcingallsuchscrolleventstobehandledonthemainthread.Notethatthiscandramaticallyhurtscrollingperformanceofmostwebsitesandisintendedfortestingpurposesonly.#disable-threaded-scrolling

Enable

ShowsettingsinawindowMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Ifenabled,Settingswillbeshowninadedicatedwindowinsteadofasabrowsertab.#enable-settings-window

Default

EnableSavePasswordBubbleUIMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enableexperimentalbubble-basedUIforsavingpasswords;replacestheexistinginfobar.#enable-save-password-bubble

Default

AllowinsecureWebSocketfromhttpsoriginMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

ThisflagmakesChromeunsafe.Usethisonlyifyouunderstandwhatthisdoes.Notethatthisflagmayberemovedwithoutanynotice.Ifenabled,frameswithanhttpsorigincanuseWebSocketswithaninsecureURL(ws://).#allow-insecure-websocket-from-https-origin

Enable

EnabledistancefieldtextMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Ifenabled,textisrenderedwithsigneddistancefieldsratherthanbitmapalphamasks.#distance-field-text

Default

ExtensionContentVerificationMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Thisflagcanbeusedtoturnonverificationthatthecontentsofthefilesondiskforextensionsfromthewebstorematchwhattheyreexpectedtobe.Thiscanbeusedtoturnonthisfeatureifitwouldnototherwisehavebeenturnedon,butcannotbeusedtoturnitoff(becausethissettingcanbetamperedwithbymalware).#extension-content-verification

Default

Experimentaltextinputfocusmanager.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enableanexperimentalfocusmanagertotracktextinputclients.#text-input-focus-manager

Default

UserconsentforextensionscriptsMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Requireuserconsentforanextensionrunningascriptonthepage,iftheextensionrequestedpermissiontorunonallurls.#extension-active-script-permission

Enable

HarfBuzzforUItext.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Cross-platformHarfBuzzengineforUItext.Doesntaffectwebcontent.#harfbuzz-rendertext

Default

EnableexperimentalOkGooglehotworddetectionfeatures.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

EnablesexperimentalOkGooglehotworddetectionfeatures,suchasusingthebuilt-inextension.ThehotwordextensionfromtheChromeWebStorewillnolongerbeused.#enable-experimental-hotwording

Enable

Enableembeddedextensionoptions.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Displayextensionoptionsasanembeddedelementinchrome://extensionsratherthanopeninganewtab.#enable-embedded-extension-options

Enable

Enablesthewebsitesettingsmanager.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesthewebsitesettingsmanageronthesettingspage.#enable-website-settings-manager

Enable

RememberdecisionstoproceedthroughSSLerrorsforaspecifiedlengthoftime.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

RememberdecisionstoproceedthroughSSLerrorsforaspecifiedlengthoftime.#remember-cert-error-decisions

Default

Dropsynccredentialsfrompasswordmanager.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Ifenabled,thepasswordmanagerwillnotoffertosavethecredentialusedtosync.

#enable-drop-sync-credential

Default

Enableextensiontoolbarredesign.Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesthe(indevelopment)newextensiontoolbartoolbardesign.#enable-extension-action-redesign

Enable

AutofillsynccredentialMac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

Howthepasswordmanagerhandlesautofillforthesynccredential.#autofill-sync-credential

Default

Enableexperimentsthatmessagecenteralwaysscrollupuponnotificationremoval.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesexperimentthatmessagecenteralwaysscrollupwhenanotificationisremoved.#enable-message-center-always-scroll-up-upon-notification-removal

Enable

EnabletabaudiomutingUIcontrol.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Whenenabled,theaudioindicatorsinthetabstripdoubleastabaudiomutecontrols.Thisalsoaddscommandsinthetabcontextmenuforquicklymutingmultipleselectedtabs.#enable-tab-audio-muting

Enable

EnabletheexperimentalCredentialManagerAPI.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

EnablesanexperimentalimplementationoftheCredentialManagerAPI.Nopromisesthatthiswontexposeallyourpasswordstoeverysiteontheweb;dontenablethisunlessyouknowwhatyouredoing.#enable-credential-manager-api

Enable

EnablePluginPowerSaver.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS

Enablesexperimentalpowersavermodeforperipheralplugincontent.#enable-plugin-power-saver

Enable

MinimumSSL/TLSversionsupported.Mac,Windows,Linux,ChromeOS,Android

ConfiguretheminimumSSL/TLSversionthatcanbeusedwhenconnectingtoHTTPSservers.#ssl-version-min

Default

TwerkOrientationSettings

IlearnedthatsometimesthesettingsintheTwerkappbeforebuildingtheTwerkAPKversionneedtobechanged.Thesettingstofocusonisthedevicesettingandorientationsetting.So,anyofthecombinationsbelow:

Phone+PortraitPhone+LandscapeTablet+PortraitTablet+Landscape

ImessedaroundwiththeotherTwerkappsettings,buttheyhadnoimpactongettingtheAndroidapptoruninChrome.So,ImnotgoingtowastetimetellingyouwhatcombinationsofsettingsIdidthere.

MethodNo.1Abandonment

Abandon:MethodNo.1

TherearetimesIhavetoremindmyselfthatMethodNo.1isnot100%full-proofingettingAndroidappstoruninChromebrowser.Sometimes,TwerkconversionsjustrefusetoworkinChromeandonmysystem.And,whenthishappensIjustcallitquitsontroubleshootingthemethodanyfurther.

ComingSoon:AlternativeMethodNo.2&MethodNo.3

NowthatIhavelearnedtwootherwaystogetanAndroidapptoruninChrome,IrarelytroubleshootMethodNo.1whenIhitasnag.Oneofthesemethodsinvolvesmemanuallygoingintothecode.(Nottoworry,itsmorelikeaplug-in-playkindofsetup-reallysimpletodo).Theothermethodinvolvesmeusinganotherconvertertool.Again,neitheris100%full-proof,buttheyarestillworthdoingwhenTwerkisgivingmegrief.

Moreover,IwillbeworkingonwritingoutthedetailsofhowIgetthealternativemethodstoworkformeinanothercomprehensivestep-by-stepguide.And,ifyoudonotwanttodotheresearchlikeIdidandproblemsolvelikeIdid,thenbesuretokeepcheckingbacktoknowwhenIhavereleasedthenewhow-tosforgettingAndroidtoplayinhisnewChromeplayground!

Alternatively,youcanreachouttomeusingmyemaillinksontheThankYoupageinthebeginningofthisbook,ifyouwanttobenotifiedwhenImdonewritingthebooksandwhenIhavereleasedthem.

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