Author: Cameron Summerson / Source: howtogeek.com

Most Chromebooks have Android app support now, but not all your favorite apps are along for the ride. Here’s what to do if an app you want show up as “not compatible” with your Chromebook.
Why Apps Show Up As Incompatible
There are lots of reasons why apps can be incompatible with Android phones, but for your Chromebook it pretty much comes down to one thing: the way the developer has the app tagged.
Developers can target (and thus, exclude) devices based on a number of metrics like screen size or display ratio, Android version, CPU architecture, region, and others.That said, there’s a good chance the app you’re trying to run on your Chromebook will actually work fine—it just may not provide the exact experience the developer is looking to offer. In that case, however, you have a couple of options.
What to Do if an App is Incompatible with Your Chromebook
The solution here is easy, but unfortunately the means to achieve said solution isn’t quite as simple.
The short answer is to sideload the app. Download the APK from APKMirror, and then install it on your Chromebook. The bad new is that your Chromebook has to be in developer mode before…
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