Last Update: 2023-07-18
In 2016, Google expanded the Android ecosystem by integrating the Android operating environment into Chrome OS. This move opened the door for desktop Android apps designed for large screens and keyboard and mouse operations. Over the years, Google has made significant enhancements to the Android environment on Chrome OS, encouraging more manufacturers and developers to get involved. In May, Google's open-source project, , brought a native Linux experience to Chrome OS, enabling daily development and debugging work on Chrome OS.
During the annual Google Developers Conference (Google IO), we witnessed the installation of Chrome on a Google Pixelbook during a presentation on "". This Pixelbook supports large Linux apps like Android Studio and allows direct debugging and compiling of Android apps via ADB and the onboard Android environment, marking a significant milestone in the promotion of the Android desktop ecosystem.
is a desktop operating system based on Chromium OS. It decouples the originally tightly bound Google services and adds self-developed modules and optimizations, making it more accessible to users in mainland China.
This guide will walk you through enabling the Linux subsystem in FydeOS, installing and running Linux apps, and working with the onboard Android environment to achieve high efficiency on Chrome OS + Pixelbook, as demonstrated at Google IO.
Due to the high system performance requirements of large IDEs like Android Studio, we recommend installing FydeOS on devices with superior hardware than entry-level devices.
Download, flash, and load FydeOS onto your hard drive. Detailed instructions are available on the FydeOS official website and knowledge base.
Enable Android ADB debugging settings:
Note: FydeOS does not include Google's service framework and Play Store. To install Android apps, download a third-party Android Market or install them directly from the .apk file. Installed Android apps will automatically appear in the "application launcher".
Enable the Linux subsystem:
Download and run Android Studio, and install additional tools:
Connect to the ADB target in the Linux environment:
sudo apt-get install adb
adb connect 100.115.92.2:5555
Deploy from FydeOS:
Connect to ADB over a network:
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