Google is delivering Android apps to Chrome OS, fulfilling its promise in 2014 I/O conference. The first set of apps are: Duolingo, Evernote, Sight Words and Vine.
Android is trying to eliminate the need for the Android app developers to port any of their apps or services that are missing from the Chrome Web Store. The Android Runtime project allows for Android apps to run in Chrome just as any other Chrome app. This means that developers can make their apps work on Chrome OS in less amount of time. However, Google allows developers to optimize for the platform if they choose to.
Because of its native being, Android apps work on Chrome OS just like regular Chrome apps, with full functionality and no missing features from their Android counterparts. The only difference is that the app runs as a window on top of Chrome OS when used on a Chromebook or other Chrome OS device. And of course the resolution difference.
During the project's announcement, Pichai said that App Runtime was "working on bringing our experiences across both Android and Chrome." And these four new apps are a glimpse at that promise.
