Chapter 6. Add And Manage Apps; What Is Chrome Web Store; Add Apps Or Extensions; Install Android Apps - Lenovo 500e Chromebook User Manual

Chapter 6. Add and manage apps

You can add features and functions to your Chromebooks by downloading apps from the Web Store or the
Play Store.
Table 3. Comparison of available resources between the Web Store and the Play Store
Web Store
Apps
Extensions
Themes
Games
Note: You cannot download and install apps if you're signing in as Guest.

What is Chrome Web Store

Chrome™ Web Store is a Web resource that provides apps and extensions dedicated for your Chromebook
and the Chrome browser.
Note: Extensions are add-on features for the Chrome browser. Most of the apps and extension available on
the Chrome Web Store are free but some may require payment.
You can access the Chrome Web Store by either of the following ways:
• Click the Web Store icon from the Apps launcher.
• Visit http://chrome.google.com/webstore
Apps and extensions downloaded from the Web Store run completely within the Chrome browser.

Add apps or extensions

Step 1. Click the Apps launcher in the lower left corner and then click Web Store.
Step 2. Within the store, find your app or extension by typing keywords or searching the list by category.
Step 3. Click the add icon and then click Add.
Most of the apps from the Web Store are Web based and do not require installation. The added apps are
pinned to the app launcher and extensions to the right of the Chrome's address bar.
Note: If you sign in to different Chromebooks with the same Google Account, apps you added on one
Chromebook are synchronized on other Chromebooks.

Install Android apps

You can download and install Android apps on your Chromebook using the Google Play™ Store.
Step 1. Start Play Store from the app launcher.
Step 2. Select the app that you want to install and then select Install.
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Play Store
Apps
Music
Movies
Games
directly using the Chrome browser.
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