 Google is bringing Chrome OS and Android closer together, and that'll eventually mean having Android apps running right on a Chromebook. While still in the early stages, Google says the native Android apps such as Vine, Evernote, and Flipboard will eventually be able to run on Chromebooks. The apps can appear in a tall, phone-sized window, or they can be expanded to run as they would on tablets. It's been widely expected that this would happen eventually, especially after Sundar Bachai, previously the head of Chrome alone, took control of Android too. There's still no word when the future will arrive, and Chrome OS still has some major hurdles to face. Mainly, these apps were designed for touch screens, and most Chromebooks don't have them. Yes, Chrome has been working with touch screens since the Chromebook Pixel was released last February, but for the most part, the experience has been unnecessarily tedious. That looks like it's about to change. Also, Google announced that Chrome OS will eventually be able to display notifications from a paired Android phone, and that a paired phone will be able to unlock a Chromebook just by coming near it. Thanks to these updates, the mobile and PC divide is continuing to blur.
 Google is bringing Chrome OS and Android closer together, and that'll eventually mean having
 Android apps running right on a Chromebook.
 While still in the early stages, Google says the native Android apps such as Vine, Evernote,
 and Flipboard will eventually be able to run on Chromebooks.
 The apps can appear in a tall, phone-sized window, or they can be expanded to run as
 they would on tablets.
 It's been widely expected that this would happen eventually, especially after Sundar
 Bachai, previously the head of Chrome alone, took control of Android too.
 There's still no word when the future will arrive, and Chrome OS still has some major
 hurdles to face.
 Mainly, these apps were designed for touch screens, and most Chromebooks don't have them.
 Yes, Chrome has been working with touch screens since the Chromebook Pixel was released last
 February, but for the most part, the experience has been unnecessarily tedious.
 That looks like it's about to change.
 Also, Google announced that Chrome OS will eventually be able to display notifications
 from a paired Android phone, and that a paired phone will be able to unlock a Chromebook
 just by coming near it.
 Thanks to these updates, the mobile and PC divide is continuing to blur.