Chromebook users will now have a single central hub to download apps and games for their devices. This means you no longer have to worry about where to find the various applications you need.
No matter what app you want to download, whether it's Android, Linux, progressive web apps (PWAs – think of your website turned into an app), you can get it from the App Mall.
As Chrome Unboxed reports, ChromeOS' App Mall lets users explore apps outside of Google's Play Store, allowing them to customize their laptops and do more with their Chromebooks. It will be.
A common complaint many people have about switching to ChromeOS is that they are often restricted to the Play Store, and finding apps outside of it can feel like a burden.
So, the idea of App Mall is to make sure that you get everything you need regarding all the software mentioned above in one convenient place. So this is pretty exciting news! And given this easy way to access more apps, more people may be tempted by ChromeOS.
App Mall is currently available for preview and can be tried out by enabling the flag 'chrome://flags/#cros-mall' in the Canary channel of ChromeOS 126. The App Mall icon is added to your app. Launcher.
Chrome Unboxed posted a video on YouTube introducing the new app hub, and it pretty much works as expected. Once you find the app you want, you'll see screenshots and reviews, and you can choose the source from which you want to download the app. Currently in preview, it appears that only the Android app can be downloaded, but that will obviously change as development progresses towards the official release.