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The App Runtime for Chrome (Beta) is a project to run Android apps on Chrome OS, which aims to create a more seamless user experience across Android OS and Chrome OS. ARc apps can be created by using the ARC Welder

The App Runtime for Chrome (Beta) is a project to run Android apps on Chrome OS, which aims to create a more seamless user experience across Android OS and Chrome OS.

ARC apps can be created by using the ARC Welder on Chrome 40+, which allows you to run Android apps on Chrome OS, Windows, Mac or Linux.

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Unable to load Android APK in ARC Welder

I would like to ask for your assistance in loading my APK on ARCWelder on my Chromebook. I have successfully installed ARC Welder from this link but when I tried to load my APK, it just keeps on loading like the image below. I tried reinstalling…
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Get Google Chrome version in ARC app

The official documentation for ARC makes the following recommendation: If you need to check if your app is running on Chrome OS, look for chromium as the android.os.Build.BRAND and android.os.Build.MANUFACTURER. Are there any similar Java calls to…
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ARC Welder cuts off the action bar

I just finished work on my first Android app, New Daily Quotes. I was excited to hear that I could easily "port" it to Chromebooks and Google Chrome through ARC Welder and the Chrome Web Store, but I've run into a snag. When I run the app in ARC…
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Is libhoudini Available for ARC on Chrome OS

NDK binaries can work in ARC on Chrome OS. (and there was much rejoicing) However, many Android developers only ship ARM binaries, as the market penetration of x86 in phones and tablets is modest. This is helped by the presence of libhoudini on many…
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chrome ARC-Welder javascript console plugin not defined

I installed ARC_Welder to test run my android apps. App runs , but I was trying to get logs. I read this article : https://developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc . Tried running -- plugin.shell('adbd') in JavaScript console…
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Can you launch an android app as an ARC app through Android studio?

I would like to know if there is a way to launch and/or build an ARC app from Android Studio without having to manually use ARC welder every time. It can be pretty cumbersome to do this manually during development, and especially during a release…
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Android app on Chrome using ARC, keep back button on top enabled

developer.chrome.com/apps/getstarted_arc#bestpractices The ARC allows you to execute native android apps through the chrome browser by wrapping a chrome app around it.(As far as I can tell) I am re-factoring an Android app to work well on Chrome.…
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Does ARC support compressed textures?

If you have an android app that uses ETC1 compressed textures, will it work inside Chrome? Or do the textures need to be uncompressed? Or is there another compressed texture format that is supported (DXT?).
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Error on Chromium ARC Compilation when configure

Getting errors as below, when I follow step 4 of the instruction from Getting Started with ARC Open Source on Linux. OS is Ubuntu 14.04 LTS running in Hyper-V. UBUNTU14:~/arc$ ./configure ERROR:root:While running …
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ARC apps crash with google chrome 45

today when testing android apps with the arc runtime, which for some reason updated without me noticing. and all I get is that it immediately crashes. I have tried repacking using the arc welder which is somehow also updated with no results. UPDATE:…
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Accessing ExternalStoragePublicDirectory in Google Chrome ARC app

We have a feature in our app which can save file to ExternalStoragePublicDirectory. Below is the directory path we are using. Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS); It looks like file is getting saved in the…
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Where does getExternalFilesDir() point to in an app running in Chrome?

I've successfully got my app running in Chrome using arc welder. And having managed to identify which files hold the sqlite database and shared preferences, I've been able to copy those across to nicely replicate how the app works on my 'phone. On…
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Installing multiple apps in Arc Welder in the same context

Installing Androids apps on Chrome OS with Arc Welder is pretty straight forward and most apps works fine. However, apps are installed in their own isolated environment and are thus not able to interact with each other. For example, I have installed…
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What are available "Additional Metadata" keys in ARC welder

I'm looking for the reference documentation for the "Additional Metadata" field in ARC Welder. Here and there (also on SO) I can see answers mentioning specific keys (such as resize, formFactor, enableExternalDirectory, usePlayServices) but no…
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Can not get adb log output using plugin.shell("logcat") anymore

I used “plugin.shell(‘logcat’)” directly in the JavaScript console(chrome://inspect#apps) to get adb log informations before. But recently, after several times of upgrade, whenever I tap the command, it always prompts "Promise…
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