How to Install Android Apps on Ubuntu using ARChon

How to Install Android Apps on Ubuntu using ARChon :

Apart from Bluestacks there are many other android emulators which can be used to run android apps and games on a desktop, however none of them are as good as Bluestacks. Unfortunately Bluestacks in not compatible with certain antiviruses such as Bitdefender and if you use Bitdefender then you can’t install Bluestacks on your computer.

Google has plans for bringing android emulator to Chrome on most operating systems, but this will take a while. However with the help of ARchon, a runtime environment for Chrome, you can now run android apps and games on Google Chrome.

How to Run Android Apps on Linux :

To run Android apps on Linux through Chrome you will need, obviously, to install Chrome,Version 37 or higher is required  and it's reccomended to install the unstable version of google chrome : 

1)- Download Google chrome unstable version :

Google chrome for Linux ( unstable )

Or from a Terminal :

sudo apt-get install google-chrome-unstable

2)- Download and install ARChone :

* Download ARChon v1.1 (for 32bit Chrome) from GitHub :

* Download ARChon v1.1 (for 64bit Chrome) from GitHub :

After downloading the zip file goto your home folder (~/home) and unzip the contents .

Now open up Google chrome and goto extensions and clic on "load unpacked extension" and chose the folder that you unziped on your home folder.

The Runtime alone doesn’t do much by itself so you will need to create a compatible package from an Android app.

Now we need to configure the apk for our appplayer with the manuel way :

Converting APKs manually with :

sudo apt-get install npm nodejs nodejs-legacy

For Ubuntu 64bits users you will need to add this library :

sudo apt-get install lib32stdc++6

And now we're going to install the script using the cmd bellow :

sudo npm install -g chromeos-apk

Now you're probabely ready to test your Android app ( not all apps will work ).

How to run your app on ARChon :

After all you should download your Android APK and place it on your home folder and go back to a terminal to convert it :

chromeos-apk Your desired name.apk --archon

Replace Your desired name by the name of your apps

Now after the creation of the script you should head back into the chrome://extensions page, tap the ‘load unpacked extension’ button once again but this time select the folder the script above created.

The app should proceed to install without issue, but will it run without issue? Open the Chrome App Launcher or Apps Page and launch it to find out.

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That's all enjoy ;)