{"id":8489,"date":"2021-08-13T21:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T19:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/google-wants-your-chromebook-to-do-android-gaming-better-in-the-future\/"},"modified":"2021-08-13T22:15:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T20:15:17","slug":"google-wants-your-chromebook-to-do-android-gaming-better-in-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2021\/08\/13\/google-wants-your-chromebook-to-do-android-gaming-better-in-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wants Your Chromebook To Do Android Gaming Better In The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming on a Chromebook using Android apps is undeniably not the best experience for users. And that holds especially true for games and other apps that rely on touch interfaces. Even moreso where those don\u2019t support keyboard and mouse inputs or Bluetooth controller input. But Google is now looking to fix that, based on recent reports highlighting a recently discovered commit in the Chromium code Gerrit.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s because the code in question is dubbed \u201cAdd ARC input overlay flag\u201d and what it does is fairly straightforward. If not immediately apparent from its title. Namely, it adds an overlay layer for keyboard and mouse compatibility in apps. Effectively ensuring that even apps that don\u2019t typically support the inputs will respond to them.<br \/>\nGaming on a Chromebook is not some far-fetched concept, Android or not<br \/>\nNow, all of this is aimed at making the Chromebook platform a better fit for gaming, specifically with Android apps in mind. And the biggest benefit will be that this fixes the problems with touch-only apps not working on Chrome OS. Or at least not on some devices that don\u2019t even have touchscreens.<br \/>\nGaming may seem out of place on Chromebooks at first glance. Especially since these are typically low-powered, efficiency-first machines. But this isn\u2019t out of character for Google either. The company already supports its own Stadia streaming service and GeForce Now, just for starters. And it\u2019s hard at work bringing Steam to the platform as well as other services.<br \/>\nThis also isn\u2019t the first instance of Google making Android gaming, specifically, better for Chromebook users. In fact, another commit in the works is aimed at optimizing memory usage in Android apps, including games. With the primary goal of ensuring a better experience. And that stacks atop other changes such as fixes on the way for app scaling. As well as the company\u2019s existing work bringing more Android developers to the platform.<br \/>\nThis still isn\u2019t likely to arrive in the near future, though<br \/>\nOf course, this code commit is still in its earliest phases, with support only added for specific titles as of this writing. And it\u2019s still not ready for the Stable Channel either. What\u2019s more, Google has set the flag to enable the setting on other channels to expire with Chrome OS 99. That is, it almost goes without saying, a long way away.<br \/>\nIn fact, Chrome OS 96 doesn\u2019t land until late November. So gamers on the platform are going to have to wait quite some time before this is fully implemented.<br \/>\nThe post Google Wants Your Chromebook To Do Android Gaming Better In The Future appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/01-Chromebook-Games-DG-AH-2021.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming on a Chromebook using Android apps is undeniably not the best experience for users. 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