Google is finally bringing Android apps to Chromebooks

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's Play Store, home to more than 1 million Android apps, is finally moving beyond the confines of Android. Chrome OS, the operating system that powers Chromebooks, is getting support for the Play Store, Google announced Thursday during a session at its I/O developer conference. SEE ALSO: Google just revealed its strategy to rule the post-search world. Will it work? Though Google previewed the news Thursday, Android apps won't officially launch until later in 2