Android apps have become a pretty big part of Chrome OS over the past few years, doing everything from closing the app gap to making Chromebook tablets a viable Android tablet replacement. However, Chrome OS 96 seems to be causing issues with Android apps for some users.
About Chromebooks has spotted reports over the past few days that point to a handful of seemingly random glitches mostly with Android apps. A thread on Google’s support forums revealed an issue with Android apps simply not working, with one user even adding that the Play Store itself was down after the update. Apparently a powerwash (reset) can fix many of these issues. 67 issues are marked Chrome OS 96 on Google’s bug tracker, but notably v96 doesn’t seem to be causing these issues at all levels, and only for a higher than usual number of people.
Google has responded to some of these reports, saying work is underway to fix known issues.
Thanks again for taking the time to bring this inability to launch apps, after updating to M96, to our attention. Our team is aware of this and is working quickly to resolve this issue.
While a good number of Chromebook owners seem to have already downloaded and installed Chrome OS 96, Google seems to have put the rollout on hold until a patch is applied, as Google currently lists Chrome OS 94 as the latest stable version.
Update 12/16: Google confirmed that Chrome OS 96 has started rolling out again in a support message. The rollout is expected to hit most devices over the next few days.
We have identified a solution and will be rolling out a new version of M96 to devices over the next few days. Please try updating your device to fix this issue and feel free to share your feedback with our team if this issue persists for you.
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