Technoglitch
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One of the benefits of Chrome in general is that it is available on a wide selection of platforms including Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and of course, Chrome OS. Which does mean that many apps have also now made their way to the various platforms. While Android is an entity onto itself, the rest of the platforms make use of Chrome apps, ones which are web-based in principle, but offer extended functionality through the Chrome browser on those platforms. However, that is going to change soon as Google has now confirmed that they are completely dropping support for Chrome apps (not themes or extensions) on Windows, Mac and Linux.
For those who do use Chrome apps, there is not going to be any good news here really, as the apps are going with no real replacement or alternative being offered. However, one silver lining for those users, is that the ending of support is going to occur slowly, with the eventual full closure of Chrome apps expected to take place in early 2018. Until then, there will be a systematic dismantling of the support for Chrome Apps, which will begin later on this year when newly-published or released Chrome apps will not be accessible by any of the mentioned platforms. This will however, not affect already-existing Chrome apps, which will remain accessible by users and able to be updated by developers. Following which, in the later part of 2017, the Chrome Web Store will stop displaying Chrome apps on the various platforms. This will be in preparation for the eventual ending of support via Windows, Mac, and Linux, which Google states will occur “in early 2018”. At which points Google notes “users on these platforms will no longer be able to load Chrome apps.”
Google Ending Support For Chrome Apps On Windows, Mac & Linux | Androidheadlines.com
For those who do use Chrome apps, there is not going to be any good news here really, as the apps are going with no real replacement or alternative being offered. However, one silver lining for those users, is that the ending of support is going to occur slowly, with the eventual full closure of Chrome apps expected to take place in early 2018. Until then, there will be a systematic dismantling of the support for Chrome Apps, which will begin later on this year when newly-published or released Chrome apps will not be accessible by any of the mentioned platforms. This will however, not affect already-existing Chrome apps, which will remain accessible by users and able to be updated by developers. Following which, in the later part of 2017, the Chrome Web Store will stop displaying Chrome apps on the various platforms. This will be in preparation for the eventual ending of support via Windows, Mac, and Linux, which Google states will occur “in early 2018”. At which points Google notes “users on these platforms will no longer be able to load Chrome apps.”
Google Ending Support For Chrome Apps On Windows, Mac & Linux | Androidheadlines.com
