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hobnail · 12-11-2022, 04:53 PM

If you do get a Chromebook I strongly suggest getting one where the keyboard either detaches or it folds around to the back. I bought one from google and its keyboard does neither of those. When you run an Android app the screen is in landscape mode so the Android app takes about 1/4th or 1/3rd of the screen in the center with big black unused space on the left and right sides of it; i.e., the Android app runs in portrait mode. You can turn this Chromebook sideways so it's like a tablet and the app fills the screen but then you've got the keyboard sticking out towards you.

An Android tablet can run apps full screen in landscape mode but for some reason this chromebook cannot. It's been awhile since I played with it so perhaps they've fixed this.

12-11-2022, 04:53 PM	#45
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,591 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	If you do get a Chromebook I strongly suggest getting one where the keyboard either detaches or it folds around to the back. I bought one from google and its keyboard does neither of those. When you run an Android app the screen is in landscape mode so the Android app takes about 1/4th or 1/3rd of the screen in the center with big black unused space on the left and right sides of it; i.e., the Android app runs in portrait mode. You can turn this Chromebook sideways so it's like a tablet and the app fills the screen but then you've got the keyboard sticking out towards you. An Android tablet can run apps full screen in landscape mode but for some reason this chromebook cannot. It's been awhile since I played with it so perhaps they've fixed this. Last edited by hobnail; 12-12-2022 at 12:02 AM.