“Any info on this show stopper for me? (86) Access to the Google Play Store and related apps will be provided as part of a regular OS update. This feature might not be available at time of purchase;..”
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Yes. The rest of the sentence you copied says "...for an update on the Play Store release timing, go to wwwDOTGoogleDOTcom." There you can search for "HP Chromebook X2" "Play Store" (with the quote marks to narrow the results). You will find in the search results that access to the Play Store and related apps has been available on the Chrome OS stable channel since the second half of 2017 and, therefore, the HP Chromebook X2 will have access to the Play Store and related apps at the time of purchase. Also, Best Buy has a return policy so you can always return it if it doesn't do what you want.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.It's got access to Play store out of the box.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Out of the box and upon first bootup, access to the Google Play Store and the Android apps are available.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Your question is not clear. The Google Play Store is available with the first release of the unit.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Google Play Store is supported right out of the box. After you sign in, you will see the shortcut on your home screen/task bar. Just keep in mind that not all apps are supported in ChromeOS yet and you will run into some issues with resizing but I would say 90% of the apps I need work great. Also, they don't automatically update so you need to check daily/weekly for apps updates. If I am wrong about updates, please let me know.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, I know that in general Chromebooks can access Android apps. But the very fine print disclaimer indicated that this has to be enabled for every device separately and it might not be available day 1. So unless there is an update, I won't buy this device until that feature is proven to work. Since I have a BestBuy close to me, I'll visit in person unless either BestBuy or HP itself indicates that this particular device has the noted "regular update".
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