[Chromebooks] wrwolf2:
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hi everyone !

some findings on this project we haven't come across before and we are now willing to share a little info on FydeOS 7.2 released in first half of august.

we ran into difficulties upon rebooting ChromiumOS ( fydeOS ) and despite tests of a fresh install of FydeOS 7.2 showed no sign of problems for a couple of days . support for android apps suddenly stopped working and android " settings " app also wouldn't start, nor any other android app would ( symptoms are endless spinning circle in the icons placed on the task / launch bar ) in addition, upon each system restart, we now see recurring error messages displayed for ARC related software elements ( android apps compatibility ) that keep stopping/crashing and then breaking android apps support ( apparently .) eventually we are still able to browse to " android setting >> Apps and Notification >> App Info >> Arc APP Start " also , we can reach " android setting >> Apps and Notification >> App Info >> Keychain ", when relevant error messages pop up after restarting or rebooting ( no need to mention those two software elements are related to " support for android apps " on fydeOS )

while it is odd we can partially make use of android " settings " app then browsing to " Settings >> apps and notification >> .xx xx xx " however, we seem unable to launch the relevant android app ( settings ) normally using the " drawer " ( chromeOS Apps START. )

android apps won't start when pressing the relevant shortcuts in " apps start " for chromeOS nevertheless we actually noticed we can still launch Play Store, when using chrome browser extension ( App Launcher Customizer for Google™ ) then selecting " Play Store " for android instead of play store for chrome . play store for android actually allowing US to start every other android app that's already installed in android container also, app updates and adding new apps seem to be working fine. to make things slightly better for US we also have been adding a launcher app ( ATV ) for android TV and to have speed dial / shortcuts for those android apps including android " settings. "

the obvious question " is there anyone who got insights on why android apps support thru ARC breaks, after a couple of days " ? ( " Arc APP Start " ; " Keychain " bringing up/display error messages )

while searching the net we only found a post with mention in relation to " keychain " app , Keychain may not connect to back-end system to start encrypted communication that apparently is required for some streaming apps , although we have not installed any of those apps mentioned in that post. in addition, that temporary work around we have setup and that's also working fine while launching " play store " thru chrome browser extension and launching then " ATV " android app to gather apps shortcuts/speed-dial all together , isn't quite ideal and we would rather have those error messages related to " ARC start " app and " keychain " app gone, possibly without " power wash " cycle.

take care,

marcelo

UPDATE: we can start android apps from notification panel ... but no way to start apps from within chrome os ( fyde os ) launcher or " task bar "