Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks
‘A small handful’ of apps apparently need some ‘developer tuning.’
by Dominic Preston
Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC
Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor.
Google has waited until the day its new Googlebook laptops hit the market to admit that Intel-based models may have issues running some Android apps.
Before now, Google has emphasized that the Android-based Googlebooks give owners access to the “entire Play Store library” of apps, along with some clever interactions with Android phones and tablets. Today, in a statement to Android Authority, it admitted that while every app is available, some may not offer smooth performance on every Googlebook.
The vast majority of Android apps run smoothly across both Intel and Qualcomm Googlebooks right out of the box. Because many Android apps were originally designed for...
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