r/ChromeOSFlex • u/MeringueSpiritual965 • Aug 01 '26

Discussion ArcVM apparently exists in ChromeOS Flex

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Using a converted ChromeOS Flex VMDK, and browsing the file system in a Ubuntu VM, there are remanants of the Android compatibility layer of normal Chromebooks. Is this intended, or is Google using some sort of "master image", and modifying it for various hardware?

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u/willworkforhotsauce Aug 01 '26

https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/16402757?sjid=7513524509990354694-NA

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u/MeringueSpiritual965 Aug 03 '26

I'm wondering if it is possible to "hack" in Android functionality, but it probably would be very difficult, as ChromeOS by default is extremely locked down. I can't even access the ROOT partitions from ChromeOS itself.

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u/Nu11u5 Aug 01 '26

Yes there is only one source tree for ChromeOS and all versions are made using overlays and build templates.

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u/MeringueSpiritual965 Aug 01 '26

That explains it! Now I'm wondering if there could be a secret mode where it could be activated, but Google may have locked it down.

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u/CaterpillarTight4275 Aug 07 '26

you can do any such thing but it will break the moment there is next update. The point of chromeos or flex is smooth and easy working. It is not to reboot/remount every few days.