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(12-09-2017 05:50 AM)Tim Wessman Wrote:  The specific issue here is that we use network broadcast packets for detection and connection to the connkit. Android on chrome specifically blocks network broadcast packets except using when you use the android api (zeroconf/bonjour). It isn't just a simple "change a few functions" but rather "rewrite completely for all platforms" type of change to get it going.

Thanks Tim for the update. The good news. In my testing the Free and Pro seem to work well on the Chromebook Android (beta). Google lets schools manage Android apps on Chrome (beta) and this opens up a very large market for the Android HP Prime Free and Pro. Google school Chromebook's management system lets student's Chromebook have a preinstalled HP Prime Free or Pro app or lets student access a restricted Google Play store where the Free and Pro would be approved apps. Not sure how the cost of Pro would be handled?

According to NY Times in 2016 Google shipped 8 million devices to schools with 58% of the devices shipped to elementary and secondary schools being Chromebooks.

A work around for lack of HP Connectivity for the Chromebook's HP Prime Pro. By using the Chromebook's "Text app" from the Chrome Web Store and copy and paste on HP Prime Pro we can create complex program library functions or a Library Application app from scratch. Using Google Drive, other cloud based systems, or flash drives we can transfer txt files of program files or Library Application App between OSs. Then using copy and paste to the HP Prime Pro we can install the library functions or a Library Application app. I used this technique to in install on my Chromebook's library functions and Library Application apps that I wrote using Notepad++ on my Windows 10 Surface Pro 3 . See the pdf in the zip file in the quick download link on my books product's page to see the specific steps for using the text alternate method to create HP Prime library functions and Library Application apps.

For lack of HP Connectivity's Exam mode function the teacher gives a two part test. First part no HP Prime. Second part use HP Prime but partial credit for wrong answers only if work shown.

I know rewrite for all platforms would be complex but for now the text work around for Pro programs and apps on the Chromebook seems like a logical way to go until a rewrite is considered or done.