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Any messaging app that runs decently on a Chromebook?

School gave me a Chromebook and half the chat apps either do not install or run terribly. What works?

RRosa Gill2mo ago450 views

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Web versions are your friend on ChromeOS: messenger.com, web.whatsapp.com, web.telegram.org all run fine in Chrome. If your Chromebook supports Android apps, Signal from the Play Store works well too.

GGrace Stein2mo ago

Marking solved in my head, thanks all. – Noah Kim 2mo ago

Clear, concise, correct. Rare combo on the internet these days. – Maya Chen 2mo ago

Careful though, this also hides your own status, which you may not want. – Wren Weber 2mo ago

Signal has a proper Chrome/desktop client that runs great on a Chromebook. For the others, just install the web version as an app from the Chrome menu and they behave like real apps.

EEmil Klein2mo ago

Are you on the latest version? A lot of this got patched recently. – Priya Marsh 2mo ago

Underrated tip. – Priya Marsh 2mo ago

Did this hold up long term, or does it come back after a reboot? – Jonas Stein 2mo ago

Any messaging app that runs decently on a Chromebook?

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