Accessing Chrome browser-based apps
In the early days of Google’s cloud apps, when Google Workspace was still called G Suite, Google users relied primarily on the use of Chrome apps. A Chrome app differs from the Google apps we’ve been discussing thus far because of how it is deployed and accessed. Chrome apps, as the name implies, rely on the Chrome web browser in order to function. Chrome apps are essentially add-ons to Google Chrome, which allow additional features and functionality to be incorporated into the web browser.
A few good examples of Chrome apps are the Kindle Cloud Reader and Chrome Remote Desktop. Although these apps function like standalone applications because they are partially installed on your computer or mobile device, they, in fact, require the Chrome web browser to be installed on the system as well in order to run. No Chrome browser, no Chrome app. It’s as simple as that. Google apps, on the other hand, are fully web-hosted services...