If you need access to Android apps, there's a workaround called Waydroid. Waydroid allows you to run Android apps within Ubuntu Touch, but it's far from perfect.

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But for developers, the ability to run Linux tooling, command line utilities, and apps like Android Studio could be a game-changer, especially as Chrome OS grows more Android-based over time.