To enable developer mode, you need to go to the list of Chromium OS devices page on, and find your specific Chromebook device in the list. This is also going to perform a data wipe / factory reset on your Chromebook, so make backups before proceeding! You’ve been warned!

Now we need to put your Chromebook into developer mode – be warned that this will make your Chomebook less secure, as developer mode disables a few security features like verified boot, and enables the root shell by default. If the crosh terminal displays x86_64, you can proceed. You need to hit CTRL + ALT + T to launch a crosh terminal, and type uname -m. Start by making sure your Chromebook is running an x86_64 chipset. Its an incredibly easy process with a simple script that does the bulk of the work for you – the only drawback is that you need to power-wash ( completely wipe / factory reset) your Chromebook, so create backups of all your important data before proceeding.

For Android app developers, ADB & Fastboot are one of the most important tools to have on your computer – and while ADB has been compatible with Chromebook for a long time, it previously required going through some hurdles and installing a third-party set of scripts named crouton, which basically allowed a Linux environment to be ran inside the Chrome OS, so that ADB could be ran from inside the Linux environment.īut with the latest Chrome OS 67 update, ADB is now officially supported from developer mode on Chromebooks with an x86_64 chip.

Install adb on chromebook