I cant find my apps

[Jack Catalano]

On my tablet, I downloaded apps from the google play store. Now, I have a laptop but I'd like to know where I could find these apps on my laptop. Some of the apps I downloaded even say "installed" when I go to the google play store on my laptop. Can you please help?

[Mark.]

I'm sure I'll be corrected if wrong (I'm not big on the Android OS) but Google Play Store apps only works on Android devices.
So unless the laptop has an Android OS, I believe you can't install them.

[DaveLembke]

Mark is correct... however if you want to run an emulator, I use Andyroid which allows you to connect to the google play store and install apps to PC to run in the emulator. The emulator works awesome for everything that I have wanted to run for android apps on my Windows 7 64-bit system with 4GB RAM and 8 year old Quadcore Athlon II x4 620 2600Mhz with Nvidia Geforce GT 730 128-bit with 2GB RAM. The emulator is lightweight and would probably run fine on any Windows 7 or newer OS computer. https://www.andyroid.net/

[Jack Catalano]

My laptop is an HP. Would they work if I open it in google chrome?

[patio]

Chrome is just a browser...likely no...

[Jack Catalano]

So, how do I use the apps on my laptop? Do I have to reinstall the apps using another store? Not Google Play, but what about ITunes?

[BC_Programmer]

The apps aren't available. You can't install them. You can't use them. You will need to find alternatives.

They show as "installed" because they are installed to a device linked to your google account. I see "installed" next to stuff installed on my Smartphone for example.

[Allan]

What BCP is telling you is that the apps are not intended to install or run under Windows. They are for Android or IOS systems.

[Jack Catalano]

Ok. But how do I find apps on a laptop. What website can I use. In other words, on my tablet, I went to the google play store for apps. What or where do I go for my laptop?

[Mark.]

if the laptop has Windows 8, 8.1 or 10, the equivalent app store is the Windows Store.
if you have one of those Operating Systems, then you will see an icon called Store, or hit the Start button and simply type in Store and it'll find it for you.


otherwise you'll need to do what everyone has done before these 'app stores' existed - Google search for a program that satisfies your needs - old school style. 

[Jack Catalano]

Its a Windows 10 Notebook so the apps would be available at the windows store?

[Mark.]

yes and no.

it all depends on what apps you are after.


Programs, or software, like Office, anti-virus, Photoshop, that sort of thing, you'll still only get from retail, or their equivalent online, website (or store if you like).


Google Play Store, Apple App Store and those sort of locations are typically for little, fun, 'utilities' (or apps) type of things, lightweight games is a good example.
if you are chasing for example, something to "how do I convert my AVI movies into MP4 files?" then these app stores are not what you should be looking at.


the whole 'app' term is loosely thrown around these days when referring to programs or software.

[Jack Catalano]

So, if I wanted to download the WatchESPN app, CBS Sports App, Netflix, where would I go to download those apps?

[Mark.]

for your Notebook, you'll either have to see if those examples have an app in the Windows Store (I know Netflix does) or you'll have to go to their respective website, like www.espn.com/watch


all those apps you gave as examples are simply another way to go to the companies website and have the content streamed in a mobile friendly format.
when using a PC (or notebook, laptop) just go to the website.


and either way, you'll still need to subscribe to their service in order to watch it, like Netflix.

[JackCatalano]

Ok, now I downloaded google chrome and using that for a web browser. Now, if I am on the internet using google chrome, would I be able to use the apps that I downloaded from my tablet?