

If you do not see the Google Play Store app at all, then your Chromebook may not support Android apps or it may be a managed Chromebook that has access to Google Play removed. If desired, you can pin the Sphero Edu app to your task bar shelf for easy access. You will then be able to access the Sphero Edu app from the app launcher. Then click on the "Install" button to install the app.

Look for this icon on your desktop shelf or via the Chrome OS app launcher:Īfter opening the Google Play Store, type "Sphero Edu" into the search bar to find the Sphero Edu app listing. You now get the Sphero Edu app on Chromebooks through the Google Play Store. Q: How Do I Get the Android Sphero Edu App on My Chromebook?

Please review the documentation below to better understand how to access the Android Sphero Edu app and if it is supported on your Chromebook model. Most Chromebook models have supported Android apps for a number of years, starting back in 2016. The Sphero Edu app is no longer available for download from the Chrome Web Store.

Users are only be able to download the Android app on their Chromebook computers. Verifying your Child's Sphero Edu Accountĭownloading Sphero Edu on Microsoft DevicesĬhanging Text-To-Speech Settings for The "Speak" BlockĪs of June 2, 2022, we have removed the Sphero Edu app listing on the Chrome Web Store. Google Sign-In Changes for the macOS and Windows Versions of Sphero Edu (Legacy Issue) Sphero Edu and Location Services for Android and Chromebooks Update: Sphero Compatibility with Chrome OSĬhanging support for Android 5, 6, and 7 in February, 2022Ĭhanges to Community Programs in May 2022 Sphero is selling it in 15-pack boxes, though, in case you need that many for a classroom, for an art installation or if you just really, really like playing with Sphero's robots.Changing Support for iOS 10 and 11 with Sphero Edu 6.3.0Ĭhanging support for iOS 9 in the Fall of 2020 The kit, which you'll see in retail stores starting today, includes the Bolt itself and its charging cradle, along with a few stickers and the compass add-on. With a price tag of $150, the Bolt has features the much cheaper Mini doesn't have: it's waterproof and has a 100-foot Bluetooth range. Finally, it can last for two hours per charge instead of just one. The Bolt kit even includes an add-on with cardinal directions, so you can use it as an actual compass. In addition, the company's newest robotic ball now has a magnetometer (or simply put, a compass) that will make orienting the device a lot easier when you want to control it manually. Want to see the robot spin wildly if you put it under a spotlight? Just use the Edu app to program that behavior. Sphero also equipped the Bolt with an ambient lighting sensor you can use for your arsenal of tricks. A couple of Bolts displaying Pac-Man ghosts, instance, can follow or evade the one displaying Pac-Man anywhere it is. It features 360-degree infrared communication, so several devices can talk to each other no matter what their positions are. The Sphero Bolt will look like the SPRK+ at first until its 8x8 LED Matrix starts moving and displaying data, directions or animations programmed using the Sphero Edu app for iOS, Android, Kindle, Mac, Windows and Chrome. Sphero has a new robotic ball, and it's noticeably livelier and more colorful than its older models.
