You can go to (or to try out the iOS 14-styled version) or tv. and sign in to start listening and watching. You’ll just need to access them on the web.
While Apple doesn’t have a way to use News+ and Arcade outside on a PC yet, you can keep your Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscriptions and still enjoy them on your Chromebook.
Just because you’re not using a Mac doesn’t mean you need to give up your beloved Apple Services. You can put iCloud and Apple Music on your Chromebook. You’ll get an application switcher, real-time search, and customizable keyboard, all without ever taking your fingers off the keyboard.
Mac veterans all know how great Startly’s QuicKeys was for Mac OS X, and QuicKey for Chrome is a little piece of that nostalgia. With the right theme Chrome can look just like it would on a Macbook. It’s different on PCs and if your Chromebook is using “natural” scrolling, you can switch it the Mac way by enabling Reverse scrolling in the trackpad settings. Ever since MacOS X Lion, Apple has switching scrolling to match iOS-swipe up and the content on the page moves in the same direction. There are lots of differences between PCs and Macs, but the biggest is trackpad scrolling. You can get access to most of your iCloud stuff on your Chromebook.
And if you want it available at a click, just follow the instructions above for adding a website to your Dock. It’s not quite as seamless as it is on a Mac-you’ll need to repeatedly log in and regularly verify your 2FA credentials-but it’s certainly better than not having it. By logging into through a browser, you’ll get access to Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Notes, Reminders, and iCloud Drive, as well as Pages, Numbers, Keynote and the Find My apps. But that doesn’t mean your iCloud account is locked out of your Chromebook. If you’re looking for an extension or Play Store app that lets you access your iCloud account, you’re not going to find one. Just head over to the Device setting and click the Keyboard tab to swap the Alt and Ctrl keys and bring back some semblance of normalcy. But while you won’t be able to get the Bowen knot on your keyboard, you can remap your keys so your fingers think it’s there. They might not have a Windows key, but Chromebook keyboards are decidedly PC-like, with Alt and Ctrl keys instead of Command and Option. Then rename it to whatever you want and check the “Open as window” box if you want it to look like an app rather than a tab in Chrome. Tick mark the Open as window option if you prefer to always open the shortcut in a separate window. Give the shortcut a custom name, if you want. Click on More Tools and select Create Shortcut. Tap the 3-vertical dots at the top-right to open the menu. When you’re in Chrome and find a site you want to regularly return to (like iCloud below), head over to the menu in the top right and select Create shortcut. Visit the website or certain webpage in Chrome browser.