However, those with hyper specific use cases and a little knowledge can try ARChon and Bliss. Any gaming emulator works as a productivity emulator to an extent. This isn’t nearly as common because Chromebooks are cheaper and better for using Android apps on something other than a phone and most productivity tools are cross-platform.
Of course, this is no problem for developers that already have all the necessary software on their machines. The only drawback for non-developers, is that it comes with an installation of the space-hungry Android Studio and Android Software Development Kit (SDK). Fortunately, Android Studio comes with the “Android Virtual Device” (AVD) which blows all other emulators out of the water in terms of performance and functionality. Android app and game developers like to test apps and games on as many devices a possible before launch.
The second most common use case is development.