Debugging on a Chrome OS device

While developing an application for Chrome OS, you may find issues that you need to debug on a Chrome OS device. You can use the Unity ProfilerA window that helps you to optimize your game. It shows how much time is spent in the various areas of your game. For example, it can report the percentage of time spent rendering, animating, or in your game logic. More info
See in Glossary and Managed Debuggers to profile and debug applications respectively on Chrome OS devices.

Chrome OS has networkingThe Unity system that enables multiplayer gaming across a computer network. More info
See in Glossary restrictions which mean the Unity Profiler and Managed Debuggers can’t automatically connect to Chrome OS devices wireless or through USB connections. Instead, manually connect to the device wirelessly using its IP address. To do this:

• For the Profiler, refer to Profiling your application.
• For Managed Debuggers, refer to Android Debug Bridge for Chrome OS devices.

Android Debug Bridge for Chrome OS devices

To wirelessly connect ADBAn Android Debug Bridge (ADB). You can use an ADB to deploy an Android package (APK) manually after building. More info
See in Glossary to a Chrome OS device:

1. Enable ADB on the device. For information on how to do this, refer to Enable ADB debugging.
2. Find the IP address of the device. For information on how to do this, refer to Connect to ADB over a network.
3. In Unity, open Android Build settings.
4. In the Build settings window, select the Run Device drop-down and then select the <Enter IP> option.
5. In the window that opens, enter the IP address and port number of the device and select Add. If the device’s port number is 5555, you don’t need to enter it. After Unity successfully connects to the device, it selects the device as the Run Device.

Notes:

• If your device or host machine goes to sleep or loses network connectivity you may need to reconnect.
• For native debugging, you need to enable Developer Mode on your Chromebook and connect your device using Wi-Fi.