Google explains why Googlebook uses web apps for some services

Google has responded to user complaints that Gmail, Docs and YouTube run as web apps rather than Android apps on Googlebook laptops. The company says the full-featured desktop web versions are the best fit for laptops, while Android apps are used where they make more sense.

• Googlebook is an Android-based platform, but some services run as web apps
• Gmail, Docs, Sheets and YouTube use desktop web versions, not Android apps
• Google says the web versions have been optimized for browsers for over 20 years
• Users on Reddit complained they bought Googlebook expecting Android apps