Answers.Body: <p>NXTs require a special USB driver, which is only available for Windows and Mac, so programming NXTs with official LEGO software will only work with those platforms. (EV3's use a generic USB HID driver.)</p>
  
  <p>Furthermore, using NXTs via Bluetooth is not supported in any of the official LEGO EV3 software products.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I teach two LEGO robotics classes in middle school and in one of my classes I am using EV3 and in the other NXT.  I was able to have these classes because of the Chromebook app, but the problem I am having is the EV3 Chromebook app is not recognizing the NXT's.  Everywhere I read said they were compatible.  Is there something I am missing?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Do you have references/links for "everywhere I read". I have not seen anything that says NXT is compatible with the chromebook software.
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Comments.Text: Sorry, I was referring to the EV3 programing on our PC's before it was released on chromebooks.  It was my assumption that the EV3 Chromebook app would also be compatible.
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Title: LEGO EV3 on Chromebooks not recognizing NXT bricks
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ThreadText: # LEGO EV3 on Chromebooks not recognizing NXT bricks
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-02)
  
  I teach two LEGO robotics classes in middle school and in one of my classes I am using EV3 and in the other NXT. I was able to have these classes because of the Chromebook app, but the problem I am having is the EV3 Chromebook app is not recognizing the NXT's. Everywhere I read said they were compatible. Is there something I am missing?
  
  **Tags:** ev3, mindstorms, nxt
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Do you have references/links for "everywhere I read". I have not seen anything that says NXT is compatible with the chromebook software.  
  > **username_0**: Sorry, I was referring to the EV3 programing on our PC's before it was released on chromebooks.  It was my assumption that the EV3 Chromebook app would also be compatible.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-03. Score: 1
  
  NXTs require a special USB driver, which is only available for Windows and Mac, so programming NXTs with official LEGO software will only work with those platforms. (EV3's use a generic USB HID driver.)
  
  Furthermore, using NXTs via Bluetooth is not supported in any of the official LEGO EV3 software products.
  
  
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