Can I get Chrome?

[koam]

I have an original EVO 4G (hardware version 0003; model PC36100). It's no longer on Sprint...I have a newer EVO 4G LTE as my phone.

The EVO 4G has Android 2.3.5.

I'd like to use it as a WiFi device. It just has the basic "Internet" browser.

Google Play Store says that Chrome isn't compatible with this device. I'd like to add some more modern apps like Chrome. Short of rooting, what can I do?

If I were to root it, what would be a new root that would work with this hardware and not slow it down? Would I be able to factory restore it afterward if I didn't like the root? (I've never rooted).

 

[anon(847090)]

since you 'd like to use it as a WiFi device. flash custom rom(latest Android) and enjoy chrome

 

[koam]

thank you. Will this old hardware handle the latest Android? (I'm thinking of PCs where a new version of Windows may not work well on an old computer).