KitKat 4.4x - Fullscreen Chrome - Android General

Hey Folks,
I have been tasked with running Chrome out of KitKat in fullscreen mode. i.e. auto start kiosk mode. I would have initially went with a WebView app but WebView in KitKat doesn't support WebRTC and the web app needs this function so I am stuck with the Chrome Browser.
I need to figure out the latest version of Chrome that will run on KitKat. Can I just pull an APK from another installation?
Thank you
Conor

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Hey i fell on this thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...t/app-chromium-m56-optimized-tegra-2-t3550210
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Hey i fell on this thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...t/app-chromium-m56-optimized-tegra-2-t3550210
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Hope that helps.
Cheers.
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Do you happen to have the apk from that thread? The link there appears to be broken.
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