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Today, Google has an operating system for smartphones, Android, and another system, ChromeOS, for computers. For tablets, it's more complicated, since there has models that use Android, and tablet PCs that run ChromeOS. But now, Google has a new strategy: to run everything on Android. This is in any case what the sources relayed by our colleagues at Android Authority explain, in an article published this week.
And if old rumors had mentioned the possibility of a merger between Android and ChromeOS, Android Authority is talking more about a “complete migration from Chrome OS to Android”. And one of the consequences of this migration would be that Google would now like to offer laptops running Android, instead of the current Chromebooks.
Moreover, another site, Android Headlines, mentions the development by Google of a “Pixel Laptop” device.This could be positioned as a competitor to the MacBook Pro, Surface Laptop, and other high-end laptops. And our colleagues at Android Authority believe that this upcoming Pixel laptop will not use the ChromeOS operating system, but rather Android.
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For the moment, caution is advised, because this information has not been confirmed by the company. And even if Google has enormous means at its disposal, the development of an Android OS for computers remains a huge project. Google will have to adapt the interface, optimize the OS for physical keyboards and mice, convince an entire ecosystem, etc. On the other hand, Google could take inspiration from Samsung, which has managed to develop a real PC interface on Android. And it is already developing a “desktop mode” on Android, which is hidden in the developer options.
But in any case, if the company manages to “migrate” ChromeOS to Android, the result could be very interesting. Indeed, the version of Android for PCs could integrate certain features inherited from ChromeOS, which is an operating system optimized for productivity, with a real PC interface. But at the same time, this version would have the same catalog of applications and multimedia content as smartphones.
Android tablets could also benefit enormously from this project, since they would have a new interface that is more competitive compared to iPadOS.
- Google is reportedly considering migrating ChromeOS to Android, so that the latter can also be an operating system for PCs
- The company is also reportedly developing a “Pixel Laptop” that could use this version of Android for computers
- The rumor has not yet been confirmed, but the result of such a project could be very interesting
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