Overview

• On stage at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Google confirmed it is merging ChromeOS and Android into a single Android-based platform for PCs.
• Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said he has seen an early version and called it “incredible,” describing it as delivering mobile–PC convergence.
• Google plans to bring Gemini models, Google Assistant, and the broader Android app ecosystem natively to PCs, moving beyond ChromeOS’s virtual machine approach.
• The collaboration points to early devices running on Qualcomm’s ARM-based Snapdragon PC chips, with executives signaling a rollout targeted for next year.
• Key details such as product names, specifications, broad availability, and developer compatibility strategies remain undisclosed, with analysts noting Windows’ dominance and open questions around high‑performance apps and gaming.