Overview

• Sameer Samat, Google’s Android ecosystem president, publicly affirmed that ChromeOS’s interface and management layer will run atop Android’s kernel and frameworks.
• The initiative builds on work since June 2024 and forms part of a multi-year effort to streamline development across laptops, phones and tablets.
• Google has not set a release date and is currently evaluating hardware requirements and Android app compatibility for entry-level Chromebooks.
• The unified codebase is intended to boost performance and accelerate AI capabilities such as desktop mode, enhanced Linux support and native Android app performance on Chromebooks.
• Google insists it will maintain ChromeOS’s security architecture, multi-user support and enterprise-grade management tools throughout the transition.