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Google Confirms Merger of Chrome OS and Android Into One Platform

Google is now testing desktop-oriented Android features to prepare for a unified operating system across laptops, tablets and phones.

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Google appears to be testing Android’s desktop mode, including windowing tools and Linux terminal support.
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Overview

  • Sameer Samat, president of Google’s Android ecosystem, officially announced that Chrome OS and Android will be combined into a single platform.
  • The unification builds on prior efforts from early 2024 to integrate Android’s Linux kernel and broader stack into Chrome OS under Project Floss.
  • Active tests include Android’s desktop mode with multi-window windowing tools, enhanced external display handling and a Linux terminal.
  • A single codebase aims to streamline engineering, accelerate Gemini-powered AI feature deployment and broaden the app ecosystem for all device types.
  • Google has not set a public launch date and cautions that the phased rollout of the unified OS may extend over several years.