Overview

• Rick Osterloh said Google and Qualcomm are building an Android-based platform for personal computing during Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit.
• The effort brings Google's Gemini models, Assistant, and the full Android app ecosystem to desktop-class devices.
• Qualcomm chief Cristiano Amon said he has already tested the desktop platform, signaling advanced internal development.
• Google has been steering ChromeOS onto the Android codebase as part of a plan to converge the two into one platform.
• An Android desktop mode with a taskbar and freely resizable windows is in developer settings on Pixel devices, but Google has not announced a release date.