Overview
- At Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Google’s Rick Osterloh said a shared technical foundation is being built to run Android on PCs and desktop systems.
- Google plans to embed its AI stack, including Gemini and the Assistant, alongside core Google apps as part of the PC experience.
- Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said he has already seen the desktop platform in action, indicating tangible progress.
- The effort builds on years of Android–ChromeOS convergence and Android’s evolving desktop features such as windowing, taskbar support and external-display readiness.
- Some reports suggest a 2026 timeframe for an initial Android-for-PC variant, though Google has not confirmed dates or shown broad public prototypes.