Back in June, Google announced ChromeOS would adopt “portions of the Android stack.” A report today says Google is “working on fully migrating Chrome OS over to Android.”
From the announcement earlier this year, Google said ChromeOS will be using the Android Linux kernel and Android frameworks. One example of this is ChromeOS using Android’s Bluetooth stack.
In terms of why, Google said this will “accelerate the pace of AI innovation at the core of ChromeOS, simplify engineering efforts, and help different devices like phones and accessories work better together with Chromebooks.”
Today’s Android Authority report would suggest that Google, at some point, decided to take things a step further. “Fully migrating” implies that the end user ChromeOS experience (desktop, launcher, etc.) will be changing
https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-os-becoming-android-3500661/
According to AA, Google “wants future ‘Chromebooks’ to ship with the Android OS in the future.” How Google ultimately markets these changes remains to be seen.
Today’s piece also spends a lot of time framing this move as Google wanting an iPad competitor
