INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
We expected to see Google announce Google Andromeda, a fusion of its Android and Chrome operating systems, back in October 2017.Sadly,
October came and went with no such announcement
Sure, there are Chromebooks like the Pixelbook that can run Android apps through the Google Play store, but Andromeda, referred internally
and laptops.Whether it supports the full-fat version of Google Docs, fully utilizing Google Drive or finding your favorite app on the Google
Until then, you can try it out for yourself if you have a spare bootable USB stick lying around.Cut to the chaseWhat is it An
Android-meets-Chrome, multi-device operating systemWhen is it out An early form is available on the Google Pixelbook nowWhat will it cost
Likely nothing, as is with Android and ChromeA Google Pixelbook running an early version of Fuchsia OS (Image Credit: Ars Technica)What is
Google FuchsiaAgain, Google Fuchsia is a hybrid OS that is still very much in development
than the laptop one, but ArsTechnica was recently able to get Fuchsia running on a Google Pixelbook in an awfully early state
classically Microsoft-inspired move
constantly, adding an extra layer of security and eliminating situations in which apps are rendered incompatible with OS updates.Whether
The result is an interface with more depth to its look than traditionally flat OS products.Google Fuchsia as it appears on a smartphone
can place multiple apps into a single card
This orients the user around tasks at hand rather than apps
Those apps are expected to look the same across different devices because of a new cross-platform mobile app development framework,
developed by Google, known as Flutter.Beyond that, Google Fuchsia revolves around Google Assistant more deeply accessing and working with
your apps and information to provide even more actions and insights
by Google Assistant on Fuchsia
best cross-device OS to date
Google is choosing to put its most crucial resources.This should help frame our expectations for when we should expect to see Fuchsia on
shelf-ready devices: most likely not before 2019
Windows and macOSFrom what we're hearing, Fuchsia seems to be Google's response to Microsoft and Apple's united platforms with one of its
it, Fuchsia is going to accomplish much of what Microsoft and Apple already have in Windows 10 and iOS-to-macOS Sierra Continuity,
respectively, but in a very Google way
which it would tout as better than Microsoft and Apple's, and an interface that changes based on the device from which it's accessed.Will
much solid foundation not to build on top of them
Just look at the Material design language found throughout these early builds of either version of Fuchsia.The end result, likely to be seen
in a preview form later this year and in purchasable devices in 2019, will be just one platform for Google to worry about
With Fuchsia, Google will be able to push new updates and features to all versions at once, simplifying support as well as user
understanding.With that, Google will become that much more formidable a foe to Microsoft and Apple, and that much appealing an option to
Android and Chromebook users all over
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