Could ChromeOS eventually run on your Android phone? Googles demo of exactly that is an exciting hint for the future

Date:
Wed, 15 May 2024 16:09:44 +0000

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Google has held a secret demo showcasing ChromeOS running on an Android device, hinting at potential future plans.

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A recent report has revealed that Google held a private demonstration that showed off a tailored version of ChromeOS, its operating system (OS) for Chromebooks , running on an Android device. Of course, Android is the operating system for Google's smartphones and tablets, while ChromeOS was developed for its line of Chromebook laptops and Chromebox desktop computers.

Unnamed sources spoke with Android Authority and shared that Google hosted a demo of a specially built Chromium OS (an open source version of ChromeOS hosted and developed by Google), given the codename ferrochrome, showing this off to other companies.

The custom build was run in a virtual machine (think of this as a digital emulation of a device) on a Pixel 8 , and while this Android smartphone was used as the hardware, its screen wasn't. The OS was projected to an external display, made possible by a recent development for the Pixel 8 that enables
it to connect to an external display.

A recent report has revealed that Google held a private demonstration that showed off a tailored version of ChromeOS, its operating system for es it possible to run a secure and private execution environment for highly sensitive code. The AVF was developed for other purposes, but this demonstration showed that it could also be used to run other operating systems. (Image credit: Future / James ide) What this means for Android
users, for now

This demonstration is evidence that Google has the capability to run ChromeOS in Android, but there's no word, or remote hint, even, from Google that it
has any plans to merge these two platforms. It also doesn't mean that the average Android device user will be able to swap over to ChromeOS, or that Google is planning to ship a version of its Pixel devices with ChromeOS either.

In short, dont read much into this yet, but its significant that this can be done, and possibly telling that Google is toying with the idea in some way.

As time has gone on, Google has developed Android and ChromeOS to be more synergistic, notably giving ChromeOS the capability to run Android apps natively. In the past, you may recall Google even attempted to make a hybrid of Android and ChromeOS, with the codename Andromeda . However, work on that was shelved as the two operating systems were already seeing substantial success separately.

To put these claims to the test, Android Authority created its own
ferrochrome custom ChromeOS that it was able to run using a virtual machine
on a Pixel 7 Pro , confirming that it's possible and providing a video of
this feat.

For now, then, we can only wait and see if Google is going to explore this
any further. But its already interesting to see Android Authority demonstrate this is possible, and that the tools to do this already exist if developers want to attempt it themselves. Virtualization is a popular method to run software originally built for another platform, and many modern phones have the hardware specs to facilitate it. It could also be a pathway for Google to improve the desktop mode for the upcoming Android 15 , as apparently, the version seen in beta has some way to go. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... New ChromeOS update for Chromebooks makes it feel more like Android Leak suggests Android and ChromeOS to receive deeper device integration Chrome OS is getting one of your favorite Android features



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