Google has announced the upgrade of ChromeOS by incorporating the Android elements. This transformation hints at a future where everyone will be able to use AI-enhanced tools. With this development, the company aims to improve the desktop OS capabilities.
According to the company, significant parts of ChromeOS will incorporate the Android stack. With this advancement, Google’s mission is to bring AI features to ChromeOS at a faster rate.
The tech giant announced that it will adopt elements such as the Android Linux kernel and Android frameworks as foundational components of ChromeOS. The best part is that framework codebases don’t need to change but are equipped with new features, including AI tools.
Google further explains in a detailed blog that the company not only focuses on adding AI features, but the addition also helps simplify engineering efforts and makes other devices like cell phones and other accessories work efficiently with Chromebooks.
These recent announcements about new features powered by Google AI and Gemini make Chromebooks so powerful and efficient that they provide powerful tools to assist more people with everyday tasks.
The blog post says that the integration of Android frameworks and Android Linux kernel into the ChromeOS foundation ensures the continuous delivery of AI features to a large number of users quickly.
With all such developments, Google says that the company will not compromise on the security, its appearance and feel, and the previous management that ChromeOS offers and that its users, enterprises, and schools remarkably love.
However, these developments aren’t done now, and that’s why the updated version hasn’t been ready for users for some time. Once they complete it, Google will make smooth changes in the updated versions.
However, ChromeOS will continue to receive regular software updates and new innovations. This collaboration between the Chrome and Android teams is not new; they have previously worked together to enable Android apps to run on Chrome OS and Chromebooks and to integrate Android’s Bluetooth technology into ChromeOS.
Right now, Chromebook Plus users benefit as they already enjoy Write with Me, Gemini Premium, and many other AI features free of cost. However, these are only for Chromebook Plus. Still, standard Chromebooks are also able to enjoy some good advanced AI features like a focus mode with “do not disturb” functionality and AI-powered hands-free control that uses face and gesture tracking for functioning.