We first heard back in November that Google could merge Chrome OS into Android. Now, an executive has publicly confirmed plans for a merger.
  • A Google executive has reportedly confirmed that the company will combine Chrome OS and Android into a single platform.
  • This news comes after we reported in November that Chrome OS will be merged into Android.
  • This also follows Android 16’s release, which brings several desktop-themed features to the platform.
  • LordCrom@lemmy.world
    2·
    16 hours ago

    Can’t wait to see what security features this will come with by default.

    honestly, how many people use large displays attached to a phone. I think I connected mine to a TV once to watch a movie with friends.

    • amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      42·
      1 day ago

      they didn’t announce they’re stopping AOSP, only that Chrome OS is getting merged into it. unless you have conflicting sources?

      • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
        142·
        19 hours ago

        Because Google is expert at making open source stuff become increasingly out of touch with their mainline, closed source releases, while remaining nominally open-source.

        AOSP itself used to be 80% open-source Android, and 20% Google’s proprietary shit on top of it made it Google’s Android. Then slowly, over the years, Google quietly moved the open source stuff into their proprietary stack - or rather, they let the open source versions become stale and innovated only in their proprietary versions. As a result, AOSP is a shadow of its former self, and on the verge of becoming irrelevant in a world where apps all but require Google’s stack to function.

        They did that totally on purpose: the early days of open Android ensured its success, and now that the market is solidly entrenched, they’re closing it and pushing the open players out.

        The same will happen with this ChromiumOS-AOSP frankenmonster (I’m assuming they meant ChromiumOS will be merged into AOSP, not ChromeOS, obviously…): it’ll be nominally open-source but practically unusable, or at least undesriable to use. And since both will be merged, Google will be able to deprecate both at the same time with no escape path for either of the former halves for the open-source players.

        Google never does anything that doesn’t serve their best interests. And at this point, usable, open AOSP or ChromiumOS ecosystems are not in their best interests.

        • amino@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          5·
          19 hours ago

          I’m not denying anything that you outlined and also share your concerns about Google exploiting the FOSS community.

          GrapheneOS seems to be able to side-step Google’s fuckery while also having an Android OS that keeps Android’s most important functions usable.

          I guess we’ll see over time if the projects that don’t have the funding that GOS has will be able to keep up with an increasingly hostile AOSP.

  • Trimatrix@lemmy.world
    19·
    1 day ago

    So basically the thing fans have been wanting them to do for about a decade now that Samsung tried doing with Dex. I recall in the mid 2010s people were speculating the super secret project “Fuchsia” was them combining the two. Only to learn it was their embedded OS for IOT things.

  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 day ago

    Google’s plan to merge Chrome OS into Android also comes as Android itself gains several features for large displays. These additions include a proper desktop mode, desktop windowing, improved external display management features, and improved app adaptability.