In the year 2016, Google started working on a new operating system named Fuchsia. Google has not yet officially announced the Fuchsia OS as it is still a project under construction. According to the new reports from Chrome Unboxed, Google has released the documentation to install the Fuchsia OS on Pixelbook. As Fuchsia OS is…
In the year 2016, Google started working on a new operating system named Fuchsia. Google has not yet officially announced the Fuchsia OS as it is still a project under construction. According to the new reports from Chrome Unboxed, Google has released the documentation to install the Fuchsia OS on Pixelbook. As Fuchsia OS is still in early stages of development, it requires two machines to install the OS on the Pixelbook. The testing of Fuchsia OS was first targeted on wearables and Internet of Things; it was further expanded to Acer’s Switch Alpha 12 Chromebooks, and Intel NUC kits.
Unlike Android and Chrome OS, that are based on Linux kernel, the Fuchsia OS is built on Google’s Zircon Microkernel. Some people are speculating that the Fuchsia OS is the successor to the Andromeda project. FYI, Andromeda project was basically a merger of Android and Chrome OS on a Pixelbook. Unfortunately, the Andromeda project never kicked off for unknown reasons. Instead, Google later announced support for Android applications on Chrome OS. It is still unclear why Google is developing the new OS, and which devices it is targeted for, but it could be a start to something big. If the Fuchsia OS is actually the successor to the Andromeda, then laptops and PC market is Google’s next targeted market.
Currently, Google’s Chromebooks are trending in the United States and almost all the major laptop manufacturers are releasing new laptops based on Chrome OS, but in other countries, the Chromebooks look like a failure. Especially, in India, people are least interested in Chromebooks due to less productivity, limited application support, and less popularity. Lately, Google has also been in the news for their two new smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, which are bugged with tons of issues in both, hardware and software departments.
