Google confirms plans to merge Android and ChromeOS, PCs and phones

Windows, macOS, and Linux will soon have more competition as Google plans to further develop Android for PCs and laptops.

Android's answer to Apple's Handoff is coming, and here's how it’ll work

Google is working on its own version of Apple's Handoff feature between Android phones, tablets, and PCs. Here's how it might ...
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You Got Your Phone OS in My Laptop! Here's How Android and ChromeOS Will Merge

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

Google exec sets Android OS for PCs plans in motion

Move slated to occur next year is described as ‘the boldest attempt yet to challenge the Windows-macOS duopoly.’ ...

Android to Finally Bring Cross-Device Seamless Task Continuity

Google is building Task Continuity, a native Handoff feature for Android to bridge the ecosystem gap with Apple. More details ...
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Android PCs Are Officially Coming in 2026 to Challenge Windows

In a move that could reshape the personal computing landscape, Google has officially confirmed it is bringing a unified Android operating system to PCs. The announcement, made at the Snapdragon Summit ...

Android 16 QPR2 makes the Linux Terminal way more useful with expanded file access

You can now access most of your Android phone's files from the Linux Terminal app, starting in Android 16 QPR2.
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Google's ChromeOS Will Combine With Android Next Year to Supercharge Big-Screen AI

The success of Gemini and AI on Android has inspired the major update to ChromeOS, Android chief Sameer Samat says at the ...
PCMag

Google Teases Its Android PC Project Again. Qualcomm Says 'It's Incredible'

During Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Google's Rick Osterloh discusses next steps for a desktop version of Android.