Google is taking another step toward unifying its ecosystem by merging Android and ChromeOS. Sameer Samat, the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, confirmed this shift in an interview with TechRadar.
Samat was curious how the publication's Lance Ulanoff manages things across several Apple devices, namely a MacBook, iPhone and Apple Watch. "I asked because we’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they’re getting done," Samat said.
It's a logical move for Google to make devices running on its operating systems (including third-party products) work more cohesively together, in a similar fashion to how Apple products function in harmony. It may have made more sense for Google to have ChromeOS and Android unified from the jump, but it's better late than never. We'll likely see more of this shift toward a unified platform in the coming months when Android XR devices start arriving.
We've seen Google planting the seeds for this transition for some time. Last year, Google said that it would start basing ChromeOS more on the same tech that powers Android. In addition, ChromeOS has long been able to run Android apps, many of which also have desktop modes. Android 16 also has a Samsung DeX-style desktop interface.
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