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- Google’s mysterious Fuchsia operating system might one day replace Android on smartphones and run on other devices, including laptops, tablets, and smart home gadgets.
- While Google hasn’t revealed too many details about the new OS, a discovery indicates the company continues to develop the new software.
- Google Fuchsia has received Bluetooth certification, which is a crucial step for new products before they’re launched.
We’ve been talking about Fuchsia for years. It started with rumors detailing the universal operating system that a Google team was supposedly working on. The OS would replace Android and Chrome and would work on all sorts of devices, not just smartphones, tablets, and form factors. Fuchsia isn’t based on Linux like its predecessors, those rumors said. The OS would allow Google to issue timely updates to all the devices running it, it would offer better built-in privacy, and would run all the existing Android apps. Google also started laying out the foundation for app development for Fuchsia, revealing an SDK that lets developers code once and then deploy their apps across various platforms. The transition from Android to Fuchsia should be seamless, allowing users to easily upgrade devices without worrying about lost data and app incompatibility.
That’s what the Fuchsia mythology told us, at least. In reality, Google said little about Fuchsia publicly, and when it did, it hinted that the first Fuchsia devices might not be what we expect them to be. Rather than smartphones and tablets running Fuchsia out of the box instead of Android, we might get other smart home devices to test Fuchsia before the OS makes the jump to gadgets with screens. While we have no idea when Fuchsia products will start rolling out, the operating system did reach an important milestone. Fuchsia has gone through the official Bluetooth SIG regulator, which approves operating systems and devices that make use of Bluetooth before they’re available to consumers.
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Google’s mysterious OS that might replace Android just reached a new milestone originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 13 Aug 2020 at 06:50:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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