When images of Google's Aluminum operating system leaked online, Android users jumped for joy at the possibility of combining ChromeOS and Android into a single operating system. While Google has kept ...

A Google bug report has given us a good look at Aluminium OS, which is meant to replace Chrome OS. The bug report contains two screen recordings showing off the system UI and split-screen multitasking ...

Android 17 Beta 2 starts implementing support for restricting how Thunderbolt or USB4 devices access system memory. Just like on Chrome OS, that access could be limited by default, and require users ...

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. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, ...

Could Google’s next operating system finally break the Windows-macOS duopoly? The company’s newly revealed “Aluminium OS”suggests it’s aiming to do exactly that-by fusing ChromeOS and Android into a ...

Google ramped up its I/O 2026 teaser engine by posting its official sessions list, detailing upcoming events for Android 17, ...

When we talk about ChromeOS being re-baselined to the Android kernel—known internally as Project "Aluminium"—the conversation ...

If you’ve been following our coverage of Project Aluminium (Google’s ambitious plan to re-baseline ChromeOS on a ...

Chromebooks are in a sorry state, but it highlights a wider problem. Just what is the future of Chrome OS – and is it still Android?

In a nutshell: Google introduced its Chromebook systems in 2011. Powered by ChromeOS, the machines initially gained popularity in niche markets such as education. The cloud-based proprietary operating ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...