Aluminium OS will be Google's take on Android for PC

"It specifically describes Aluminium as "Android-based," and says the company is looking at entry-level, mass market, and premium hardware for the OS. It doesn't sound like ChromeOS will be going away entirely though, at least not at first. According to the listing, the team will be responsible for creating "a portfolio of ChromeOS and Aluminium Operating System" devices across various form factors ("laptops, detachables, tablets, and boxes") and price points."

"The name is noteworthy too, if only for using the British spelling, ending in "-ium." That might just be a nod to Chromium, the open-source code that underlies ChromeOS. Google has been considering bringing some form of Android to PCs for over a decade, but has begun talking about the prospect more seriously in recent years. Android Authority reported that new plans were in the works last year,"

Google is developing Aluminium OS (ALOS), an Android-based operating system built with artificial intelligence at the core. A job listing names Aluminium and describes targets across entry-level, mass-market, and premium hardware. The company plans a portfolio of ChromeOS and Aluminium devices across laptops, detachables, tablets, and boxes while preparing a transition strategy to move Google from ChromeOS to Aluminium. ChromeOS will not be retired immediately but may be phased out over time. The Aluminium name uses British spelling, possibly as a nod to Chromium, the open-source project underlying ChromeOS. Plans foresee a unified platform combining Android and ChromeOS.

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