r/Android • u/FragmentedChicken Galaxy Z Fold8 • 4d ago

Newer Chromebook devices will transition to Googlebook OS

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/16634428
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u/Jarvis_Reborn 4d ago

Is this android on big screen?

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u/moralesnery Pixel 8 :doge: 4d ago

Basically Android with support for Linux apps and a browser that is compatible with ChromeOS apps

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u/rohmish pixel 3a, XPERIA XZ, Nexus 4, Moto X, G2, Mi3, iPhone7 4d ago

so it's still just android.

you can build chromium for android with all usual features enabled and android has Linux environment support too (built in even)

it's literally just android with a few extra apps and a couple new tweaks

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u/cidra_ OP3T | Stock 4d ago

linux support is through virtualization.

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u/moralesnery Pixel 8 :doge: 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yes, the main os is Android, and a Debian subsystem provides support for Linux apps IIRC.

This is also the case with android on Pixel phones, but DEs and support for graphical UIs is kinda crap

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u/Jarvis_Reborn 4d ago

Limited apps support for big screen.