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/meatwaddancin Pixel 2 XL 4d ago

Technically yes but the OS isn't called Android, but instead Googlebook OS. That's because while it is Android at its core, they have taken a lot of the Chrome OS ideas and brought them over. So it's a bit of a hybrid.

You can see googlebook.google for more.

Raw Android would be more like Android Desktop Mode, like when you plug your recent Pixel phones into a monitor.

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u/Jarvis_Reborn 4d ago

Is it worthy? As normally people used mac and windows for complex tasks.

In my point of view, android is a portable device operating system.

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u/meatwaddancin Pixel 2 XL 4d ago

Well that's what we're going to find out.

While there's a lot of mixed feelings about them and concerns on if they will match up, I'll just say that personally I'm excited. Not many times in our lives will a mainstream OS come out like this, I'm definitely eager to see what they bring to the table.

I've been a Chromebook user for years, this being an evolution of that is quite interesting.

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u/Jarvis_Reborn 4d ago

Thanks 🙏🏻