What is Aluminum OS? What we know about Google's Android desktop operating system.

Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename ...

Android 17 will soon tell you whether your OS is legit

Google is fighting against cybercriminals by introducing OS verification to Android 17, telling you whether your phone's OS ...
CNET

You Got Your Phone OS in My Laptop! Here's How Android and ChromeOS Will Merge

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, ...

Android Show 2026: all the news and announcements

The highlight of this year’s Android Show was Googlebooks, a new line of laptops running Android. They can cast apps from ...
Android Authority

Unpopular opinion: Google shouldn’t build Aluminum OS

The Android side of the internet is abuzz with rumors around Google’s Aluminum OS, which is expected to replace ChromeOS on low-power laptops. That sounds like an incredible idea since Google hasn’t ...
Android Police

Android 17 is becoming the ultimate minimalist OS — if you know which toggles to hit

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...