Andromeda inbound? Google's long-rumored Android/Chrome OS merger may debut Oct 4

From PC World: Google’s much-anticipated hardware event on October 4 may have more in store than some new Pixel phones and Google Home pricing. A report from Android Police speculates that Google will use the moment to unveil its highly rumored merger of Chrome OS and Android into one hybrid operating system.

The whole mess started over the weekend when Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer tweeted that October 4, 2016 would be as historic as the original roll out of Android on September 23, 2008. Android Police believes Lockheimer’s tweet is hinting at the mash-up project, which AP says is called Andromeda internally.

Additionally, 9to5 Google has discovered code in the Android Open Source Project for Android 7.0 that directly references "Andromeda devices."

The latest rumors of an Android-Chrome OS merger began in October 2015. At the time, The Wall Street Journal reported that Google would launch the new Android-Chrome OS project in 2017. Before that, however, Google would debut an early version of the new operating system in 2016, the Journal said. With three months and a few days left in 2016 and Lockheimer’s teaser tweet, AP figures it’s now or never for Andromeda to see the light of day.

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