Google Will Merge Android and ChromeOS, Exec Says. That's Taking a Page Out of the Apple Playbook

From CNET: In a move that could make life easier for folks using devices based on its operating systems, Google is working toward unifying Android and ChromeOS, according to a high-ranking Google executive.

Merging the systems could have positive outcomes for customers using, say, a Chromebook and an Android cellphone, much like Apple users have seamless functioning among MacBooks, iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches.

"We're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they're getting done," Android president Sameer Samat said in an interview with TechRadar published over the weekend.

When we reached out to Google for comment, the company referred us to an X post from Samat on Monday. He wrote: "we're building the ChromeOS experience on top of Android underlying technology to unlock new levels of performance, iterate faster, & make your laptop + phone work better together. I'm excited about it!"

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