New Delhi: Google has recently reported and confirmed that not all Chromebooks will be able to migrate to its upcoming operating system that unifies ChromeOS and Android. According to some reports, the VP of Product Management for ChromeOS at Google, John Maletis, has confirmed that due to specification limits, not all devices running on ChromeOS will be able to upgrade to the upcoming OS, which is reported to be codenamed AluminiumOS. While building on this, Maletis also confirmed that ChromeOS won’t be discontinued anytime soon.
Maletis stated that not all of the devices will be able to migrate to its upcoming operating system due to technical specifications requirements. For many newer devices, work will be done to enable customers to migrate. The support commitment is being maintained, and where possible, and in line with the product capabilities, migrations will be allowed. Moreover, he talked about speculations about Google giving up on Chromebooks and stated that this is far from the case. He emphasised that millions of students, consumers, and employees at work are heavily reliant on what has been built with Chromebooks and the continuity of experience and devices.
Earlier at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit 2025, Google announced that Android for PC would arrive in 2026 as part of its plan to merge ChromeOS and Android into a single platform. This unified desktop operating system was internally referred to as AluminiumOS. AluminiumOS is being developed with AI as a foundational element, pointing to tight integration with Google’s Gemini model. While Gemini already enables advanced on-device AI features on high-end smartphones, the listing suggested that Google is preparing to extend these capabilities to larger-screen devices, moving beyond Chromebooks’ traditional focus on the entry-level segment.
