It is widely known that Google is working on called ‘Project Fuchsia,’ which is an experimental OS for tablets and phones. However, Bloomberg reports that Fuchsia could replace Android and Chrome OS within the next five years. It is being designed to accommodate voice interactions and frequent security updates.
The OS will look and function the same across a range of devices, from laptops to tiny internet-connected sensors. It is known that Google began experimenting with applications, such as interactive screen displays and voice commands for YouTube. Now the Fuchsia OS team has a greater plan of creating a single operating system capable of running all the company’s in-house gadgets, like Pixel phones, smart speakers, and Chrome OS.
According to the report, engineers of Fuchsia said they want to embed the OS on connected home devices, such as voice-controlled speakers, within three years, and later on, move to larger machines such as laptops. Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, and Hiroshi Lockheimer; Android/Chrome boss, have yet to sign off on a roadmap for Fuchsia.
Google in a statement said: ” Fuchsia is one of many experimental open-source projects” but declined to comment any further. This paves way for Google to address the Android fragmentation problem. With Android present in more than three-quarters of the world’s smartphones, it is hard for Google to ditch Android, and in fact, one of the sources claim that the company might not be serious about the idea, calling it a”senior-engineer retention project.”