Earlier this month, a Google Nest Hub model running on the open-source Fuchsia OS was spotted on Bluetooth SIG certification website. The model was spotted running Fuchsia 1.0. Google has now reportedly released the new OS for the first-generation Nest Hub, initially launched as Google Home Hub.

Google first commenced development of the Fuchsia OS in 2016, an open-source operating system that is distinctively not based on the Linux kernel, one major distinguishing feature from the Android OS. Instead of the Linux kernel, the OS is based on a microkernel called Zircon.

You don't ship a new operating system every day, but today is that day.

— Petr Hosek (@petrh) May 25, 2021

Petr Hosek, a Google technical lead on the Fuchsia OS tweeted earlier today that “You don’t ship a new operating system every day, but today is that day.”  However, it may take several months before a broad release will be achieved on all Nest Hub units across the globe. The release will first roll out to users enrolled on the Preview Program.

The Nest Hub presently runs on Cast OS which will be swapped for Fuchsia OS but there isn’t much chance in the user experience, according to 9to5Google. The two operating systems look alike such that some users may not even notice the difference. But Google says Fuchsia is a “production-grade operating system that is secure, updatable, inclusive, and pragmatic.” Google also plans to push the new OS to laptops and even smartphones. It would be recalled that a Pixelbook being tested with Fuchsia OS was spotted in 2018.

We expect the tech giant to release a timetable for the rollout which is expected to shift the the second-gen Nest Hub models after it has been pushed to the first-gen models.

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It’s been a few years since Google started working on a new operating system named Fuchsia. It is an open-source OS that prioritizes security, updatability, and performance and is aimed towards a range of devices.

Now it seems that Google is finally ready to launch the operating system in the market with version 1.0. A new product from the company named Google Nest Hub has appeared on Bluetooth SIG which reveals that the device runs Fuchsia 1.0.

It is noteworthy that the device listed on the website is “Google Home Hub” which was launched in 2018 and was later rebranded as “Google Nest Hub” and is not the Nest Hub 2nd Gen that was released this year.

The Nest Hub runs the Cast platform but the listing suggests Fuchsia 1.0 which could also refer to the initial “M1” release of the operating system. There’s also a possibility that the version number is just a placeholder.

Do note that this isn’t the first time a Fuchsia-running device has appeared on Bluetooth SIG. Last year, a device codenamed “Sapphire” had appeared on the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) website.

However, it seems unlikely for the operating system to be available for the general public or even developers anytime soon given the pace of development for Fuchsia. Google has tested running this new operating system on a few consumer devices, such as the Google Pixelbook, Nest Hub, and Nest Hub Max. Recently, Fuchsia opened the project to contribution from the public and began its “release” cycle.

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