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Google’s Fuchsia OS to support more devices and other form factors

Jeet — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 01:41:28 +0000

Fuchsia OS is the newest operating system from Google that was launched earlier this year. This latest software from the technology giant is already powering the company’s first-generation Nest Hub.

Now, a new job listing from the company, spotted by 9to5Google, sheds light on the matter that Google is looking to expand the Fuchsia operating system to “additional smart devices and other form factors.”

Google’s Fuchsia OS

For those who are unaware, Google has been working on this new Fuchsia OS for a few years, developing the software from scratch. It launched earlier this year without any fanfare, powering the Nest Hub, which seamlessly switched from Cast Platform.

The company has been working on adding support of Fuchsia OS on more devices, including the Nest Hub Max and the second-generation Nest Hub. Now, the company is looking to expand it to more devices and not just smart displays.

From the job listing, it appears that the “Fuchsia Devices team” will be working on the operating system and will be responsible for making sure that it can successfully apply the Fuchsia platform to real world products that make a difference to Google and users.

As of now, there’s no information about what new form factors the operating system will support but it’s likely to be the devices with support for Chromecast, Video Conferencing, and Machine Learning capabilities.

There’s also a possibility that Google could work with some of its partners and bring the latest Fuchsia OS to non-Google devices, including products from companies like JBL and Lenovo. Do note that there’s no concrete evidence on where this latest OS from Google is heading and this is just speculation until more details surface online.

Google finally starts pushing the new Fuchsia OS for the first-gen Nest Hub

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 25 May 2021 13:55:10 +0000

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.