When yesterday we were talking about Android P, we commented a bit in passing that Google I was testing in the Pixelbook your new operating system, Fuchsia OS. Well, yesterday afternoon we had the opportunity to take a first look at it on video confirming that its development is progressing a lot. We show you what the future of the current ones could be Android tablets.
Fuchsia OS: a new look at the operating system Google works on
Indeed, it is not just that Google I'm testing with Fuchsia OS in the Pixelbook internally, but in Ars Technica They have also been able to install it on their unit and make the results public, which has given us the opportunity to take a new look at it, with endless captures and in video.
The most interesting novelty with respect to that first demonstration of Fuchsia OS What we were able to bring you last summer is that this time it has not been installed on Android, as if it were an app, but is running directly on the Pixelbook. As you can see, there are still many apps that are not operational but, taking into account that only a few months have passed, for a project that started from scratch, it seems that progress is being made at a very good pace.
Very promising for tablets
Although it seems that Fuchsia OS would end up replacing both Android as Chrome OS, surely with the objective of unifying all the formats as far as the operating system is concerned, it is evident that special emphasis is being placed on sections that will especially benefit tablets and hybrids, something that we had already seen in the first demo.
For example, it appears that support for keyboards and mice, fully operational in this second demonstration and, as before, it is still noticeable that the multitask has a leading role, with a very flexible multi-sale system that should allow us to work with several open applications at the same time without any complications.
Android, Chrome OS or Fuchsia?
Seeing how fast it is progressing Fuchsia and the potential it has for these formats, it is inevitable to think that this is the true future of the current Android tablets. On the other hand, there is little doubt that, in the short term, the immediate successor is Chrome OS, as evidence that it is already on the Pixelbbok and has been constantly retouched lately to improve its compatibility with Android and better adapt to touch screens. It seems strange that Google You may be going to so much trouble for something destined to become obsolete soon.
The question, logically, is how long it will take Fuchsia OS in becoming a reality and to what extent can we say that it is something that will happen "soon." Even with all the excitement that seeing your progress can arouse, it is clear that there is still a lot of work to be done. On ArsTechnica they conclude by reminding us that Android It took five years of development and that for this new project there are two at the moment and that, starting from scratch as it does, it could require more, even.