May 24, 2026
By Josphat Mutai
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I waited years for Googlebooks but I wish I hadn’t

The original Google Pixelbook is one of my favorite laptops. Myself and others used it as our primary laptops for years. But, sadly, I eventually couldn’t use mine for work anymore. The aging i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage weren’t up to the task anymore, and neither was the battery. On top

May 16, 2026
By SightBringer
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I thought the Googlebook would be Google’s MacBook moment. It couldn’t be further from it

The new Googlebook appears to be bridging the gap between an Android phone and a computer — something Android users have envied in the iPhone-MacBook pairing since the beginning of time. It feels, at a cursory look, like it’s designed from the ground up to efficiently communicate with an Android phone and offer the revered

May 15, 2026
By Mercy Kemei
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Are Googlebooks the future? Not even Google seems to know

It’s official: Googlebooks have arrived. The new laptop platform is powered by Android, yet in many ways it looks and feels more like an upgrade to ChromeOS than a whole new platform. While it’s still early days and there’s a lot we don’t know, the core idea of the new Android variant is arguably the

May 13, 2026
By Bobby Shell
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Google confirms new Chromebooks are still coming, even as Googlebooks loom large

TL;DR Google VP John Maletis says there’s a “super robust” pipeline of upcoming Chromebooks and Chromebook Plus devices through this year and into next year. The statement is the clearest confirmation yet that ChromeOS laptops are not going away immediately, despite Google’s newly announced Googlebooks initiative. However, Google still appears to be positioning Googlebooks as

February 3, 2026
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This may be when Google plans to phase out Chrome OS

C. Scott Brown / Android AuthorityTL;DR Court documents in Google’s search antitrust case reveal that Aluminium OS may not be ready for a full release until 2028. The new operating system could be offered to “commercial trusted testers” in late 2026 before its full release. Google reportedly plans to phase out Chrome OS in 2034.

January 29, 2026
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I have 5 major concerns about Google’s Android desktop OS

Mishaal Rahman / Android AuthorityGoogle is gearing up to merge Android and Chrome OS this year, and while work is going on in the background, the company just gave us an accidental look at Android’s upcoming desktop interface. The originally public, but now-private bug report (via 9to5Google) contained two screen recordings that show off how

January 28, 2026
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Google just gave us an accidental first look at Android’s PC future

TL;DR A Google bug report has given us a good look at Aluminium OS, which is meant to replace Chrome OS. The bug report contains two screen recordings showing off the system UI and split-screen multitasking. We also get a look at the Chrome browser and Play Store app running on the platform. We’ve known

January 6, 2026
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Google VP confirms not all Chromebooks will be able to migrate to Aluminium OS

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR The vice president of product management for Chrome OS says Google isn’t giving up on the operating system. The executive also confirmed that the company will continue to honor its commitment to support Chromebooks with 10 years of automatic updates. Not all Chromebooks will be able to migrate over to