Is Google’s Aluminium OS releasing this 12 months? Kind of
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In abstract:
- Google is creating Aluminium OS, a brand new working system merging Android and ChromeOS, with industrial testing anticipated for late 2026 regardless of earlier 2026 launch hopes.
- PCWorld experiences that courtroom paperwork from Google’s monopoly case reveal a full public launch is now projected for 2028, two years after restricted testing begins.
- ChromeOS will obtain assist till not less than 2033 to satisfy Google’s 10-year dedication, although Aluminium OS might not assist all present Chromebook {hardware}.
Google’s new working system that mixes Android with ChromeOS is already in manufacturing. Known as Aluminium OS, some experiences are saying that it’ll launch later this 12 months. However in accordance with courtroom paperwork (noticed by The Verge), it’s extra more likely to see a 2028 launch.
Google’s head of Android, Sameer Samat, informed a US choose in September 2025 that the corporate was working laborious on the Android-ChromeOS undertaking and hoped to see in 2026. Nonetheless, these courtroom paperwork present that Aluminium OS’s “quickest path” to market seems to be to industrial testing in late 2026 and a full launch in 2028.
Whether or not Google can meet (or exceed) this objective will rely upon many elements, together with how effectively the Aluminium OS assessments go. Final week, we noticed a leaked video of Aluminium OS in motion.
A full launch in 2028?
In line with The Verge, Aluminium OS’s growth plan will contain “providing it to ‘industrial trusted testers’ in late 2026,” which implies there’ll probably be some kind of restricted launch this 12 months. From there, Google will probably want one other two years for a full launch.
This launch schedule will probably have an effect on all Chromebook customers, however particularly these within the “enterprise and training sectors.” New client gadgets, nonetheless, particularly Chromebooks, will most likely run Aluminium OS as quickly as Google is prepared.
We count on an official announcement about Aluminium OS’s launch in the summertime. Till then, we would see extra leaked particulars.
ChromeOS to proceed till 2034
There was additionally new details about the tip of ChromeOS. Whereas Google beforehand remained imprecise and admitted that it needed to assist ChromeOS in parallel with Aluminium OS for “many extra years,” we now have a selected determine.
In line with Google’s attorneys within the courtroom paperwork: “Even when the brand new OS that runs Chromebooks turns into obtainable, it is not going to be appropriate with all present Chromebook {hardware}, requiring Google to take care of present ChromeOS not less than by 2033 to fulfill its ’10 12 months assist dedication’ to present customers.” Taken at face worth, this implies ChromeOS will stick round till 2034.
Nonetheless, it’s vital to notice that these statements have been made in response to the courtroom wanting to find out whether or not Google is a monopoly and needs to be compelled to dump Chrome and Android. (In September 2025, the courtroom in the end determined in opposition to that.)
So, will these authorized phrases maintain true for the subsequent eight years? We’ll have to attend and see, simply as we’ll have to attend and see how Aluminium OS really pans out in its launch.
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC-WELT and was translated and localized from German.
