So basically the thing fans have been wanting them to do for about a decade now that Samsung tried doing with Dex. I recall in the mid 2010s people were speculating the super secret project “Fuchsia” was them combining the two. Only to learn it was their embedded OS for IOT things.

Google’s plan to merge Chrome OS into Android also comes as Android itself gains several features for large displays. These additions include a proper desktop mode, desktop windowing, improved external display management features, and improved app adaptability.

Which I read as:

Google deals the final blow to custom ROMs.

Honestly makes sense. They're definitely behind Samsungs Dex.

Can't wait to see what security features this will come with by default.

honestly, how many people use large displays attached to a phone. I think I connected mine to a TV once to watch a movie with friends.

@askat expect to combine

Which I will never use, thank you very much.

pls someone take android away from google before they ruin it even more.

Oh god they are getting rid of adblock on Android too :D

A decade ago this would have been exciting news for mobile computing.

Enough has changed that all I can think is, uuugh.

Closed ecosystems are one of the reasons I don't use an Apple Watch, iPhone, or MacBook. I know I'm not the typical target consumer, but I'm not that special. There are a lot of people who specifically avoid convergence.

Considering Google's failure to support the tablet form factor on Android (many 1st party Google apps have much better versions for the iPad), I am skeptical this will lead to anything good.

This is such a good business move

Android would really help to increase competition in the desktop space.

Apple doesn't exactly try to converge OS platform, even forking off iPad OS from iOS.

Microsoft's converged desktop and tablet OS hasn't been well regarded.

Google's efforts to make Android well suited on tablets has been poorly maintained.

I did find ChromeOS Flex on an old Surface Pro 3 to be a pretty good tablet experience. I'm cautiously optimistic about this, though I haven't tried the desktop mode on my Pixel 7.

"No shit."

Everyone who remembers that announcement that chromebooks would run android apps.

this is pretty good news, seeing ChromeOS supports Linux apps and is wayland-based now