"Though Google's head of Android, Sameer Samat, said last September that the combination of Android and Chrome is "something we're super excited about for next year" - meaning 2026 - the documents suggest Aluminium won't be ready to change the laptop world quite that soon. In a transcript obtained by The Verge from August 2025, Samat said that Google merely hopes to launch Aluminium in 2026 - "We're working hard on it," he said - and Google's own lawyers seem less sure."
"And while Chromebooks currently dominate in schools, the document suggests that "enterprise and education sectors" in particular will get Aluminium in 2028, not 2026. "Even when the new OS that runs Chromebooks becomes available, it will not be compatible with all existing Chromebook hardware, requiring Google to maintain existing ChromeOS at least through 2033 to meet its '10 year support commitment' to existing users," Google's lawyers added."
Google plans to combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system called Aluminium. Leaked images associate Aluminium with an Intel Panther Lake laptop called "Ruby" and a high-end tablet called "Sapphire." Sameer Samat expressed excitement about launching as early as 2026, but court documents indicate a slower timeline. The documents outline a "fastest path" of commercial trusted testers in late 2026 and a full release in 2028. The enterprise and education sectors are expected to receive Aluminium in 2028. Compatibility limitations mean ChromeOS must be maintained through 2033 to honor a 10-year support commitment.
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