While Google’s two operating systems, Chrome and Android, are already pretty darn good, rumors have it that’s there’s a third on its way. The new OS is called Fuchsia OS and while not much is known about it yet, rumors have it that it could well replace Android altogether, and maybe even Chrome to a later date.
Google’s new OS will be a step up from the other two in various ways. One of which is the fact that it will ditch Linux. Unlike Chrome and Android, Fuchsia was built using Magenta, Microsoft’s own microkernel. Magenta was designed to target “modern phones and modern personal computers with fast processors, non-trivial amounts of RAM with arbitrary peripherals doing the open-ended computation.” For that reason, it’s perfect for use with both smartphones and computers.
Fuchsia‘s interface is built using Google’s Flutter SDK, which allows programmers to create cross-platform code to use on either iOS or Android. Fuchsia developer, Travis Geiselbrecht commented on the OS recently and said it, “isn’t a toy thing, it’s not a 20% project, it’s not a dumping ground of a dead thing that we don’t care about anymore.” The OS started in February 2016, but as of yet, no one has any idea when it will make its way to commercial products.
Armadillo is the name of Fuchsia’s UI, while the main OS focuses on the main Google account that dominates the home screen. There you’ll find a massive scrolling list for easy navigation and fast searching and by tapping the profile picture you jump to a Quick Settings mode and on the home screen, you’ll now find a battery indicator too. There’s already a tablet mode and it supports a variety of multitasking options too. Well, all that sounds pretty good. Now, we just have to be patient and wait until it becomes available.
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