Finally Google's new OS 'Fuchsia' will be released for general users



The third OS 'Fuchsia ' following Google's 'Android' and 'Chrome OS' was launched on May 24, 2021 for Google's smart home device 'Nest Hub'. It became clear.

Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w / 1st-gen Nest Hub --9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2021/05/25/google-releases-fuchsia-os-nest-hub/

The newly distributed 'Fuchsia' is developed based on the proprietary kernel 'Magenta', unlike Android and Chrome OS, which are developed based on the Linux kernel. The development of Fuchsia was confirmed by the press in 2016, and although Fuchsia's UI on smartphones and tablets was reported in 2017 and it became possible to install it on Google Pixelbook in 2018, 2021 Even the annual developer conference ' Google I / O 2021 ' of the year was not mentioned.

Google's new OS 'Fuchsia' can be installed on Pixelbook, but there are still many bugs-GIGAZINE



And on May 25, 2021, Google related news site

9to5Google reported that the distribution of 'update to replace OS from'CastOS'to Fuchsia' began for the first generation Nest Hub (former name: Google Home Hub) I did. A tweet from Fuchsia developer Chris McKillop also revealed that Fuchsia's distribution to the first-generation Nest Hub began on May 24, 2021. On the other hand, there are no official announcements from official blogs at the time of the press.




According to 9to5Google, the usability of the 1st generation Nest Hub running on Fuchsia is the same as that of the old CastOS. This is made possible by Flutter, which enables consistent application delivery to multiple platforms, 9to5Google explains.



In addition, 9to5Google said, 'Fuchsia is designed to work on both desktop and mobile devices and can run Android apps. This support for the 1st generation Nest Hub could be the starting point for Fuchsia. There is a possibility, 'he said, and he hopes that Fuchsia will support a variety of devices.

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