Google Wants Fuchsia OS on Everything by 2023

Internally, the split is whether Fuchsia should live on all hardware or just a limited set of connected devices. The project’s engineers, however, are working with the intention to have it on smart speakers, followed by laptops, and finally mobile devices.

With that said, there could eventually be a Pixel phone, a Pixelbook, and a Home sharing software.

The project also faced a hurdle when engineers expressed concern over privacy. It ultimately went in favor of Google’s advertising team. As we all know, Google doesn’t charge for its services but collects a certain amount of information to monetize through targeted ads.

Despite its grand nature, Fuchsia would need backward compatibility. Google can’t expect all consumers to jump to the new platform if third-party app developers are skeptical. Fuchsia would likely run Android apps in some capacity in the beginning.

The hardware manufacturers who’ve helped make Android the world’s most popular mobile operating system can’t be forgotten, either. Aside from Android, these companies are also involved in Chrome OS and other Google-made products. If there’s a transition, the move from Android to Fuchsia will probably take years for the former to be retired.

As for its appearance, no one really knows what Fuchsia is all about. The report only tells us what’s going on inside the Googleplex.

Google does want Fuchsia on its smart speakers within three years; therefore, we won’t have to wait an eternity to know something substantial about the software. Now everyone just has to be patient.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/07/20/google-fuchsia-os-development-release-date-report/