Google’s Merging Android and ChromeOS in an Attempt to Replicate Apple’s Success

Android president Sameer Samat confirmed that Chrome and Android will be combined into one operating system to “make your laptop + phone work better together.”

Sameer Samat, the president of the Android ecosystem, has confirmed that ChromeOS and Android will be merged into one operating system. This fits with Google’s recent push to make Android more big-screen friendly, such as by introducing desktop-style windowing in Android 16.

After probing his interviewer on why they were using Apple products, Samat told TechRadar: “I asked because we’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops these days and what they’re getting done.”

ChromeOS is the operating system that runs on all Chromebook laptops, while Android is Google’s Linux-based mobile software.

Samat then clarified on X that Google is “building the ChromeOS experience on top ...