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Google to unify ChromeOS and Android into ‘single platform’

Google has had its operating system development split across two different systems for years – Android for mobile and ChromeOS for laptops. There has been an effort to unify these two systems in recent years, including Android emulation on ChromeOS. Google is looking to take things a step further though, according to a recent interview with Android president, Sameer Samat.

Speaking with TechRadar in a recent interview, Samat, the man in charge of the Android ecosystem at Google, stated that the company's goal is to unify ChromeOS and Android to enable a cross-device experience similar to the Apple ecosystem, where the MacBook, iPhone / iPad and Watch can all link together and share information and software.

“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”, Samat said in the interview.

The full scope of Google's plans here has not yet been revealed, but with this information now out, we would expect to learn more details at next year's Google I/O event.

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