Google Bug Report Leaks Android Desktop Interface with New Status Bar and Chrome Extensions Support
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A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker has leaked the Android desktop interface for the first time, revealing details about the upcoming desktop version of Android. The leak includes screen captures showing a new status bar, Chrome Extensions support, and other interface elements running on an HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook with a 12th Gen Intel Core processor. The build number references 'ALOS' (Aluminum OS), which is the codename for desktop Android.
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The bug report published today about Chrome Incognito tabs was accompanied by two screen captures.
From the description, we learn that the device being recorded is the HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook, board/codename 'Brya(Redrix).'
The build number for 'ALOS' — Aluminum OS is desktop Android's codename — ZL1A.260119.001.A1.
A Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker today has inadvertently leaked the Android desktop interface for the first time.
