Google's Aluminium OS Leaked in Bug Report, Showing Android-Chrome OS Merger for PCs
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Summary
Google has accidentally revealed early footage of Aluminium OS, its upcoming unified platform that merges Android and Chrome OS for PCs and Chromebooks. The leak occurred through a bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker that contained screen recordings of Aluminium OS running on an HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook. Although Google has since restricted access to the report, the recordings were preserved by tech outlet 9to5Google, providing a first look at Google's computer-focused future platform.
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9to5Google spotted a Google bug report on the Chromium Issue Tracker that contains two screen recordings of Aluminium OS running on an HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook.
Google has since restricted access to the report, but the outlet still retained the recordings.
Google has accidentally given us a look at Aluminium OS, which unifies Android and Chrome OS for PCs and Chromebooks.
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