Google to Launch 'Andromeda OS' — An Android-Chrome OS Hybrid

Google’s long-rumored Android-Chrome hybrid operating system is expected to debut at the company’s upcoming hardware event on October 4.

The company has been working to merge the two OSes for roughly 3 years with a release planned for 2017, but an “early version” to show things off to the world in 2016.
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Android + Chrome = Andromeda

The hybrid OS, currently nicknamed ‘

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