Google has officially acknowledged the upcoming merger of Android and Chromebooks, and it may be coming in 2026.

Summary: A Desktop Android version of Chrome, meant for Chromebooks, has started supporting browser extensions. While not intended for release on the Play Store, it can be manually installed on most ...

Google LLC plans to merge its ChromeOS and Android operating system, a company executive revealed on Friday. Sameer Samat, the president of the Android ecosystem, divulged the plan in an interview ...

A Google executive confirmed in an interview that the company is combining Chrome OS and Android. This comes a while after we exclusively reported that Chrome OS will effectively be absorbed into ...

Here’s a first look at the Desktop Android version of Google Chrome, which supports browser extensions. Extension support is pretty rudimentary at the moment, but Google is hard at work making it ...

Update, June 28, 2025: This story, originally published on June 27, has been updated with advice from Google on how to check and update your Android version in response to the news that Chrome will ...

Google’s Merging Android and ChromeOS in an Attempt to Replicate Apple’s Success Your email has been sent Android president Sameer Samat confirmed that Chrome and Android will be combined into one ...