One of the biggest stories out of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui isn’t just about Qualcomm — it’s how Google is finally merging Android and ChromeOS to create a new operating system for computers. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon revealed that it’s finally happening, and now, a Google exec has revealed when it’s happening, too.
It’s “something we’re super excited about for next year,” said Google’s Sameer Samat, head of Android Ecosystem, at the tail end of Qualcomm’s announcement keynote.
No, I’m not excited at all
ew!!! kill it with fire!
I want an android-based PC that can be locked down and de-googled like GrapheneOS
Meanwhile intel is trying to woo apple - apparently to produce their parts in Intel fabs?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-seeking-investment-apple-part-200651919.html
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unrelated query: has anyone here actually run a snapdragon desktop setup?
Unpopular opinion, but I like this idea. Google’s been promising to develop proper desktop mode for their phones for years. Like Samsung, Oneplus and some others did pretty well. I think this will finally let me plug my phone into a docking station for presentation or a quick email or some other basic task phones already do very well, but let me use mouse, keyboard and a 4k screen.
Right now this functionality is sort of implemented, but is realistically completely unusable.
Different thing. This is chromeos replacement, what you’re talking about is just desktop mode for android a la dex
I understand, but there is no way this would be significantly different code base. Android that can run on hardware typically running chrome OS is basically already Android in desktop mode minus GSM.
Not interested
Oh that’s why they want to block sideloading
I’ll stick with Linux, thanks.
[insert GNU/Linux rant]
Android is Linux! ☝️🤓
/s
I know what you meant, just being a goober.
A goober, huh? A goofy goober, perhaps?
Why would I want Android on PC?
So they can show you hyper targeted ads, obviously.
My guess would be that it’s intended to replace chrome os, which is already just android lite.
Maybe Android on PC won’t have Recall spyware like Windows, but then again just run Linux
Instead it has Google Services Spyware, and every app Spyware, and you’re not permitted root/admin access to block such things, unlike Windows.
Recall is completely removeable - or do you think a finance enterprise Risk Management would permit operational data to leave the premises?
Windows does not give you kernel level access. Its a black box of telemetry, same as google. Even Windows SSH was found to send user name and IP of server that you contact back to Windows HQ, thereby tracking ever users attempts to remote login to a server. That’s bad telemetry waiting to be abused by the US government.
Your only choice is Linux now
Masochism and self hate, perhaps?
I went through the hassle of getting Waydroid set up but i honestly dont see the point in having android on the desktop
They can’t even do android for tablets
Lol chromeos sucks
, don’t care, not buying it.
yeah… i wonder how long pc mainline can stay x86 but I’m in zero fucking rush to find out.
Pass
No one asked for this.
Nope fuck android. Linux for life. Hell one day we’ll get BSDs too
