Washington Washington. Google is reportedly planning to completely merge its desktop-based Chrome OS into its Android OS. The move is aimed at helping the company compete with Apple's iPad and provide a better experience to Android tablet users. Google said earlier this year that it would start using parts of Android's code in its Chrome OS. The company specifically mentioned that it will use the Android Linux kernel and parts of the Android framework in Chrome OS. “To continue delivering new Google AI features to users faster and at even larger scale,” Google wrote in its post, “we're making parts of the Android stack, like the Android Linux kernel and the Android Framework, part of the foundation of ChromeOS.” “, while also saying that they have started integrating Android's Bluetooth stack into Chrome OS. Now, a report from Android Authority says the company is working on a multi-year project to merge Chrome OS into Android. Google has not yet commented on the matter, however, reports suggest that the move is aimed at helping the company compete better against Apple's iPads, which has been the leader in the tablet segment in global markets. For context, according to a recent report from IDC Global, Apple's market share in the global tablet segment will be 31.7 percent in the third quarter of 2024, despite a decline of about six percent year-over-year.
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