Senza dirlo a nessuno Google ha rilasciato il suo nuovo sistema operativo Fuchsia per gli smart display Nest Hub 2, ma ciò nonostante ancora nessuno ha ben capito di cosa si tratta. Ecco perché.
Giuseppe Croce Giornalista
Peppe Croce, giornalista dal 2008, si occupa di device elettronici e nuove tecnologie applicate al mondo automotive. È entrato in Libero Tecnologia nel 2018.
Dopo un’attesa lunga anni Fuchsia, il nuovo sistema operativo creato da Google, è stato finalmente rilasciato per il pubblico. Despite this, there are still many doubts about what will be its final destination of use since, at least for the moment, the information released leaves room for a lot of questions and very few certainties.
According to what is reported by the website 9to5Google, the OS made by Big G should soon make its debut on the original generation of the Nest Hub smart display even if, according to Mountain View’s confirmations, the initial phase provides only a limited release dedicated to users enrolled in the test program. However, what is surprising many enthusiasts and experts in the field is the fact that, although the next integration will see the abandonment of the Linux-based Cast operating system, the new features introduced by Fuchsia in this first step will be reduced to the bone.
Google Fuchsia, what’s hidden in the OS
Even after the upgrade to Fuchsia, however, users may not notice the differences between the old and the new operating system, because – in practice – they won’t find many. Interesting from a developer’s point of view and useful for testing features and capabilities, Fuchsia doesn’t currently possess any peculiar user-side aspects to cry revolution in the world of operating systems.
Fuchsia made headlines back in 2016 when, still in development, it was presented to the press as an innovative Google project. Based on the Zircon microkernel, the “operating system that prioritizes security, upgradability and performance” is for now destined for the company’s smart screens, with no plans to replace the company’s other operating systems, as confirmed as early as 2019 by Android and Chrome chief Hiroshi Lockheimer.
And it will also be difficult to see Fuchsia taking the place of Android. It is complex to think about the future with the available data, but the possibility of such a quick and sharp migration seems decidedly unrealistic, especially in light of the strategic importance and weight of the robot operating system on the global market.
Easier to imagine, however, coexistence. Just recently, Google has proposed a solution that would allow the use of Android and Linux apps on the operating system, making it a valuable key in terms of new opportunities to discover its limits and surpass them towards new horizons.
Google Fuchsia, release and availability
As anticipated, Google has already started the release of the operating system, which will however be available only for those who participate in the tests. In the coming months, Mountain View should expand the audience, allowing free installation on compatible devices involved in the operation.