Google Will Help ChromeOS Till 2034 As It Shifts To Googlebook OS
Some current Chromebook units will have the ability to change to the brand new working system.
It’s a brand new period for Google’s laptops as the corporate is about to launch the primary wave of Googlebooks, which run on an Android-based operating system. Google will nonetheless maintain ChromeOS going for a number of extra years and the corporate has shed more light on how lengthy it should proceed assist for the present working system.
According to a support page for enterprise and training customers, Google will maintain issuing ChromeOS updates and safety patches till mid-2034. Engadget has requested Google to make clear whether or not the identical timeline applies to the patron model of ChromeOS.
Google has promised that Chromebooks will obtain 10 years of assist, so for those who’ve purchased one just lately, you will have been questioning how that aligns with the corporate’s transfer to a brand new working system. “For qualifying units bought at this time whose 10-year assist lifecycle extends past 2034, Google is dedicated to supporting your transition to Googlebook OS, with many units providing direct migration paths,” the assist web page states.
A separate be aware provides that “Many of our latest Chromebook units might be eligible to transition over to Googlebook OS.” Google has promised to share extra particulars on what that appears like quickly. It additionally plans to roll out the primary Googlebook OS system administration options for enterprise and training customers within the second half of 2027.
The company announced Googlebooks across the time of its I/O developer convention earlier this yr, and pulled again the curtain on its new laptops final week, simply as it opened pre-orders for these fashions. The first Googlebooks will arrive on October 4 and we have had an opportunity to try them out.
