Google is changing Chrome OS so it will embrace large portions of the Android stack to accelerate the delivery of AI features.

Google has made clear it won't boot aside its Android mobile platform by creating the Chrome OS, noting that there will be a place for both.

Chrome OS is finally adding support for peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, which will make sharing files via Quick Share faster and more convenient.

Google is planning to bring browser extensions to Chrome on Android, but primarily for Chromebook users, through a new 'Desktop Android' version.

The question was raised back then because rumors were circulating that Google was attempting to merge Android and Chrome OS under the project name Andromeda.

If Google changes the Chromebook operating system to Android and is forced to sell Chrome, it will still have control over Chromebooks' operating system and the money it makes from them.

Given Android's fragmentation, Google ensures that newer Chrome releases remain compatible with older versions of the OS, only phasing out support when necessary.