We've been hearing rumblings about Google's Fuchsia OS for a while now. The software is expected to run on all kinds of devices, including laptops, phones, speakers, and more. And now a new report claims that Google could replace its current OSes with Fuchsia in the next few years.
Engineers working on Fuchsia OS are aiming to embed the software on connected home devices, like smart speakers, within three years. That's according to sources speaking to Bloomberg, who added that the team of engineers would like to swap Fuchsia in for Android in the next five years.
However, neither Google CEO Sundar Pichai nor Android and Chrome chief Hiroshi Lockheimer have signed off on any kind of roadmap for Fuchsia OS, says today's report.
In response to today's report, Google told CNET that it doesn't have a five-year plan for Fuchsia OS and that it's not clear when or where it might appear. Google also described Fuchsia as "one of many experimental open source projects" that it's got running.
Today's report also mentions that the Fuchsia OS project has more than 100 people working on it. The team is said to include Matias Duarte, a well-known design exec who has worked on several other projects at Google and is said to be working part-time on Fuchsia.
There are a few major features of Fuchsia OS. They include the ability to be flexible and appear on many different kinds of devices and screen sizes as well as improved security. It's also expected that Fuchsia will place a focus on voice controls. It's worth noting that Fuchsia is still in early days, though, and no one has really seen the full thing in operation, so there's still a lot of mystery surrounding the project.