By Robby Payne
Publication Date: 2025-11-25 01:47:00
For months, we’ve known that a massive shift was coming as Google has been somewhat-openly discussing its plans to merge the foundations of ChromeOS and Android to create a unified platform that leverages the best of both worlds. But until now, we didn’t have a name for sure. Thanks to a new report from Android Authority, we now know the official codename for this ambitious project: Aluminium OS.
What we know about “Aluminium OS”
The name was spotted in a Google job listing for a “Senior Product Manager, Android, Laptop and Tablets”. The listing explicitly states the team is “working on a new Aluminium, Android-based, operating system”. The name itself fits Google’s history perfectly—like Chromium, Aluminium is a metal ending in “-ium,” a clever nod to its roots.
But this is more than just a rebrand. The job listing confirms that Aluminium OS is being built with “Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the core”. This aligns with everything we’ve…
