For Aluminium OS to succeed, Google needs to avoid Android’s earliest mistakes

Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Pro Credit: Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority While there have been rumors that Google was working on a new laptop-focused OS for years, the company didn’t officially confirm the existence of Aluminium OS until late 2025 . There’s still a lot we don’t know about the operating system, but we are slowly learning more details. Earlier this year, Google confirmed the OS isn’t necessarily an absolute replacement for Chrome OS.