Google’s Future OS: Fuchsia
Google is currently developing a capability-based operating system named Fuchsia. In contrast, with the other Google Chrome and Android OS, which are based on the Linux kernel, Fuchsia is based on “Zircon” a new microkernel. The project appeared on GitHub in August – 2016 without any official announcements. Google Fuchsia remains in mystery, but Google is slowly beginning to open up about the next-generation operating system, its purpose, and what devices it might power. At Google’s I/O developer conference, Android and Chrome chief Hiroshi Lockheimer offered some rare insight into Fuchsia in front of public audiences. What we do know about Fuchsia is that it’s an open source project but could run all manner of devices, from smart home gadgets to laptops to phones. It’s also known to be built on an all-new, Google-built kernel called “zircon,” formerly known as “magenta,” and not the Linux kernel that forms the foundation of Android and Chrome OS. Google Fuchsia would enable developers to code apps, programs, and