Report Google to merge Android and Chrome OS in 2017 Google news Google plans to merge its Chrome operating system, currently used in notebook and desktop computers, with its Android operating system used in smartphones and tablets. according to the Wall Street Journal: Chrome OS will be �folded� into Android; Google has been working on this unification for about two years; The unified OS will be shown, but not released, in 2016; The unified OS will launch in 2017; Chrome OS will remain a supported Open Source project that manufacturers can choose to use. However, Google will focus its notebook efforts on the unified platform. download file now