In Google's error tracking system, a message about an issue in the test build of the Aluminium operating system running on the HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook has been inadvertently made accessible. The message included two screencasts that provide insight into the graphical interface of the Aluminium OS, being developed by Google for laptops, mini-PCs, and tablets as part of the plan to merge the Android and Chrome OS platforms.
Aluminium utilizes developments from the Android platform, and its interface is similar to the desktop mode for larger screens being developed in the Android 16 branch, allowing users to work with multiple application windows simultaneously, akin to a traditional desktop environment. The interface shown in the screencasts features a bottom application panel styled like Chrome OS, a top panel with indicators, and side-by-side windows with the Chrome browser. The top panel displays the time and indicators for battery charge, keyboard layout, Wi-Fi status, unread notifications, and the AI service Gemini.
Source: opennet.ru
