Google is bringing Fuchsia OS to Android devices, but not in the way youd
 

• Google is working on “microfuchsia,” a stripped down version of the companys Fuchsia operating system that runs on the Google Nest Hub.
• Microfuchsia is designed to run in a virtual machine, and Google seems to be experimenting with doing just that on Android devices.
• Its not clear why Google wants to do this, but one theory is that itll run some workloads more optimally and securely than microdroid.

Google is responsible for the development of two of the worlds most popular consumer-focused operating systems: Android and Chrome OS. But behind the scenes, its actually been steadily working on a third operating system called Fuchsia OS. Ever since Fuchsia first reared its head, its been the subject of much speculation, including theories and predictions that itll eventually replace Android. While that seems unlikely at this point in time, Google is continuing to test Fuchsia out in new and interesting places. Most recently, its been working on building a stripped-down version of the OS thatll run on a virtual machine on Android devices.

Fuchsia OS is an open-source operating system much like Android and Chrome OS. Unlike the latter two, however, Fuchsia isnt built on top of the Linux kernel. Rather, its built on Zircon, which Google says is “composed of a kernel and a small set of userspace services, drivers, and libraries necessary for core system functions such as booting.” Zircons “microkernel-like architecture” allows Fuchsia to “reduce the amount of trusted code running in the system” to just a few core functions, which can lead to improved security and stability due to a reduction in the amount of highly privileged code compared to typical “monolithic” kernels.




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