Despite good initial hardware, the Googlebook OS still needs a lot of work.
By Nathan Ingraham Oct. 30, 2026 3:00 pm EST Nathan Ingraham for Engadget Add Engadget on Google: Google DiscoverIt's somehow been almost two and a half years since Google said it would migrate its laptop operating system from ChromeOS to Android, and the results of that effort are finally out in the wild. Google and its hardware partners officially launched Googlebooks earlier this month with the promise of tight integration between your Android phone and this new, Android-powered laptop OS, plenty of AI-powered tricks and premium hardware.
