Google will end ChromeOS updates in mid-2034 as Googlebook OS arrives
Google will stop updating ChromeOS in mid-2034, it says on a support page for schools and businesses that manage Chromebooks. Many newer Chromebooks will be able to switch to Googlebook OS, the system behind Google’s new Googlebook laptops, which is built on Android’s tech stack.
“ChromeOS devices will continue to receive regular updates and security patches through mid-2034,” Google wrote.
Ben Schoon spotted the page for 9to5Google on Monday. Google last updated it on 23 September.
Chromebooks bought today
Google promises newer Chromebooks 10 years of updates under its Auto Update policy. A Chromebook bought now would still be inside that window after mid-2034. For those devices, Google says it will support a move to Googlebook OS. Many of them will have a direct migration path, it said.
Google has not said which models qualify. The page says “many newer commercial Chromebook models” will be able to upgrade, and that...
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