Google’s puzzling Fuchsia OS is finally coming alive on a real-world device — not on a phone as many had hoped and presumed, but on a smart home p

Google’s Fuchsia OS is making its long-awaited debut on the Nest Hub

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2021-05-25 17:30:02

Google’s puzzling Fuchsia OS is finally coming alive on a real-world device — not on a phone as many had hoped and presumed, but on a smart home product. Google is rolling out a new update to the first-gen Nest Hub, which replaces its existing operating system with Fuchsia OS.

Nest Hub is a Google Assistant-powered smart speaker with a large 7-inch display. It was launched all the way back in 2018 and ran Cast OS, a Linux-based operating system. Now, Google is planning to replace the OS out in favor of Fuchsia OS (via 9to5Google). As exciting as it sounds, the new Fuchsia OS-based update will not bring any major UI changes. In fact, all user-facing design elements and overall functionality and feature of the Nest Hub will remain the same as before.

The Fuchsia-based update will be rolling out to the first-gen Nest Hub devices over the coming months. Transitioning to Fuchsia OS from Cast OS will be a slow process. It will first hit Nest Hub devices running the Preview Program, followed by broader availability.