Google has announced plans to completely discontinue support for its ChromeOS by the year 2034. This information comes from documents related to the ongoing antitrust case led by the U.S. Department of Justice against the tech giant. According to TechSpot, this decision arises from an antitrust investigation that found Google's dominance in the web search market to be illegal.
While Google will maintain control over the Chrome browser, the future of ChromeOS and other operating systems is being discussed separately.
Court transcripts indicate that Google is obligated to support existing ChromeOS devices at least until 2033, in accordance with a 10-year warranty commitment to users. After this period, the operating system will be phased out.
ChromeOS has been in use on Chromebooks since 2011 and initially gained popularity in educational settings and the budget market. In 2025, Google announced plans to merge Android and ChromeOS into a single platform for desktop devices.
This new project, internally referred to as Aluminium OS, is currently under active development. It is expected that this system will be a version of Android optimized for desktop use, allowing it to run Android and ChromeOS applications adapted for larger screens, and it will support both ARM and x86 processors.
Documents also note that ChromeOS is built around the Chrome browser and Linux, with the Chrome rendering engine remaining a key component in Aluminium OS.