Just 2 months ago the rumors about Andromeda, the fusion between ChromeOS and Android that would lead us to a more open operating system and that it could be installed according to the format we need. This means that Android would get closer to what it is a format for desktops and ChromeOS could have its site on tablets in which a desktop in free mode would be its great success.
Today Hiroshi Lockheimer, Head of ChromeOS, Android, and Chromecast, has denied the rumors and it has made it clear that both Android and ChromeOS will go their separate ways. He has also given the explanations so that this continues to be the case and although we have seen some rapprochement between Android apps and Chrome OS apps in recent weeks.
In the podcast where he has denied the possible merger, he has also responded to what is the difference between ChromeOS and Android so that the common person can distinguish between the two systems. Lockheimer clarifies that the key difference between the two is how and for what they were born at the time.
While Android saw the light with phones and then expanded to tablets, watches, televisions and more, ChromeOS started life as an operating system that is always up to date. ChromeOS has been extremely successful in public education, but among ordinary users it hasn't gained much traction against Microsoft's Windows.
Lockheimer indicates that having two highly successful products that are merged into one, would not have much reason to be for Google, and that is why the two will keep their own separate ways. To correct the availability of Android apps on ChromeOS devices, it maintains that the apps were made available on Chrome devices so that they could both be more versatile and play with each other. ChromeOS received access to Android apps, while Android benefits from the unlimited ChromeOS updates that were introduced in the Android N beta.