I’m sure we’ve all heard the cheers for flutter lately. It has been incredibly popular since it’s release. Some big technological influencers say that Flutter is the future of mobile app development. But, Google didn’t just stop there.
After Flutter, Google’s Fuchsia is increasingly gaining attention. Google Fuchsia came to light in 2016, when Google first uploaded its experimental operating system project on GitHub. According to the initial assessment made by the technology press, the idea behind the new operating system was to make a ‘universal’ operating system, that can run simultaneously on all platforms like smartphones, tablets, smart home devices, etc.
One of the most interesting things about Google’s Fuchsia is that it is not based on Linux, which Microsoft and Apple use to build a universal operating system. Google built its own microkernel from scratch called Zircon.
Something that interests the developers is the documentation. Fuchsia operating system supports Dart. Yes, the same language, which is used in the Flutter framework for building applications.
Let’s dive deep into understanding Fuchsia and what it has stored in for us in the future —
What is Google Fuchsia for?
Google Fuchsia operating system is designed to provide the most effective and efficient functionalities on all the platforms. It has the ability to run on any CPU architecture. Google’s plan is to make it run on all laptops and PCs. Google is also working on IoT to make it compatible with smart home devices.
Future with Flutter
As we all know, Flutter already works smoothly on Android and iOS. Now knowing that Fuchsia supports Dart, it is safe to assume that Flutter will gel with Fuchsia.
What makes Fuchsia so unique is the ability to run on any CPU architecture. Fuchsia has the ability to change how we interact with our devices, as if they use the same OS, creating its own ecosystem is highly possible. There will definitely be some benefits over the android such as improved overall performance, battery life, and it might possibly even run onGoogle’s custom chips they have been rumored to be experimenting with.
On the other side, Flutter is known for saving cost with its single codebase development and hot reload feature on Android and iOS platforms. If in the future, developers are able to use the double power Flutter and Fuchsia together, they can release apps on any platform like smart home with minimum investment and in record time.
Fuchsia Special Features
Astounding User Interface
One of the biggest things that will make you switch is the Material Design on Google OS. Its beautiful UI components include mind-boggling background, notifications, buttons, etc. to build seamless interaction with the user in the app. It will allow the developer to easily drag, drop, and personalize the home screen.
Cross-Device OS
Google Fuchsia OS is being designed in a way that it works on any device ranging from Smartphones to wearables, laptops, tablets with the same user experience. Its cross-device support enables developers to build apps using the single codebase and run them on multiple devices.
Assistant Friendly
Google Fuchsia is designed to create Google Assistant, thus making it more assistant friendly than Android OS. Google Fuchsia will utilize the app drawers, use the camera, and on-screen API authentication to use features.
Can Fuchsia replace Android and Chrome OS?
After Google revealed the home screen design of Fuchsia OS for the Pixelbook, we can certainly think of it replacing Android and Chrome in the future. Google’s conventional Operating system based on Flutter uses microchips to reduce load, and increase efficiency. It does not come with pre-installed files that increase load size, Unlike Linux. Fuchsia is portable and is highly flexible for developers to build software from scratch.
Earlier, Google rolled out Android and Chrome open-source operating system faced serious challenges of licensing consumer privacy and security. Therefore, it makes sense for Google to build an operating system that is governed and controlled more by the parent company.
So, in a nutshell, the future of operating systems look really bright, considering the application of Fuchsia goes just as we have imagined. Of course, it’s still way too early to tell whether it will succeed, even whether it will end up becoming released or abandoned. We only just saw fuchsia running on Android Emulator for the first time, before we only saw a console without any GUI. I would be very surprised to see Fuchsia running on a production-ready device within at least the next 2 years, but I am really looking forward to trying it out on a physical device for the first time.
Conclusion
As said, Fuchsia is still in the early stages of development. We can only mention that Fuchsia OS will be a real thing with significant support of Google. The repository is on GitHub and documentation is made open to the public to anticipate what developers and app-based companies get from it.
Though we still have to wait till Google announces the project release there’s one thing that we can say that Fuchsia is most likely going to be the successor to Android, Chrome, and other operating systems.
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