Google seems to have began work on an entirely new operating system, but no one knows quite what it is for. The name of the job is Fuchsia, and it now exists as an increasing stack of code on GitHub and on the search giant’s code depository also. The unfledged OS has several characteristics that are intriguing, but so far Google has yet to remark on its planned function. All we actually understand is that this resembles a fresh start for Google, as the operating system doesn’t use the Linux kernel — a center of fundamental code that underpins Chrome and Android OS……

Looking into the code points of Fuchsia gives us a few hints. Swetland is a senior software engineer at Google and Anderson has formerly worked on Nexus Q endeavors and the business’s Android TV.

On the other hand, the Magenta kernel can do a lot more than only power a router. Google’s own instruction manual says the applications “targets modern telephones and modern personal computers” that use “quick central processing units” and “non-trivial numbers of RAM.” It notes that Magenta supports quite a few innovative features, including user modes and a “capability-based security model.” Some users of Hacker News have indicated that Fuchsia could be use for augmented reality interfaces.

The issue of why the job would be disclosed in this manner is, in addition, perplexing, although when pressed on the issue during an IRC chat, Swetland allegedly said: “The choice was made to construct it open source, so might as well begin there from the beginning.”

Well, we have definitely got the start of Fuchsia, but is not clear where it goes next. From what we can see, it is now being examined on all kinds of systems. Swetland says it is “booting up pretty well” on small-form factor Intel PCs (NUCs) as good as an Acer Switch Alpha Software 12 notebook (“although driver support continues to be a work in progress”), while another Google programmer involved in the job, Travis Geiselbrecht, says they will soon have support for the Raspberry Pi 3. At this speed, it appears that Fuchsia will be popping up throughout the place.