Another google device switches to the purple side – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026

Posted May 2, 2023 at 7:45 AM UTC

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Another Google device switches to the purple side.

Fuchsia, a new open source operating system developed by Google that’s notable for not being based on Linux, is starting to roll out for the 2021 Nest Hub, 9to5Google reports. It’s the third device to run the OS behind the original Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max. It’s a very back-end change though — don’t expect any interface or feature differences.

Nest Hub 2nd Gen updates to Google's Fuchsia operating system

[9to5Google]

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