Do you think Pixel C will get ChromeOS?

[nigelhealy]

The hardware seems good for a small Chromebook, but I read a rumor/insight that ChromeOS touchscreen wasnt ready so last minute they loaded Android, as shown in the bootloader and drivers.

Does anyone think they'll offer ChromeOS for the Pixel C?

Or it is all it can be and it is the split-screen champion of Android N and hence why the 25% "developer's" discount?

 

[YevOmega]

The discount came around because there's so little development and fairly limited interest. Since it has a Chrome OS bootloader, dev'ing for it is harder, from what I hear/understand. I doubt it'll get Chrome OS, though I'm hoping for Remix OS. I wish they would replace the bootloader with an Android one, but I doubt that's possible remotely.

 

[nigelhealy]

The discount came around because there's so little development and fairly limited interest. Since it has a Chrome OS bootloader, dev'ing for it is harder, from what I hear/understand. I doubt it'll get Chrome OS, though I'm hoping for Remix OS. I wish they would replace the bootloader with an Android one, but I doubt that's possible remotely.

I just yesterday manually flashed the latest Android, and I did the fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7132.295.0.img

I'm sure bootloader could be modified.

The relatively quiet Pixel C shows me there is little interest relatively for this tablet.

 

[Doughnut]

It's a real shame as this tablet has a lot of potential. I guess I bought into that potential though I do consider XDA as the benchmark and if this section isn't booming....then

Doesn't help with the early woes and the normal price of the unit. I've been fortunate to have a problem free unit, mine is fast, fluid, well built and all that lacks is some decent software.

I suppose N will be our salvation.

 

[YevOmega]

I just yesterday manually flashed the latest Android, and I did the fastboot flash bootloader bootloader-dragon-google_smaug.7132.295.0.img

I'm sure bootloader could be modified.

The relatively quiet Pixel C shows me there is little interest relatively for this tablet.

Modified =/= change from Chrome OS to Android bootloader. I too have it unlocked. I just think that changing to an Android bootloader involves hardware changes as well as firmware.

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It's a real shame as this tablet has a lot of potential. I guess I bought into that potential though I do consider XDA as the benchmark and if this section isn't booming....then

Doesn't help with the early woes and the normal price of the unit. I've been fortunate to have a problem free unit, mine is fast, fluid, well built and all that lacks is some decent software.

I suppose N will be our salvation.

N should be great. To be fair, I don't really need much past what GravityBox provides me.... I'm just a flashaholic. Really, really hoping for Remix OS though.

 

[nigelhealy]

Modified =/= change from Chrome OS to Android bootloader. I too have it unlocked. I just think that changing to an Android bootloader involves hardware changes as well as firmware.

I would like there to be a ChromeOS ROM version for the Pixel C in so far as the multitasking and windowing is superior and not reliant on apps being modified, unlike Android N will take year+ to get all apps to behave.

However I don't see it happening, it makes no sense to retrofit it on the Pixel C, unless they decide to use the Pixel C as a developer option to pull ChromeOS upwards on that form factor with touchscreen.

 

[YevOmega]

I would like there to be a ChromeOS ROM version for the Pixel C in so far as the multitasking and windowing is superior and not reliant on apps being modified, unlike Android N will take year+ to get all apps to behave.

However I don't see it happening, it makes no sense to retrofit it on the Pixel C, unless they decide to use the Pixel C as a developer option to pull ChromeOS upwards on that form factor with touchscreen.

I agree, not gonna happen.