New Delhi: Speeding towards an Internet-connected future, where all the smart devices will be able to communicate with each other, Google is said to be working on a software that would facilitate the process and make it easier.
According to a report on The Information, the search giant is developing a lighter version of its popular Android software that could run on low-powered devices with as few as 64 or 32MB of RAM as compared to the current requirement of 512MB for Android.
The version, dubbed Brillo, could make it easier for other companies to build devices projected at the Internet of Things like smart refrigerators and light bulbs.
As Cnet reports, a single OS like Brillo for smart-home devices could eliminate compatibility issues between various smart-device brands. Just like Google’s existing popular mobile operating system Android, Brillo has the potential to sweep the IoT market.
Similar to the current trend in the smartphone industry where Android enjoys more popularity, Brillo would be an important push for Google as it can keep the underlying system for the connected devices static while other companies compete over price, design, and hardware inside their smart appliances.
However, competition has already kicked off in developing IoT-friendly operating systems. Recently, Huawei introduced LiteOS, targeted at the IoT devices and earlier this month, Samsung introduced the Artik line of hardware, which is aimed at unifying wearables and other smart devices with open software and Samsung hardware.
Whether Google’s purported Brillo will get to be the de facto backbone of the next-gen connected devices or other companies who are shifting their focus on developing similar OS will enjoy an edge for being the first developers shall unfold next week when the search giant is expected to launch the code for Brillo at its Google I/O developers’ conference.
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