For nearly a year, it’s been hinted Google wants to merge its Android and ChromeOS operating systems into a single OS. Google confirmed this narrative in July, but a now-deleted job listing seems to confirm the firm’s plans.

Spotted by Android Authority, a two-month-old job listing for a project manager mentions work on a project named — or codenamed — “Aluminium OS.” The ad goes on to describe the project as a “new operating system built with Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the core.”

The “ALOS” system is also described as “Android-based” with Google looking to build entry-level, mass market and premium devices using the new OS. Those devices include laptops, detachables, tablets and boxes at a variety of prices.

It doesn’t sound like ChromeOS will go away immediately, as the listing s

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