Many Googlebook features require ARM CPU and Android 17 smartphone
Googlebooks are replacing Chromebooks and promise a significantly more versatile operating system with Googlebook OS, which can also run conventional Android apps. The first few models are already shipping around the globe.
However, Google has now confirmed to Android Authority that buyers of a Googlebook with an Intel processor rather than a Qualcomm processor will have to contend with some limitations, as not all Android apps run smoothly on a Googlebook with an X86 processor rather than an ARM processor. This is because these apps were developed for smartphones with ARM chips. While "most" apps should run, some more complex apps and games require updates to optimize them for Intel-based Googlebooks.
Google has not published a list of apps that currently do not run smoothly on Intel laptops. It is also worth noting that many of the features that connect Googlebooks to smartphones require Android 17 and are therefore unavailable on older smartphones. This includes, for example, accessing the smartphone's file system from the laptop, transferring active tasks, syncing push notifications, and streaming the smartphone's screen to the laptop's display.
Google promotes Googlebooks in the promo video embedded below and, unsurprisingly, highlights AI features such as intelligent search, advanced speech transcription, and Gemini Spark. However, Google also promotes the simple Android-style user interface, Googlebook's long battery life, and the wide selection of apps.
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