Google seems to be working on a new operating system called ‘Pigweed’
An OS for all Google devices?
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Googlehas filed a trademark for the name ‘Pigweed’, which appears to be a newoperating system.
As9to5Googleexplains,the filingwas spotted by Reddit userIgats, who has a history of digging out interesting trademark applications. The document was filed on January 31, and states that Google intends to use the new name for ‘computer operating software’.
Although its pink or white flowers are attractive, pigweed is indeed a weed that’s traditionally fed to pigs, and larger plants turn into tumbleweeds when they die, rolling across the land and gradually falling to pieces. It’s a strangely unglamorous choice for a new OS, so what’s going on?
Back to the Fuchsia?
Following the botanical theme, Pigweed could simply be a less elegant name forGoogle Fuchsia.
Fuchsia is a forthcoming mobile operating system intended to combine features from Android and Chrome OS, but we’ve heard very little news about it in recent months. Its name was trademarked years ago, but that doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed to remain the same.
The name ‘Pigweed’ did appear ina proposed code changefrom November, before being switched back to ‘Fuchsia’. A reference to a ‘Pigweed project’ has also been spotted in Google’s Chromium code repository.
Sadly that’s all we know for now, but we’ll keep you updated as soon as we learn more about Pigweed, and whether it’s likely to be coming to a new range ofsmartphones,tabletsorlaptops.
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Cat is TechRadar’s Homes Editor specializing in kitchen appliances and smart home technology. She’s been a tech journalist for 15 years, and is here to help you choose the right devices for your home and do more with them. When not working she’s a keen home baker, and makes a pretty mean macaron.
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