It appears that Samsung is considering dropping the Windows 11 operating system on its future Galaxy Book laptops. SamMobile reports that the company is working on Galaxy Book laptops that will instead run Android 17 and One UI 9.
It’s unclear why Samsung would choose to switch operating systems, but SamMobile speculates that it may be to achieve a more consistent user experience across all the company’s products, most of which run some version of Android and One UI.
It’s also unclear when Samsung will launch the Android versions of its Galaxy Books. Google will showcase its new ChromeOS replacement (known as Aluminium OS) at the I/O developer conference at the end of May. There are also rumors that Google itself will launch a Pixel Book laptop that will run the new operating system.
Given the recent success of Apple’s MacBook Neo and all these giants moving away from Windows, no one could blame Microsoft for being shook. It’s likely an enormous reason behind the company’s latest shift in strategy: no longer shoving Copilot AI into everything and instead focusing on an improved Windows experience for all.
