The topic Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips are finally expanding beyond Windows with Googlebooks is currently the subject of lively discussion — readers and analysts are keeping a close eye on developments.
This is taking place in a dynamic environment: companies’ decisions and competitors’ reactions can quickly change the picture.
We’ve only just recovered from hearing about Googlebook, a new Android-powered Chromebook successor focused on Gemini integration and capitalizing on the future of LLMs. Now, we’re learning that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X is coming to a device that isn’t powered by Windows 11 — it’s coming to Googlebooks too.
The successor to the Chromebook and Chrome OS has finally been officially revealed
In a now-deleted post on Twitter, Marketing Leader and Qualcomm CMO Don McGuire said that Googlebooks are going to be available with Snapdragon X-series processors. This is the first time we’ve seen a Snapdragon X chip appear in a device not powered by Windows. Until now, every time we’ve heard about the chip, it’s been centered on Windows. Earlier today, Qualcomm’s official Twitter account confirmed that it’s “building something new with @Google: Googlebook.” However, it was unclear specifically how Qualcomm was helping to build the Googlebook.
It makes a lot of sense for the Snapdragon X to be featured in Googlebooks. We’ve previously seen this chip in Microsoft’s flagship Copilot+ devices due to the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) it has on board. An NPU on the device means that it doesn’t need to send data to an external server to perform AI-related tasks — instead, the NPU handles all the processing locally.
If Google’s Pixelbook goes easy on the hardware and offloads the AI processing to the cloud, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. Most people likely aren’t installing and running a ton of apps on a device like a Googlebook anyway, so cloud-based processing is part of the package. The Snapdragon X is also known for offering great battery life, a feature Google likely plans to tout when it reveals more about Googlebook at I/O. This all goes to show that the Googlebook isn’t just an Android-powered Chromebook with an AI label slapped on it.
Given how the original post from McGuire has been deleted, there’s a good chance this information dropped before it was supposed to. With this in mind, we’ll keep an eye on official channels for an announcement from Qualcomm and Google.
Google still hasn’t revealed much about Googlebook, other than noting that they’ll feature “premium craftsmanship and materials” and will come in several “shapes and sizes.” Additionally, we know the lineup appears to feature Google-made hardware, as well as partnerships with OEMs like HP, Dell, Asus, Acer, and Lenovo. Google hasn’t discussed which operating system the upcoming laptop runs on, though it’s likely to be what’s codenamed Aluminum OS (probably called GoogleOS or something), an Android-powered laptop OS that the tech giant has been rumored to be developing for years.
We’ll likely learn more about Googlebook at I/O 2026 later this month.