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I don't know if this is Google's intention, but I could certainly see Fuchsia being used for IoT devices. IoT devices have a big problem with software updates.

I don't know if this is Google's intention, but I could certainly see Fuchsia being used for IoT devices. IoT devices have a big problem with software updates. The people who make them are primarily interested in selling hardware, not supporting it for the many years it will probably be in your home. (You might replace a smartphone every two years, but how often do you replace a light switch or thermostat?) Google says Fuchsia is built to be easy to update. Different components are able to be upgraded independently. There is a stable binary API for drivers. Imagine a world where IoT devices are built to some Fuchsia-based standard which allows them to continue to be updated even when the manufacturer inevitably abandons the devices and their users. You could get more out of the devices, and you could worry less about security. It wouldn't solve 100% of the problem, though, because there would always be some device-specific code, including device drivers and any software that enables unique capabilities of the device.

beckler 6y ago
I don't see that... yet. It sounds like Fuschia doesn't support ARM at the moment, and that would be a crucial first step.
- monocasa 6y ago
  Not publicly, but there's a suspicious amount of arm support up and down the stack. Like aarch64-fuchsia target in upstreamed stable Rust.
- tbodt 6y ago
  *Fuchsia
atombender 6y ago
Apparently Google is already running Fuchsia (or at least Zircon) internally on several smart home devices, such as the Home Hub. Here [1] is an article from last year, still relevant. [1] https://9to5google.com/2019/02/08/fuchsia-friday-home-hub-max/ https://9to5google.com/2019/02/08/fuchsia-friday-home-hub-ma...
- pvarangot 6y ago
  Which several ones? The old puck shaped access points don't run it, and the Hub is the only other device with a processor that's capable or running it.
  - atombender 6y ago
    Internally. Not on any released products.
joezydeco 6y ago
but I could certainly see Fuchsia being used for IoT devices Like Google Brillo! Oh, wait. Android Things! Oh, wait. Weave? I give up.

beckler 6y ago

I don't see that... yet. It sounds like Fuschia doesn't support ARM at the moment, and that would be a crucial first step.

monocasa 6y ago
Not publicly, but there's a suspicious amount of arm support up and down the stack. Like aarch64-fuchsia target in upstreamed stable Rust.
tbodt 6y ago
*Fuchsia

atombender 6y ago

Apparently Google is already running Fuchsia (or at least Zircon) internally on several smart home devices, such as the Home Hub. Here [1] is an article from last year, still relevant. [1] https://9to5google.com/2019/02/08/fuchsia-friday-home-hub-max/ https://9to5google.com/2019/02/08/fuchsia-friday-home-hub-ma...

pvarangot 6y ago
Which several ones? The old puck shaped access points don't run it, and the Hub is the only other device with a processor that's capable or running it.
- atombender 6y ago
  Internally. Not on any released products.

joezydeco 6y ago

but I could certainly see Fuchsia being used for IoT devices Like Google Brillo! Oh, wait. Android Things! Oh, wait. Weave? I give up.