Fuchsia OS is now running on my first gen Nest Hub

 

Yesterday, when I was doing a little cleaning, minding my own business, I noticed that the OG Nest Hub in my kid's room was rebooting and installing an update. But this did not seem like the average update due to the amount of time it was taking. I knew the update was significant and it was most likely Fuchsia. Google somewhat announced on Twitter last month that Fuchsia OS would be rolling out to the first-gen Nest Hub over the coming weeks and months.

Everything looks exactly the same and you probably would not be able to tell if your Nest Hub received the update and I believe that's the point. Google has been working on Fuchsia for quite a while now and this is the first device to run the OS in the wild. Google does not tout any performance gains, however, the Nest Hub seems to be more responsive and smoother when navigating the UI with touch. I also noticed faster loading times when launching videos on Youtube or my Nest cameras.

It's not every day a major tech firm launches a new OS to the masses. I'm not sure what Google has planned for Fuchsia in the future but we may see it on other devices sooner rather than later if the roll-out is smooth. 

Of note

If you are interested in seeing if your first-gen Nest Hub has Fuchsia OS just go to Settings->About Device-> and check if your Nest Hub has the Operating System Version listed.