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Lenovo leaks show Google’s Chromebook successor
Leaked Lenovo images show Googlebook laptops and a 2-in-1 tablet, including new lighting and dedicated Gemini-related keyboard keys.
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Leaked Lenovo press images offer the clearest look yet at Googlebook, Google’s Android-based successor to Chromebook. Lenovo is expected to release some of the first models later this year, with the initial devices from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo scheduled for fall 2026.
The images, shared by Digital Citizen and Android Headlines, show a conventional laptop and a 2-in-1 tablet. Both use Googlebook branding on the keyboard and closely resemble Lenovo’s existing Chromebook hardware, although the designs include several new details.
Lenovo’s leaked Googlebook hardware
The laptop appears to come in two sizes, with both versions resembling the same basic model. A light strip runs along the rear of the laptop, echoing the glowing bar shown in official Googlebook renders released by Google earlier this year.
The 2-in-1 tablet has a similar light bar built into its rear camera housing. That design recalls the glowing orb reportedly planned for Google’s upcoming Pixel 11 lineup. The leaked images also show an AI mouse that Lenovo is reportedly developing, although the source provides no specifications or release information for the accessory.
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Two Gemini-related keyboard keys
The keyboards add a new bottom-row key marked with Google’s “G” logo. Digital Citizen reports that it is a dedicated hardware button for opening Gemini. The same keyboards also appear to include a Quick Insert key in the position traditionally occupied by Caps Lock.
That placement creates some ambiguity around the new G key’s role: Chromebooks introduced the Quick Insert button in 2024 as a way to call up Gemini. The source does not explain whether the leaked Googlebook keyboards assign different functions to the two keys.
Google announced the Android-based Googlebook platform in May, but details remain limited. Googlebooks are expected to replace ChromeOS with a new operating system, while Gemini is reportedly set to be integrated throughout the platform. Google and Lenovo have not provided pricing or a more specific release date for these devices.
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via The Verge
