Google seems to have plans for Android that involve getting hardware ready for virtual reality and augmented reality.
New reports indicate that Google is actively intervening in the fate of hardware for future Android phones, and even considering making their own processors. In a pair of paywalled reports, The Information‘s Amir Efrati claims Google is looking for partners to develop chips based on the company’s designs, and that Google is approaching hardware makers with a detailed laundry list of hardware upgrades related to camera, sensor, and memory functionality.