At Build 2026, Microsoft announced Project Solara — a new chip-to-cloud platform and operating system for “agent-first” devices that run AI agents instead of traditional apps. Surprisingly, Solara is built on Android (Microsoft’s Device Ecosystem Platform) rather than Windows, enabling lower-power, lower-cost hardware. This Short breaks down what Project Solara is, the two reference devices Microsoft demoed (a face-recognizing smart desk display and a wearable smart badge), how its multi-agent coordination layer works, the Qualcomm and MediaTek chip partnerships, the pilot programs with CVS Health, Best Buy, Target, Levi’s, and AccuWeather, and why Microsoft thinks the next computing platform won’t run Windows at all.
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