In the "Dougie" family of Googlebooks powered by an unconfirmed Qualcomm chip under development by Google, code for the first board, "Bandit," has been updated.
As for Bandit, when development first began, there were only minimal descriptions and no clues regarding its manufacturer, but newly added battery-related code suggests it could become an Acer or Lenovo Googlebook.
Battery Code Suggests Acer or Lenovo Manufacturing
In a recent commit, code supporting a new battery, "UTL Q25U3S1P5C," was added for Bandit. This model number is used in devices such as the Acer Aspire series.
Meanwhile, the battery list in another commit made at the same time defines five suppliers: ATL, BYD, Cosmx, Sunwoda, and SMP. Because all of their model numbers begin with "L," they indicate Lenovo batteries.
Because model numbers used by Acer and model numbers following Lenovo's naming conventions are mixed together, it is not currently possible to narrow down Bandit's manufacturer to one or the other. However, since there is no mention of any other manufacturers, it is likely to be a device from either Acer or Lenovo.
Bandit was initially registered as a reference board (a pre-production design base). While reference boards in previous Chromebook development rarely became a manufacturer's development board directly, they are often described without distinction in Googlebook development. Therefore, Bandit also appears likely to be a manufacturer's development board that references the parent board, Dougie.
Partial Specs: Up to 65W Charging and UFS 4.1
In early development code, the Dougie family was confirmed to support eMMC, UFS, and NVMe storage, alongside the possibility of no cellular modem (Wi-Fi-only models). The latest code changes indicate that Bandit may feature the following specifications:
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Up to two USB-C ports
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Up to 65W charging
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Support for UFS 4.1
While the code for the overall family described support for multiple storage standards, Bandit's code indicates support for UFS 4.1.
Positioning of the Unconfirmed "Dougie" Chip
A coreboot commit reveals that Dougie is a board series powered by a Qualcomm chip.
Among the Googlebook development boards identified so far, the families utilizing Qualcomm chips are "Bluey," powered by Snapdragon X Elite / Plus, and "Calypso," powered by Snapdragon X2 (Mahua). Dougie is the third series, following Bluey and Calypso.
During development, the name Dougie is also used as a Qualcomm SoC name, suggesting that it may feature a chip different from the previously identified Snapdragon X Elite / Plus or Snapdragon X2 Elite.
Potential candidates include the Snapdragon X2 Plus or the entry-tier Snapdragon C announced in May 2026, though it remains unknown which chip will actually be used. Even so, these findings suggest that a new Snapdragon-powered Googlebook could emerge from Acer or Lenovo.