Microsoft unveils Project Solara, an Android-based platform for agent-first devices, with concept hardware and pilots planned at Best Buy, Target, and others (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

<a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/inside-microsofts-project-solara-a-new-platform-for-devices-that-run-ai-agents-instead-of-apps/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260602/i41.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260602/p41#a260602p41" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Todd Bishop / <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/">GeekWire</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2026/inside-microsofts-project-solara-a-new-platform-for-devices-that-run-ai-agents-instead-of-apps/">Microsoft unveils Project Solara, an Android-based platform for agent-first devices, with concept hardware and pilots planned at Best Buy, Target, and others</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; [Editor's Note: Agents of Transformation is an independent GeekWire series, underwritten by Accenture, exploring the adoption and impact of AI and agents.</p>