Larry Page, founder and CEO of Web search biggie Google, revealed in a March 13-dated official blog post that Android OS founder Andy Rubin was being moved to another job in the company; and that new head of Google's Android unit will be Sundar Pichai, who is currently serving as the SVP of Chrome and Apps.

Revealing that Rubin - who was also serving as Google's SVP of mobile and digital content - has decided to step aside, Page said in the blog post that Rubin's decision to change jobs and "hand over the reins" of Android division to Pichai marked the beginning of "a new chapter at Google."

It was under the headship of Rubin that the Android software surpassed the Apple iOS, to gain control over nearly 70 percent of the operating systems running on smartphones.

Commending Rubin for his stint as the Android chief, Page said in the blog post that Rubin had "exceeded even the crazy ambitious goals we dreamed of for Android;" and added that his decision to step aside comes at a time when the Android unit has "a really strong leadership team in place."

With Page also saying "Andy, more moonshots please!" in the blog post, it is being reported that Rubin will apparently assume the responsibility of assisting Page in Google's highly secretive Google X Lab skunkworks division, which is looking into Google Glass, Google's self-driving cars, and other innovations.