Jessica Guynn

USA TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is forming a new division for all of its hardware products and Rick Osterloh, the former president of Motorola, is returning to run it.

Osterloh, who left the Lenovo-owned handset maker last month amid a major reorganization, will report to CEO Sundar Pichai.

The move is intended to unify Google's hardware products across the company and sharpen Google's focus on their development.

Google's new hardware chief will oversee everything from Google's Nexus devices to the Internet-connected eyewear Glass.

Google confirmed Osterloh's return to the tech giant as a senior vice president that was first reported by technology news outlet Re/code but declined further comment.

Among Osterloh's responsibilities: He will oversee Google's flagship Android phone Nexus and work with Android chief Hiroshi Lockheimer. He will also take charge of Google's TV streaming device Chromecast and wireless home router OnHub.

Also on his plate: ATAP, the experimental hardware lab that is responsible for Project Ara, an initiative to develop an open hardware platform for modular smartphones and Project Aura, the team building the next version of Glass. Nest CEO Tony Fadell, who had run Glass since last year, will be an adviser.