The YouTube Music team had a Q&A session, and here’s what they had to say

The redesigned YouTube Music was announced back in May of this year, creating a lot of confusion and annoyance from Google Play Music users, namely due to the lack of clear communication from Google on certain important matters. Anyhow, fast forward a few months later and the YouTube Music team now has more answers on user feedback. You can visit the Q&A page here or have all the key points summarized by us below.

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Google teams up with Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi to run Android on their future cars

Back at I/O 2018, Google put an Android Automotive setup on a RAM 1500 pickup that completely replaced the vehicle’s normal stock interface. You’ve probably used or at least heard of Android Auto which mirrors apps from an Android device to the car’s screen. However, it’s not actually full Android running on a car. Yesterday, Google just struck a deal with Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi to run Android-powered infotainment systems—like the one on the RAM 1500 pickup—starting in 2021.

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‘Google Home Hub’ likely to launch on October 9 alongside the Pixel 3

Google has scheduled a launch event in NYC on October 9 to ‘unveil’ the Pixel 3 and 3 XL. However, according to MySmartPrice, another product called the “Google Home Hub” is also going to be announced. The Home Hub is a 7-inch Smart Display, which looks similar to the other smart displays such as Lenovo’s Smart Display.

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OnePlus 6 Review Part 2: Pocophone F1 Performance Comparison

Normally I would follow the first part of my review of the OnePlus 6 with a detailed breakdown of its performance as well as a software overview. But this year, Xiaomi has raised all of our eyebrows with a late entry, the Pocophone F1, to the market of the so-called flagship killers. This phone has had me very intrigued that I decided to pit it against its main rival, the OnePlus 6, in a separate test. In this article, we will discuss each phone’s merits and drawbacks in one of the most important aspects of a phone’s performance: UI fluidity, aka “smoothness.”

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