This week’s Android headlines; stunning Google Pixel 6a leak, OnePlus 10 Pro review, the problem with benchmarking, Microsoft updates Windows’ smartphone software, the community debates bloatware, and more...
The upgraded camera software was one of the key features in the new handset. Following the global launch, reviews on the OnePlus 10 Pro were published, including my own. It’s very much a flagship handset, but as with all of the 2022 handsets, it will launch with Android 12, and that comes with a number of mandates that don’t fit the philosophy of many:
"If the OnePlus 10 Pro has a weakness, it’s one that is becoming a common discussion point on any Android smartphone and that’s Android 12. This lies at the heart of OxygenOS, and with Google essentially pushing more of its own theming and UI principles to its Android partners, OxygenOS has had a visual overhaul that is, to my eyes, a downgrade on previous versions. In the main, the clean and stripped back UI that I liked from OxygenOS has gone.
"Versions of the Geekbench app the system recognizes as either Geekbench or Genshin Impact saw benchmark results with up to 50% better single-core performance on the 12 Pro compared to versions of the app that the system believed were Netflix or Chrome — a substantial performance penalty. Even the 12X was affected to a certain degree, with a similar but smaller difference in results that was nonetheless larger than any expected margin of error.
"Phone Link now places the notification panel upfront, and the notifications tab is now pinned to the left-hand side panel. Microsoft has also moved the Messages, Photos, Apps, and Calls sections into a navigation bar that sits at the top of Phone Link. The notifications section has also been cleaned up to make it easier to see the notifications that matter.
“…. stuff like the s4’s “S Health” app, modern updates to alcatel’s builtin files app, preloaded games and social media, ad delivery software, and personally most of google’s preloaded programs, are bloatware as they provide little to no utility to the end user, provide little to no functionality to the phone, or who’s primary purpose is to satisfy a company’s monetary interests.Android Circuit rounds up the news from the Android world every weekend here on Forbes.
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