Will android phones ever act like the mini PC's that they were touted to be?

So while there are a ton of manufacturers peddling android devices, pretty much all of them have their own flavour of "skin" that they put on. Some are just very superficial while others do a number on the whole android system, sometimes going as far as messing up working items.

Now the things is, if they were just shipping it with the devices, like how pre-builts come with a version bursting at the seam with bloatware, you could potentially have the option of just wiping the slate clean with ...

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SHIELD TV Streaming More Hit Shows with Apple TV | NVIDIA Blog
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/06/01/shield-apple-tv/

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The unreleased HTC Pixel 2 XL "muskie" has appeared on eBay for 580 dollars
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334023298499?hash=item4dc5570dc3:g:LRIAAOSw5pFgteio

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Sony Xperia 1 III goes on sale in China while Japan's NTT Docomo confirms a high price tag is incoming for the rest of the world - NotebookCheck.net News
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Sony-Xperia-1-III-goes-on-sale-in-China-while-Japan-s-NTT-Docomo-confirms-a-high-price-tag-is-incoming-for-the-rest-of-the-world.541969.0.html

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Nearby Shares Comes to ChromeOS - Share with Android
https://blog.google/products/chromebooks/how-chromebook-team-uses-nearby-share

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Galaxy S21 Ultra S Pen experiment reportedly didn't pan out for Samsung
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-s21-ultra-sales-1230992/

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LG Pay is being discontinued in the US by the end of 2021
https://www.lg.com/us/support/lgpay#

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Just a thought: Samsung's advertising department is behind all these SAM assistant memes.

Samsung is trying a new strategy and drumming up support and familiarity with its virtual rival to Siri and Alexa In order to avoid the buttfuck the bunker roleout Samsung did on their first failed assistant, Bixby (which was a disaster from day one and nobody liked).

Samsung Sam...

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The Real Google Pixel Superpower is Phone Calls
https://www.reviewgeek.com/85061/forget-the-camera-the-real-google-pixel-superpower-is-phone-calls/

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vivo V21 (5G) review
https://www.gsmarena.com/vivo_v21_5g-review-2273.php

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Firefox for Android 89.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/android/89.0/releasenotes/

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Android 12 won't allow apps to use a custom sharesheet anymore
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/183035750?pli=1#comment2

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More images of the Z Flip 3
https://twitter.com/universeice/status/1399916876352786432?s=21

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LG Shuts Down LG Pay, Tens of People Likely Affected (Updated)
https://www.droid-life.com/2021/06/01/lg-shuts-down-g-pay-tens-of-people-likely-affected/

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A new ASUS smartphone with Snapdragon branding pops up on TENAA
https://www.xda-developers.com/asus-phone-tenna-qualcomm-snapdragon-branding/

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Google Photos preps for Material You with larger text in the image library
https://www.xda-developers.com/google-photos-material-you-tweaks/

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Sony Xperia 1 III UNBOXING and Initial REVIEW - World's FIRST 4K 120Hz Smartphone [TechNick]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3B8V0fEA8PI&feature=youtu.be

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Huawei announces list of devices transitioning from Android to HarmonyOS

The list was announced on their livestream today. It includes the Mate 40 series, P40 series, MatePad Pro, Mate 30 series, P30 series, Mate 20 series, P20 series, the MatePad, Mate 10 series, P10 series, Mate 9 series, Nova 8 series, Nova 7 series, Nova 6 series, Nova S series, the Mediapad M5 and M6 and a couple of other devices like the V and S smart screens.

The Mate 40 series, P40 series, Mate 30 series and the MatePad Pro
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Android personalized ads opt-out will be more effective - 9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2021/06/02/android-personalized-ads-opt-out/

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I lived with the Google-fied future of cars, and it excites me
https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/06/02/i-lived-with-the-google-fied-future-of-cars-and-it-excites-me/

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Now that Fuchsia is launched, do you think it will eventually be merge/replace Android, and also extend to desktops, etc?

I think Fuchsia is an approach similar to what Apple has done with their OSes. Basically iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS all share the same underling operating system. Their core is same afaik.

Fuchsia might be be reason why Google didn't launch Android for PC till now.

What are your thoughts on this?...

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