Android Moronic Monday (Jan 20 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

Moronic Monday (Jan 20 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!
Android Police: Opera reportedly has multiple predatory loan apps in the Play Store with interest rates of up to 876%
Samsung Electronics appoints new mobile chief
Google Chrome may soon let you copy images directly to Android’s clipboard
Android 10 on Android TV
Face unlock: has there been any official explanation or from industry insider speculation as to why it hasn't been widely adopted?
Introducing the Galaxy XCover Pro
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Moronic Monday (Jan 20 2020) - Your weekly questions thread!

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 03:15 AM PST

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Android Police: Opera reportedly has multiple predatory loan apps in the Play Store with interest rates of up to 876%

Posted: 19 Jan 2020 09:18 PM PST

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Samsung Electronics appoints new mobile chief

Posted: 19 Jan 2020 05:26 PM PST

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Google Chrome may soon let you copy images directly to Android’s clipboard

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 01:57 AM PST

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Android 10 on Android TV

Posted: 20 Jan 2020 12:10 AM PST

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Face unlock: has there been any official explanation or from industry insider speculation as to why it hasn't been widely adopted?

Posted: 19 Jan 2020 11:30 PM PST

Apple announced Face ID back in 2017 and since then, most Android manufacturers have adopted everything about the notch other than its infrared projector functionality.

Google (afaik) has been the only one to include it on its flagship, while Samsung tiptoed towards it with its Samsung S10 5G (which used ToF to map the user's face in 3D), but seems to have walked that back with its Note 10 and the upcoming S20 releases (barring an unexpected leak).

Has there been any official explanation (or speculation from a reliable industry insider) why it seems this feature hasn't been more widely adopted? To me, it seems like something an average consumer and an Android enthusiast would want. It certainly was the main reason why I went with a Pixel 4XL over other options.

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Introducing the Galaxy XCover Pro

Posted: 19 Jan 2020 05:41 AM PST