Pocket-lint Daily - Google Meet Duo, OnePlus 10T review, and more

Good morning! By Chris Hall | Thursday August 04 2022 Good morning! - If you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here.]( What in the world is going on with Google Meet and Google Duo? GOOGLE What's happened? Google announced in June that it was going to merge Meet and Duo. Specifically, it promised to bring the features of Meet into the Duo app. That process is [now underway]( and live for many users. Why does it matter? Unfortunately, Google isn't making this transition clear, because it's not getting rid of either app. Duo has been rebranded as Meet and will offer features from both apps, while Meet will remain Meet. What's my take? The graveyard of Google communication apps is littered with souls. For some reason, Google has struggled to nail down one approach and a single name for its approach to messaging and/or video calling. Worse still, once Google realised it had a confusing mess, it didn't really do anything to fix it. We've had Hangouts mixing it up with Allo, Duo, and Meet and Chat - and we all blame Google+ for that. We've also got Messages elsewhere rolling in features to rival Chat, which I believe is now actually part of Meet - and was being used like Duo. We all know that Duo will retire and we'll just have a product called Meet in the future, even if Meet is actually morphing into Duo. Confused? Aren't we all? Android's new trend is teasing software before the Android core is actually released ONEPLUS What's happened? OnePlus announced the [OnePlus 10T]( this week and took the time to talk about [OxygenOS 13]( at the same time. Why does it matter? You can't actually get OxygenOS 13 yet and it's not on the OnePlus 10T at launch. What's my take? Android updates are hot potatoes. Often pointed at by Apple during iOS presentations - accompanied by guffaws - the differing timeline of updates from Google through to all the manufacturers has always been a source of consternation. But, we're now seeing a growing trend in manufacturers talking about their new software before the core Android software that underpins it has even gone public. Sure, it's great to showcase new features, but in the case of OnePlus, I fear that this will lead to false hope: the new phone doesn't come with [Android 13]( or OxygenOS 13, it will come as an update in the future. And we all know how smooth that process is. Things have improved remarkably, however. Google used to save its version update to match a particular device launch (ie., Pixel phones), but in recent years Android has come out a month or two earlier - and some manufacturers like Samsung have really shown some aptitude in rolling these updates out. 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Our quick verdict The OnePlus 10T is a great value phone for the money, offering high performance specifications, a great display and at least one good camera for a very reasonable price. You do have to compromise a little on some areas, but it still represents a very competitive phone for the cost. [Read our review.]( In Case You Missed it New Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailers [showcase Paldea](. --- OnePlus says the alert slider is [coming back](. --- The Asus TUF F15 gaming laptop has a [$100 saving today, at $699.99 on Amazon.com](. That's with a 15.6-inch 144Hz FHD IPS display, Intel i5-10300H CPU, GeF TX 1650 GPU, 8GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. From The Gear Loop THE GEAR LOOP We take a look at the Ford Transit Custom Nugget. A clever camper if you can get over the name… [Read more.]( And finally... RED BULL/HANNES BERGER These amazing sequence photos make extreme sports look even more awesome. [Read more.]( Have you checked out our weekly podcast that comes out every Friday? 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