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Interesting that the Digital Wellbeing features that were teased at IO aren't being launched today, but part of _another_ beta that you have to opt in to. (And
by mikeevans 8y ago
Interesting that the Digital Wellbeing features that were teased at IO aren't being launched today, but part of _another_ beta that you have to opt in to. (And Pixel series only?)
- sigfubar 8y agoBy the time Android P actually makes it to non-Pixel devices, the beta will have long since ended, so this doesn't really matter.
- bitmapbrother 8y agoAndroid P is available for the Essential phone[0] the same day as the Pixel. Technically, every device in that was enrolled in the Android P beta could have also had it day one. [0]https://www.essential.com/ https://www.essential.com/
- xd1936 8y agoYup. I've got Android P on my Essential PH-1 right now. I'm bummed I don't have the wellbeing features that were promised.
- curiousgal 8y agoYou can have them if you're rooted. https://www.xda-developers.com/get-google-pixel-digital-wellbeing-essential-phone-android-pie/ https://www.xda-developers.com/get-google-pixel-digital-well...
- Mindwipe 8y agoIt's almost like they're there to satisfy some strategist in Google so they can say to governments that they're trying, while not actually believing there's any issue and with zero chance of any user take-up.
- curiousgal 8y agoIt seems like tracking began with the last beta update which I installed on July 30th if I remember correctly. https://i.imgur.com/lJkwFrt.png https://i.imgur.com/lJkwFrt.png