This week’s news: Apple joins forces with Google, leaked design details of the exclusive OnePlus 13, Samsung facing challenges with foldable devices, and additional updates.


News Weekly

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News Weekly is our column where we highlight and summarize some of the week’s top stories so you can catch up on the latest tech news.

This is Android Central’s News Weekly, your go-to source for a concise roundup of the week’s most significant tech stories. This is where we delve into the top headlines that provide the latest developments and innovations contributing to the digital landscape.

This week, Apple is on Google’s side against the DOJ’s “extreme” proposal, we interview a OnePlus design executive about the OnePlus 13, Samsung is reportedly cutting down its foldable shipments in 2025, the next Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses may get some interesting upgrades, and One UI 7 may copy a handy feature from Apple.

Apple comes to Google’s rescue

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Google is under threat from a DOJ proposal to break up its business by potentially selling Chrome and halting Search distribution deals with companies like Apple. However, not if Apple has anything to say about it.

The company stepped in this week with a declaration to defend its right to seek distribution deals with Google and others, ultimately supporting Google after the search giant was ruled to be an illegal monopoly. Apple argued that the deal not only proves lucrative for Apple through revenue sharing but it also ensures its customers get the best experience on Safari by making Google Search the default.

Apple also argues that the DOJ wrongly assumes it will develop a search engine, which it has stated it’s not interested in doing. Apple says it isn’t worth its time to try to compete with Google in search, and it ultimately has no interest in spending the money, time, and resources on doing so.

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This could prove to be a pivotal move after Google presented a proposal of its own to counter the DOJ’s “extreme” remedies.