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Google today highlighted a new feature that will bring voice-free emergency service interaction to Pixels and other Android devices. Designed for instances of injury, situations where speaking can present a danger and for users with speech impairments, the feature allows callers to communicate via touch menus.

The Chinese electronics giant is working on its own operating system so as to not rely on Google.

Assistant is Google’s personal assistant that is capable of answering questions, performing automated tasks, and more.

OnePlus is one of the few OEMs working with Google to bring Android P developer previews to their smartphones. They have just released Android P Developer Preview 4 (Beta 3) for the OnePlus 6, so we decided to install it and check out some of the changes. The company has been hard at work adding not just new features but stabilizing OxygenOS based on Android P for a future release. (Note that OnePlus refers to Android P Developer Preview 4 as Developer Preview 3 as this is their third preview released. Google’s Developer Preview 1 was only released for the Google Pixel smartphones.)

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