Why Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Failed Despite Fixing Android’s Biggest Problems

Andy Rubin spent ten years creating Android before launching Essential Products, which was based on the idea that Android phones had too many compromises, such as bloatware, software skins, slow updates, and accessories that became obsolete when new hardware was released. Essential launched the PH-1 in August 2017, which had near-stock Android, premium materials, fast updates, and a display that…