johnasmith

I think this is unlikely, but should it become the case, you can easily install an alternative launcher, something presumably impossible on the sheild.

Also, the default launcher happens to be something heavily customized by each OEM (likely extending the AOSP launcher which will never have ads or more typically extending a shared base launcher[0]), and I think routing ads through OEMs would be both a technical and logistical impossibility.

The phone space is such a competitive market, and the cost of switching (launchers/to a different Android phone/to iOS) is so low, and the risk to future sales so high, I really doubt you'll see ads on the launcher.

[0] https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/maste...

2FA is a layer of security on top of your password. Nothing stops you from using a strong password stored in an encrypted place.

I think the OP is describing an abstract ideal, but not something that bears out in practice. When navigating old code, or very large code bases, or code weighed down by technical debt, or mathematically complex code, or just poorly/hastily written code, finding a comment describing a method's intention provides valuable context.

Google has stopped mandatory arbitration for all employment disputes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rakeenmabud/2019/02/26/worker-o...

> The plan [...] to take 60 black-and-white images and five colour images

Why black and white? Why not all colour? What constraint are they working around? Storage? Camera speed?

I work for a company you've heard of, and that's their policy.

_However_, if I had a side project I wanted to work on, I can get clearance to pursue it, so long as it doesn't compete with any of the company's ventures. It's a straightforward process, not a big deal at all.

They're just trying to get ahead of/avoid potential ambiguous IP ownership situations.

Different programs present content in different ways. If you're learning with Duolingo, it's convenient to have the content organized in the same way.

Is this ballot measure representative?

This ballot initiative was two months before the NRA filed for Chapter 11, so I'd expect their spending was constrained.

The pixel series has been very reasonably named.

Pixel 1, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Pixel 3a, Pixel 4, Pixel 4a, Pixel 5.

You're mixing in Nexus 6P, of the Nexus line, which ended five years ago.

It's an (awkward) user friendly spin on what's ultimately a security update.

Previously, if an app like FB wanted a bubble, they'd draw a screen overlay via `WindowManager`. That's the same API often misused to draw invisible layouts over your banking app. Providing a purpose built bubbles API lets Android close the door on the riskier API.

> The Black Economy Taskforce recommended this action to tackle tax evasion and other criminal activities.