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The under-display camera is probably the most sought-after smartphone feature in 2021. After ZTE led the industry by presenting the Axon 20 5G that comes with an under-display camera earlier this year, we believe others might have already started preparing theirs as well. With that said, a patent of Google Pixel 6 has been spotted and the device could come with one.

Earlier rumour has suggested that OnePlus is finally planning to enter the smartwatch market after many years. Now, the good news has arrived with the CEO confirming that the company is indeed working on a smartwatch after all. Other than that, the CEO has also revealed that the wearable will come with Google's Wear OS.

With the year coming to a close, we start to look back on all the things that have happened this year. Pandemic aside, there were plenty of things that many would consider dumbfounding or just sad, and that applies to tech as well.

In that vein, we decided to look back at some of the saddest and worst tech news for 2020. Maybe you'll find it just as dumb as we did, but without further ado let's take a look!

The policy changes to the Apple App Store has been an inconvenience for a few companies. Back in August, Apple announced that Google Stadia wasn't allowed on the App Store due to a certain policy. But it looks like Google has finally got a workaround that will bring the platform to iOS.

As far as software updates go for Android phone, they unfortunately don't last very long. At most, it can live up to 3 years with a pure stock Android OS but nowadays they don't really hang around in Malaysia anymore (because Motorola "died" and there are no Pixel phones here officially). Also, Android users would have to wait for a long time for a new software update on customized Android updates.

Back in November, Google announced a new storage policy on your Google accounts which includes Gmail and Google Drive. In an effort to make more space and eventually merging all the accounts together, Google just recently introduced refreshed Google One plans for Malaysians but only for the 10TB, 20TB and 30TB plans.

If you use Google Photos, you should be familiar with its Memories feature. It essentially lets you review the best photos uploaded to your cloud storage, so it feels like you're reliving your 'memories'. Now, Google is adding the new Cinematic photos feature on top of it.

After Facebook facing issues with some of its platforms not responding last week, it looks like Google is the next to have problems as some of its services are currently down including YouTube, Google Drive, Google Assistant, and more.

As we're entering 2021, many analysts and tipsters have started to reveal what we can expect from the smartphone market next year. According to a source, Google, Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo are going to announce their own foldable smartphones in the second half of the year. This comes as a surprise knowing that we'll get a Pixel foldable from Google soon! Well, maybe not Malaysia.

Different companies lead into the holiday season in different ways, some with discount sales and some with new products. So, what about Google? A Google Play Store sales would have been nice, but it looks like Google is going to bring some new features to Android instead. Six of them, in fact.