Notebookcheck has received written confirmation from Google that it deliberately blocked the installation of benchmarks on its Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro devices during the review embargo period. It confirms our earlier report on the issue while raising questions about the company’s practices.

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2555208 (!googlepixel@lemdro.id)

https://9to5google.com/2023/10/24/google-pixel-8-benchmark-apps-blocked/

  • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Have an upvote for coming back and acknowledging the mistake. We all get to miss the mark sometimes.

    That said, your approach is really the better one - wait until we know for sure before condemning. (Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by basic human stupidity).