Harish, Alex, Jerry, and Ara check out the OnePlus Nord 2 and evaluate continued rumors of a foldable Pixel. They also chat about carrier adoption of the RCS messaging standard and companies like Apple who remain holdouts in favor of their own technology. They finish out with the whys and hows of buggy software releases, including a UK vaccine passport app that caused a giant bag of hurt.

Links:

• OnePlus Nord 2 review: Taking back the mid-range crown | Android Central
• Rumored Google Pixel foldable could launch this year with Samsung's best display tech | Android Central
• Verizon follows AT&T, T-Mobile to make Google Messages its default messaging app | Android Central
• UK vaccine passport app produces broken QR codes on popular Android phones | Android Central

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