OnePlus 8 does not have a Google app, but comes with a banking Trojan: rumors about mobile phones

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OnePlus 8 does not have a Google app, but comes with a banking Trojan: rumors about mobile phones

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OnePlus 8 does not seem to have a Google application, but a banking Trojan is built in. These are just two of the many rumors about the new OnePlus phone. The manufacturer now collects it in threads in the forum. This shows that in particular a technology has inspired the imagination of fans.

April 14 is this day! Then, OnePlus launched the OnePlus 8 series. In order to make fans confident in the press conference, the manufacturer launched the "Countdown Challenge" on its forum. Every day, fans should express their opinions on specific topics. For example, OnePlus is looking for the wildest rumors of new top smartphones on the Internet before the launch of OnePlus 8-some rumors can be seen from the corresponding topics in the OnePlus forum.

OnePlus 8: Follow the launch event in the live broadcast

There are rumors that the OnePlus 8 series must be successful without the Google app. Since Huawei lost its Android license due to the US trade embargo, every Chinese mobile phone manufacturer is struggling to respond to the rumors. In fact, the embargo currently only affects Huawei. The mantra of the US government touched ZTE as early as 2018, but the sanctions on manufacturers have now been lifted.

Bank Trojan program?

The user "Cheetosdust" claimed to have read the information that OnePlus 8 automatically cleared the user's bank account online. Whether this means that a banking Trojan is pre-installed or a subtle criticism of rumors that prices have risen sharply remains open.

OnePlus 8 [Lite / Pro]: These images are circulating on the Internet

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The image is from OnePlus and shows the OnePlus 8 series model in Glacial Green.
[Source: OnePlus]

If you have a full-page discussion in the OnePlus forum, you will find that, first of all, the technology from the Chinese manufacturer has inspired the imagination of fans: OnePlus Concept One's invisible camera. OnePlus showed off the phone at CES 2020 Las Vegas International Consumer Electronics Show in Janauar. The camera on the back of the phone is coated with special glass, which can change color in a fraction of a second due to electrochemical pulses. When not in use, OnePlus uses the glass in Concept One to hide the camera.

Concept one stimulates the fan's imagination

Fans are now guessing that this glass can be used in OnePlus 8 to hide the hole-punch camera [which has also been used in the rumor factory] and create the illusion of a borderless display. There are also rumors on the Internet that the entire back of the phone is coated with this glass. If you activate the rear camera, it will become a mirror, so you can easily take selfies with the main camera.

One plus concept one

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One plus concept one
[Source: OnePlus]

These rumors come true just as unrealistically as the missing Google app or pre-installed banking Trojan. OnePlus has repeatedly stressed that Concept One is currently only a feasibility study, and that the technology will not be used in commercial products for the time being.

More rumors of trading on the OnePlus 8 forum, but may not become a reality, can be found below:

  • You can use the microSD card to expand the memory of OnePlus 8 [Pro].
  • OnePlus 8 provides a foldable display.
  • OnePlus 8 comes with disinfectant.
  • OnePlus 8 provides a receiver for FM radio programs and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

You can find out what innovations OnePlus 8 might offer in the link overview of our upcoming top smartphones.

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