Regarding Essential: A letter from the Editor-in-Chief
(Android Police)

Yesterday, I posted (and shared via Android Police`s official Twitter account) that Android Police will no longer be accepting any access from Andy Rubin`s startup Essential. That means no more press conferences, briefings, embargoes, or review devices. This came in light of Rubin`s announcement of the company`s new phone, apparently called GEM. In the time between the announcement of the PH-1 over two years ago and yesterday`s tease of GEM, a significant story about Rubin was published: The New York Times reported he was paid $90 million to leave Google in connection with a serious and, according to Google`s own internal investigation, `credible` allegation that he coerced another Google employee into having sexual relations with him. Read MoreRegarding Essential: A letter from the Editor-in-Chief was written by the awesome team at Android Police.