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News Weekly: First look at RCS on iPhone, YouTube cracks down on VPN hacks, Android 15, and more


A round-up of the biggest Google/Android-related news that stood out this week.

This week saw the first look at RCS messaging on the iPhone, YouTube is tightening its reigns on Premium subscriptions via VPN, Android 15's Beta 3 launches, Motorola teases its upcoming foldables, and Spotify introduces a new basic plan. A recent thread on Reddit highlighted that these cancellations were linked to users resorting to VPN services in order to score cheaper rates by taking advantage of regional pricing loopholes. In response, Google indirectly confirmed to Android Central that it's tightening its reigns and that "to provide the most accurate plans and offers available, we have systems in place to determine the country of our users," the spokesperson said.

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