Unrelated: EU wants (I don't even have to look up how much set in stone it is, material disrespect of existing right to repair laws doesn't inspire confidence, hence wants) users to have an option to disable auto updates and to be able to install security updates decoupled from functionality.

Xiaomi released a Poco literally using Mi 17 parts and barely anyone noticed. The dimensions match 1:1, design is extremely similar, the panel makes perfect sense to be exactly the same component. Honestly WTF.

Yes, the SoC is a qcom midrange, the cameras are very basic, but it's a rare sight regardless. Extra tidbit: both of these phones either have a 6.35" panel or the official ppi spec on Mi 17 is incorrect. It's very unlikely that X8s would receive smaller bezels in same body. It's also likely an LTPO they're not advertising as one as it'd sound too good for the series.

https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAussie/comments/1v8wv7q/age_verification_hit_me_anyone_else/

According to experiences from post above and Apple's documentation at https://support.apple.com/en-us/125666, people in Australia, Brazil and UK running a recent enough iOS (will?) have to verify their age to have an unconstrained browser and in-app communication without a local ML model checking incoming and outgoing media. The string "To change these restrictions, your country or region requires you to confirm you're an adult." is quite self-evident. I suppose the limited discussion on this topic comes from an automatic pass for people with a *credit* card added to their account or this feature simply doesn't apply to people who ran an earlier version, where it was disabled by default.

An interesting extra aspect is that even though Apple claims local processing in age estimation from selfie, they claim it works alongside the cloud, for an unknown reason.