It's unclear what motivates Google's decision to
cancel Muskie, but 9to5Google discovered a bug report from the Android Issue Tracker that seems to confirm Android Police's story.
Not exact matches
Droid Life reckons this could be the now - dead, HTC - made Pixel 2 XL, codenamed
Muskie, that was
canceled in June earlier this year.
The report says Google has
cancelled the sequel of Google Pixel XL, which was reportedly code - named «
Muskie».
According to rumors, Google
cancelled the mid-sized Pixel 2 XL that was code - named «
Muskie» and went instead with an even larger phone code - named «Taimen».
They should obviously launch sometime in the fall, alongside or shortly after Android O, and the bigger model could sport a rather awkward - sounding 17.5:9 screen with 2560 x 1312 pixels resolution... unless it was the
canceled «
Muskie» that visited GFXBench as the Pixel XL2.
A tipster told 9to5Google that
Muskie was
canceled due to battery life issues and other cost - effectiveness goals.
Yes, there was a device with the codename «
Muskie, but Google
canceled it, and now, we are gonna see only two Pixel phones.
According to Android Police, «
muskie» — the presumed 2017 Pixel XL — has been
canceled.