The Essential Phone is dead, long live the Essential Phone! That seems to be at least part of the sentiment behind OSOM, the privacy-focused smartphone startup that’s soon to unveil its first device.

It’s been nearly two years since the Essential PH-1 made its debut, and several months since the phone was discontinued. Today, Essential CEO Andy Rubin mysteriously replied to an old Twitter thread ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Essential is no longer a company after closing up shop in February. The story of Andy Rubin’s phone and home ...

Update: It turns out this patent is not for any type of follow-up to the Essential Phone. The filing is instead an older patent for the original Essential Phone that ...

Essential, Android creator Andy Rubin's high-profile phone startup, is shutting down. As a result of the shutdown, Essential says it will no longer support the Essential Phone with further security ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Essential has called it quits. After teasing their next phone under the codename “Project GEM” back in October ...

It looks like Essential, the company built by Android inventor Andy Rubin, isn’t dead after all. After Rubin tweeted confirming the new smartphone, along with images of a strange-looking device, the ...

February’s security patch was the final update for the PH-1 February’s security patch was the final update for the PH-1 is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025.

The new Android flagship Essential phone is a paradox. It is a capable, well-crafted flagship smartphone built in a shockingly short time by a new company staffed with a crew of mobile hardware ...