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Why some new Android features aren't coming to Samsung

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Some of the features Google announced at its annual developers conference won't be coming to Samsung phones.

Google and Samsung have increasingly become competitors as Samsung launches services that duplicate what Google already offers on Android.

Google is making a test version of the upcoming Android P operating system available on some phones, but none are from Samsung, the leading maker of Android phones. Samsung owners will have to wait several months for a later version.

The new system promises better battery life and brightness adjustments with the help of artificial intelligence.

Likewise, Samsung's camera app won't get a built-in Lens feature that lets Google offer information after taking a photo of a building or sign. Samsung has been developing its own, Bixby Vision.

It's not immediately known which company made the call to withhold the features announced Tuesday.

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