Google's next Android overhaul is said to embrace the iPhone 'notch'

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GOOGLE is working on an overhaul of its Android mobile software for a new generation of smartphones mimicking Apple's controversial new "notch" at the top of the iPhone X, according to people familiar with the situation.

The Android update, due later in the year, will also more tightly integrate Google's digital assistant, improve battery life on phones and support new designs, like multiple screens and foldable displays, the people added.