Because, why notch? Still resisting the notch fever sweeping phone designs these days? Give it up. Google has. The Android P beta, a build meant for app developers that anyone is free to download and use, supports not one, but three different notch designs. There's the central Cycloptic notch we find in phones like the iPhone X, Huawei P20, LG G7and Essential Phone, twin notches on the top and bottom, and, horrifyingly, a notch design for the right corner. Relax, this doesn't necessarily mean every phone will have a notched look. It means that Google is preparing to help apps work seamlessly on phones that do come with those designs. Google I/O conference. "It's just reality that notches are appearing on hardware and that apps don't break and that phone designers can make use of the space well." As to why the hardware industry is adding notches to phones, well, that's easy. Phonemakers want to stretch the screen from edge to edge, so they can giv...