#verizon says it’s fully committed to #google’s phones this year after rumor of a split

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Verizon says it’ll continue to carry Google’s Pixel phones throughout 2020, rejecting a rumor that the carrier — and for many years, the Pixel’s biggest sales channel — was abandoning Google’s smartphone line due to sluggish sales.

“This story is completely untrue and Verizon is fully committed to supporting Google in 2020,” a Verizon spokesperson told The Verge. A Google spokesperson told us the story is “not true” as well.

The statement comes in response to a story published by Android Police late last night, reporting that Verizon has “no intention” of selling future Pixel phones. In light of Verizon’s statement, Android Police has retracted the story and said its source was likely…

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