Essential was already struggling when Andy Rubin's past caught up to the fledgling startup, leading to its [eventual dissolution](https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/02/12/breaking-essential-is-dead-and-so-are-updates-to-essential-phone/). A big chunk of the Essential team has [forged onward as OSOM](https://www.androidpolice.com/osom-ov1-exclusive/) with a greater focus on privacy. It'll be releasing its first smartphone soon, known as the OV1. It comes with a neat privacy-centric cable, which the company has teased ahead of release.