James Martin/CNET. Verizon's exclusive deal with Google's Pixel has been seven years in the making. The relationship between the network giant and the search titan began in 2009 with the Motorola Droid. T-Mobile's G1, which launched a year earlier, is widely regarded as the first phone with Android.
The Ego. 1  The ego is the component of personality that is responsible for dealing with reality. 2  According to Freud, the ego develops from the id and ensures that the impulses of the id can be expressed in a manner acceptable in the real world.
View All. According to Sigmund Freud, the ego is part of personality that mediates the demands of the id, the superego and reality. The ego prevents us from acting on our basic urges (created by the id), but also works to achieve a balance with our moral and idealistic standards (created by the superego).