Consistently Inconsistent Assistant

03/13/24 • 95 min

Ron, Huyen, Jason, and Mishaal have a hard time sifting through the sheer volume of big Android news this week, but have no fear: There's an exclusive piece of news that Mishaal breaks on the show complete with a shiny new breaking news bumper and the gang celebrates a little too hard.

NEWS

@MishaalRahman: Here is what's new in Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2
Android 15 might let you send text messages via satellite
Google finally enables display output on the Pixel 8, here's what it could mean for a DeX-like mode
Patron News Story Pick: SpaceX says its satellite service aced tests on Android and iPhone
Apple is working to make it easier to switch from iPhone to Android because of the EU
@MishaalRahman: Google also announced yesterday that they will begin showing "additional choice screens" for users setting up an Android device in the EEA.
@MishaalRahman: Google has shared details on its new external offers program, the program they created to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act.
To comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol

HARDWARE

Pixel 8a will be more expensive: colors, prices, memory of the new Google phone
Google confirms Pixel 8a is coming with Android’s new battery stats
@mishaal_rahman: Gemini Nano won't be coming to the Pixel 8 because of ""some hardware limitations"" but will be coming to more high-end devices in the near future according to Terence Zhang, a Developer Relations engineer at Google, during #TheAndroidShow.
Samsung's Galaxy A55 and A35 are official with 6.6" OLED screens, focus on security
No April Fools' joke: OnePlus will launch a new Nord on April 1
Exclusive Leak: Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Jason's Boox Palma hands on

APPS

[Exclusive] Google says the IETF's ongoing work on the unwanted tracker detection spec doesn't impact its launch timeline for the Find My Device network
@MishaalRahman: Google has announced that movie tickets and boarding passes will automatically be added to Google Wallet when you get a confirmation email in Gmail!"

COMMUNITY

Timothy, Hilton, and Robert have PLENTY to say about Assistant routines
Michael says we've seen Circle to Search before
Chuck is having Samsung RCS issues

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NEWS

@MishaalRahman: Here is what's new in Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2
Android 15 might let you send text messages via satellite
Google finally enables display output on the Pixel 8, here's what it could mean for a DeX-like mode
Patron News Story Pick: SpaceX says its satellite service aced tests on Android and iPhone
Apple is working to make it easier to switch from iPhone to Android because of the EU
@MishaalRahman: Google also announced yesterday that they will begin showing "additional choice screens" for users setting up an Android device in the EEA.
@MishaalRahman: Google has shared details on its new external offers program, the program they created to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act.
To comply with DMA, WhatsApp and Messenger will become interoperable via Signal protocol

HARDWARE

Pixel 8a will be more expensive: colors, prices, memory of the new Google phone
Google confirms Pixel 8a is coming with Android’s new battery stats
@mishaal_rahman: Gemini Nano won't be coming to the Pixel 8 because of ""some hardware limitations"" but will be coming to more high-end devices in the near future according to Terence Zhang, a Developer Relations engineer at Google, during #TheAndroidShow.
Samsung's Galaxy A55 and A35 are official with 6.6" OLED screens, focus on security
No April Fools' joke: OnePlus will launch a new Nord on April 1
Exclusive Leak: Motorola Edge 50 Pro
Jason's Boox Palma hands on

APPS

[Exclusive] Google says the IETF's ongoing work on the unwanted tracker detection spec doesn't impact its launch timeline for the Find My Device network
@MishaalRahman: Google has announced that movie tickets and boarding passes will automatically be added to Google Wallet when you get a confirmation email in Gmail!"

COMMUNITY

Timothy, Hilton, and Robert have PLENTY to say about Assistant routines
Michael says we've seen Circle to Search before
Chuck is having Samsung RCS issues

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Previous Episode

Pixel Drop Or Pixel Dribble?

Ron, Jason, Huyen, and guest Will Sattelberg dive into Will's experience in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, plus Jason has the Nothing Phone (2a) and rooted phones lose RCS.

NEWS

Google is blocking RCS on rooted Android devices
Pixel feature drop: New productivity tools and advanced health features
Google prepares to add 'Satellite SOS' feature on Pixel devices
Google prepares 'Satellite SOS' emergency feature for Pixel devices.
Patron News Story Pick: Google Phone is going to make talking more fun with sound reactions and effects

HARDWARE

I miss when the world's biggest phone show wasn't all about prototypes
MWC 2024 was weird, and I couldn’t be happier about it
These Companies Have a Plan to Kill Apps
Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile: AI Could Replace the Apps on Your Phone. I've Seen It With My Own Eyes
Humane AI Pin: The most jaw-dropping demo at MWC was from a brand I wasn't expecting to see
A Phone, A Friend
Jason's Nothing Phone (2a) hands-on

APPS

Microsoft is killing support for running Android apps on Windows 11
YouTube's free picture-in-picture mode could go global really soon
A new look for “Your apps” row

COMMUNITY

Setting volume based on Bluetooth device
Routines in the Clock app

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Next Episode

Searching for Circle to Search

Ron, Mishaal, Huyen, and Jason are so excited to share some big news for the show (a long time coming!) Plus, its that time of the year when Google blesses us all with the date for an event that always gets us giddy!

Get your Android Faithful Merch!

Would attend an Android Faithful meetup during Google IO!

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