Windows in the Front, Android in the Back

01/10/24 • 88 min

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Android Faithful

It's the annual CES 2024 mega-super-duper-crazy-awesome Android extravaganza, featuring Sandeep Chivukula from Google!

Featured in this episode:

NEWS

Deep dive with Sandeep Chivukula, Director of Product Management for Multi-Device Experiences at Google
QuickShare, Fast Pair on big screens, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Tablet content hand-off, Matter on Google TVs for Home control.
A slew of Android announcements for the car
RCS getting dual SIM support on Google Messages
Android 15 could support replacing the Assistant summons with apps like ChatGPT
Patron News Story Pick: Google Password Manager gets a new shortcut

CES HARDWARE

Mishaal goes hands-on with the ASUS ROG Phone 8
TCL goes big with new NXTPAPER devices
TCL goes bigger with the largest TV set in North America (with Google TV)
Lenovo announces a ThinkBook that runs Windows when docked and Android when detached
Samsung teases AI features with its Galaxy Book 4 news
Hisense also shows off a very large Google TV
Xgimi is bringing Google TV heat to its projectors

NON-CES HARDWARE

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 will power the next generation of XR experiences
Oppo Find X7 has not one but two Periscope cameras

COMMUNITY

You talk about Pocket Casts, but what about Podcast Addict?
Why so much about sharing files? Isn't that what the cloud is for?

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It's the annual CES 2024 mega-super-duper-crazy-awesome Android extravaganza, featuring Sandeep Chivukula from Google!

Featured in this episode:

NEWS

Deep dive with Sandeep Chivukula, Director of Product Management for Multi-Device Experiences at Google
QuickShare, Fast Pair on big screens, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Tablet content hand-off, Matter on Google TVs for Home control.
A slew of Android announcements for the car
RCS getting dual SIM support on Google Messages
Android 15 could support replacing the Assistant summons with apps like ChatGPT
Patron News Story Pick: Google Password Manager gets a new shortcut

CES HARDWARE

Mishaal goes hands-on with the ASUS ROG Phone 8
TCL goes big with new NXTPAPER devices
TCL goes bigger with the largest TV set in North America (with Google TV)
Lenovo announces a ThinkBook that runs Windows when docked and Android when detached
Samsung teases AI features with its Galaxy Book 4 news
Hisense also shows off a very large Google TV
Xgimi is bringing Google TV heat to its projectors

NON-CES HARDWARE

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 will power the next generation of XR experiences
Oppo Find X7 has not one but two Periscope cameras

COMMUNITY

You talk about Pocket Casts, but what about Podcast Addict?
Why so much about sharing files? Isn't that what the cloud is for?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Google Feature Hokey Pokey

It's the first episode of the new year and if you thought Android news was light due to the holiday break, think again!

Featured in this episode:

NEWS

Google and Samsung might merge Quick Share and Nearby Share
Beeper says it’s done dealing with Apple over iMessage for Android app issues
Global premium smartphone market sees record sales in 2023
Android may soon estimate phone battery life expectancy
Patron News Story Pick: Google Maps Driving Mode on Android might disappear in 2024

HARDWARE

Samsung hosting Galaxy S24 Unpacked event in San Jose
More Galaxy S24 series renders leaked
Galaxy S24 series AI and camera features leaked
Nothing Phone (2a) specs and pricing leaks
Carl Pei tweets teasing a “New Year, New Phone"
OnePlus 12R specs aplenty

APPS

Android Auto now syncs phone wallpaper to display
Google Clock gets Pixel-inspired weather forecast redesign
Microsoft brings Copilot AI assistant to Android

COMMUNITY

contacts sync issues from Google Contacts to Mac
Google's Find My Device tracker launch is still in progress
Green bubble complaints signify the need for new friends

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Next Episode

Samsung Slows to Second

Post-CES hangover is in effect with guest Adam Doud fresh from Vegas with some hot hardware in hand to show off. Plus, a bonus chat with Mishaal from the road!

Featured in this episode:

NEWS

Samsung's reign as top smartphone maker comes to an end
Google layoffs lead to the end of many Assistant features
Widgets returning to the lockscreen? Thank you, Android 15
That green Android guy has a name!
Patron News Story Pick: Animated GIFs coming to Google Messages

HARDWARE

Mishaal talks about his hands-on with the ASUS ROG Phone 8 and other CES discoveries
Adam gives a hands-on glimpse of the OnePlus 12
AAWireless 2 brings hardware improvements

APPS