All About Android (Audio)

Pixel Markup vulnerability lets some screenshots be un-redacted and un-cropped; fixed by March update. Google: Turn off VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling due to severe Exynos modem vulnerabilities on Pixel 6 and more. Qualcomm's Next Mid-Range Android Chip Can Support Up to 16GB of RAM. Oppo Find X6 Pro has a 1-inch camera sensor, 2,500 nit display, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The Google Pixel 7a prototype eBay listing reaches its inevitable conclusion. Google Pixel 8 Renders Reveal Design Refresh Ahead of Possible Google I/O 2023 Launch. Google's Pixel 8-exclusive features could include a way to sharpen blurry videos. Google Glass Enterprise Edition is no more. A new era for AI and Google Workspace. Pocket Casts for Wear OS is actively being developed. YouTube TV's Price Is Increasing to $73 a Month, and It Makes Me Want to Cancel My Subscription. Google is shutting down the Jacquard smart fabric app soon. My Pixel 6 lost wireless charging with the March 2022 update. Why a manual entry PIN is better for security. Just found my favorite One product at $25. Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3JY2ufu Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT CDW.com/HPE

@MishaalRahman: Here is what's new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2. Google is preparing to crack down on apps that claim to speed up your Android phone. New for Pixel: Fall Detection, faster Night Sight, and more. Stadia's pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down. Google Pixel 7a surfaces in hands-on leak with 8GB RAM, updated camera bar design. These blurry subway photos may offer the latest Pixel Fold leak. Google Pixel Fold & Pixel 7a: Colors & Storage; in stores from June? [Exclusive] Pixel 8 Pro First Look: Might be showcased at Google I/O 2023 in May. The Pixel Watch seems to be a hit as Google takes second place in the wearable market. What is going on with Fitbit? Pixel Buds Pro spatial audio with head tracking update rolling out. Honor Magic Vs 5G Review: Magic Hardware And Missed Opportunities. Honor Magic Vs product page. Samsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof. Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon. Is the Galaxy S21 Ultra using AI to fake detailed Moon photos? Google Play will now machine translate Android apps for free. Phone cases on foldable devices. Sam Abuelsamid shares insight into Honor's silicon carbon battery tech. Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3FqtOR0 Host: Jason Howell Co-Host: Mishaal Rahman Guest: Adam Doud Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com

@MishaalRahman: It's a bit earlier than usual, but it seems the internal dessert code name for Android 15 V has been revealed: "Vanilla Ice Cream." Google Is Holding the 2023 I/O Conference Date Hostage Until We All Do Its Stupid Puzzle. Google I/O 2023 takes place May 10. Fairphone 2 gets its final software update seven years after its original release. $300 Unihertz Luna is heavily inspired by the Nothing Phone (1). Tank - 22000mAh Largest Battery 4G Rugged Smartphone. Nothing Phone (2) Will Be Much Stronger, but Still Weaker Than Most Other Flagships. Nothing Could Be Making a Smart Speaker. Nothing speaker render reveals design; launch expected soon. Realme 10 Pro 5G Coca-Cola Edition hands-on review. Honor unveils the first silicon-carbon battery with 12.8% higher energy density. Apple News too corporate for you? Try this app: OptOut aims to be a daily news app "100% free from corporate media narratives." Cheeky! This phone has a 'plump butt' beauty filter. JR's tip of the week: Noterly. Noterly on Google Play. Check out the Motorola Defy 2 with satellite connectivity! Widgets and foldables redux. Jackals & Fireflies was filmed with an S22 Ultra and MotionCam! Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3YpjVJP Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao Co-Host: JR Raphael Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Google Pixels Are Crashing After Watching This Alien Clip on YouTube. Google announces new features for Android and Wear OS. HMD's latest Nokia phone is designed to be repaired in minutes. This is Nokia's new logo. Motorola's Rizr is back as a concept phone with a rollable screen. Redmi's latest 300W charging feat powers your phone in under five minutes. Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra Is Great, but It Would Be Better if It Folded. Samsung's Bixby Will Clone Your Voice to Answer Calls for You. How Does the Camera on Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra Compare to the Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max? Oppo Find N2 Flip. The Folks Behind OnePlus Are Coming After Samsung's Foldables. OnePlus' first foldable will arrive in the second half of the year. Artifact: A personalized news feed powered by artificial intelligence. Pokémon Sleep, which you play by sleeping, is out this year. Leaked images show off the first Android clone of the iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island. JR's tip of the week: Assistant Podcast tip. An app called Buzzkill could help an emailer from last week. Why does Assistant autocorrect away from the right words? Google marketing is working!! Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3IG2DSS Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, Huyen Tue Dao, and Florence Ion Co-Host: JR Raphael Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit decisions.com/twit

App founder quits Google, says the company doesn't serve users anymore. Huawei's Watch Buds ask: "What if your smartwatch also contained earbuds?" Motorola's next Galaxy Z Flip competitor will apparently make its entire cover panel a display. The OnePlus 11 Concept will feature a 'flowing back' with blue lighting. Nothing officially launches Android 13 for Phone (1), six months after Pixel. @getpeid: Big difference now, having our own team who previously delivered Oxygen OS together vs. an outsourced team who don't really care about the success or failure of our company. Twitter to charge for SMS-based two-factor authentication – How to use Google Authenticator instead. Animated photos in Google Photos. JR's tip of the week: Assistant tips! How do I set a default web browser? Has Assistant become super slow for others too? Know of an SMS app that allows for keyword-based blocking? Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3YQhktr Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao Co-Host: JR Raphael Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: CDW.com/HPE eightsleep.com/twit

Analyzing the Superbowl Pixel ad Android 14 Developer Preview 1 is here with new customization options, better battery life, and more Google Launches Way for Android Apps to Track You Without Tracking You Official Privacy Sandbox Website Google's new cookie replacement hits real Android 13 hardware for the first time OPPO Find N2 Flip is coming next week, and it's a global launch The Moto G Stylus 2023 takes on a new design in official-looking renders Samsung Galaxy A54: News, leaks, rumored price, and release window Sony's next flagship ups camera resolution, keeps headphone jack even in 2023 One UI 5.1 bloatware does NOT take up 60GB storage on the Galaxy S23 series Google winds down feature that put playable podcasts directly in search results Google Maps new Wear OS 3 update ensures you'll never get lost JR's tip of the week: A look at new Samsung gestures... Podcast apps without ads Which Android phones will get satellite connectivity? Updating a Gen 1 Fossil Smart Watch Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3xoPZTe Hosts: Ron Richards and Huyen Tue Dao Co-Hosts: Mishaal Rahman and JR Raphael Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com

Bringing together sign-in solutions and passkeys with Android's new Credential Manager. Android's new Credential Manager API aims to simplify the sign-in experience across apps. @MishaalRahman: Using an Android phone as a webcam became really popular during the pandemic, but you've typically had to install a third-party app to do so. You may not have to do this in the future, though, as Google is adding support for turning Android devices into USB webcams! The Motorola Edge 20 already does this, they implemented their own solution that does exactly this. Jason's OnePlus 11 5G review. OnePlus Pad is a flagship Android tablet w/ Dimensity 9000, 12GB RAM, more. OnePlus launches Buds Pro 2 with improved sound and noise cancelation at $179. Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra Has the Ultimate Smartphone Camera Lens. Galaxy S23, S23+, and S23 Ultra arrive starting at $799 with 200MP camera, 256GB storage in tow. How much storage are your phone's system files using? Mishaal Rahman is polling his users after hearing that the Galaxy S23 Ultra reserves almost 70GB for system files. The Ridley Scott film made with the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra. Vivo's X90 Pro and its massive 1-inch camera sensor get an international launch. Google's 2022 Pixel Phones Were "Best Selling" Ever. What should I replace my Fossil smartwatch with? A few good recipe apps that eliminate the webpage cruft. Thoughts on AI vs Creativity. Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3lahMDU Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT

Smartphone Shipments Suffer the Largest-Ever Decline with 18.3% Drop in the Holiday Quarter and an 11.3% Decline in 2022, According to IDC Tracker. Q4 2022 was a disaster for smartphone sales, sees the largest-ever drop. Android Users Can Finally Use Alternate Search and Payment Methods... but Only in India. Google's MusicLM is rather good at creating music from text descriptions. MusicLM: Generating Music From Text. Get your first look at the OnePlus Pad, OnePlus' first tablet. OnePlus Could Be the Next Android Brand with Folding Smartphones. EXCLUSIVE: NOTHING PHONE 2 CONFIRMED FOR U.S. RELEASE IN LATE 2023. New leaked specs suggest 'Pixel Tablet Pro' might not be a thing after all. Instagram's co-founders are mounting a comeback: Artifact. Artifact: A personalized news feed driven by artificial intelligence. MARVEL SNAP Introduces Battle Mode As a New Feature In Game. JR's tip of the week: Andi smart search assistant. This smart new search site is like a mashup of Google and ChatGPT. Just the Recipe. How can I stop my phone from butt-dialing? Are there any good gimbals for Android? A multi-device approach to authenticators. Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3jsAVQW Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao Co-Host: JR Raphael Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: decisions.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Android 13 is running on 5.2% of all devices five months after launch Android 14 Could Prevent You from Installing Ancient Apps Android's share menu could finally be more consistent in Android 14 Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients Google cuts 12,000 jobs, the largest layoff in the company's history Area 120, Google's in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs Google's Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last week's layoffs @readDanwrite: Google NYC employees who arrived at the office early this morning stood in a line to test their badges-- if light turned red, it meant you had been laid off. if green, you were safe. @Za_Raczke: Google is working on a smart tracker similar to Apple's AirTag, codename "grogu". Mobvoi's next TicWatch Pro looks way sleeker than its last in this leak Google Stadia is Finally Dead The controller lives on: Play wirelessly with Bluetooth @MishaalRahman: Google Messages is starting to roll out support for having up to 100 members in an end-to-end encrypted group chat! Google Messages E2E encryption for group chats currently limited to 21 people @MishaalRahman: The Google Clock app now lets you record your own audio to use as an alarm. This is rolling out to users on the existing 7.3 release via a server-side update. Google Clock's new interface makes it a little too easy to dismiss alarms — but there's a fix Google Podcasts disappearing from Search results as it goes on life support JR's tip of the week: Search alternative Swurl From the Nord to the Nothing phone. Nothing phone spotted in the wild... in Dubai! How can I send app ideas to Google? Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/3R2XZSW Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao Co-Hosts: Mishaal Rahman and JR Raphael Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: eightsleep.com/twit tanium.com/twit CDW.com/HPE

Here's What Samsung's Cooking Up for Its Foldable Displays The Lenovo Tab Extreme comes to CES 2023 to take on the iPad Pro Father Robert's Doodads The Best, Coolest, and Weirdest Gadgets at CES 2023 Primas Portal Lenovo's E Ink Laptop WATCHES!!! Nowatch Fossil Gen 6 Hybrid Wellness Edition eBuyNow Moto Watch 100 Matter Google Maps HD behind the wheel Microsoft scraps plans for dual-screen Surface Duo 3, pivots to new foldable screen design New Sony Walkman music players feature stunning good looks, Android 12 Leaked Samsung Galaxy S23 pictures show off new camera design Samsung may reduce the number of models to 2 for Galaxy S24 series JR's tip of the week: Business Calendar 2 Planner Magic Eraser success Authenticator Pro Will the Moto ThinkPhone get Android updates? Read our show notes here: http://bit.ly/3kfopV0 Hosts: Ron Richards and Florence Ion Co-Host: JR Raphael Guest: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT cachefly.com