Google, Give Us a Break - Android Faithful Episode #86
March is a huge month for Android with Google's barrage of announcements. Adam Doud joins the team to parse through as much as we can in this extra long episode.Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor
Google's Announcements
March is a huge month for Android with Google's barrage of announcements from gaming to Android 16 and Gemini AI updates. MWC may be over, but we're still talking about it along with a TON of Android news this week with our special guest Nirave Gondhia. While some are in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, the rest of us are here to bring you the latest in Android news and the continuing parade of new phones!
Mobile World Congress Highlights
The week before Mobile World Congress and there is SO MUCH hardware to discuss including pondering what a global launch really means. Featuring the OnePlus Watch 3 review along with sadness over the OnePlus Open 2 (RIP) along with digging into Android 16 Beta 2.
Upcoming Phone Releases
It's just two dudes talking Android this week as dish on Google's mistakes and get excited for Google I/O and gush over foldables. It's a calm before the storm as the wave of phone releases is on the horizon! Hands on with the Moto G 2025 and more!
Latest Tech Trends
Jason and Mishaal chat with Pebble founder Eric Migikovsky about the return of the smartwatch brand, comprehensive coverage of Samsung's Galaxy S25 launch, and Android 16's first beta in detail. 'Twas the night before Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 and we pre-game Samsung's announcement, laugh at Microsoft, navigate the TikTok ban and so many new phones all in one jam-packed episode!
Year in Review and What's Ahead
The gang is back to wrap up CES, dive into the OnePlus 13 and navigate all the Samsung and Nothing leaks. Kicking off 2025 with Matteo Doni of Tech Travel Geeks to go through all the news from CES and the OnePlus 13 launch. We wrap up 2024 with an exclusive interview with Google about Android XR plus our best and worst of the year of Android!
Recent Conversations and Reviews
Jason and Mishaal are joined by Florence Ion to discuss Samsung's OneUI 7 Beta, a massive slew of new Android and Pixel features, OnePlus' Watch 3 rumors, and an interview with Angana Ghosh, Director of Product Management for Android about Expressive Captions! The Android Faithful team is joined by Juan Bagnell who gives his review of the massive TANK Pad, along with discussion of Google's antitrust appeal, Honor's focus on portrait photography, OnePlus's Live Alerts, and IDC's smartphone growth predictions.
Latest Updates and Hands-On Experiences
Shannon Morse returns to the show for latest in Google, OnePlus, Samsung, and of course, Huawei. Plus hands-on with the Oppo Find X8 Pro! Your source for Android news, hardware, apps, interviews, podcasts and more.
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