Nostalgia for 'ER' and Windows Vista

A dramatic new kink to the Epic v. Apple tale as the judge overseeing the case is forcing the iPhone-made giant to grant consumers access to alternate payment systems for in-app purchases. The Android Police podcast is covering the shake-up in the mobile app landscape and telescoping its insights on how hubris has poisoned outputs from cohorts of the so-called Magnificent Seven. Also in our show: Samsung's Galaxy S25 is selling way better than we can get excited for, a quasi-preview of The Android Show from Google, and our carpal tunnel suffering on various mobile keyboards.

04:35 | In court

• Epic v. Apple orders and contempt referral
• ‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store | The Verge
• Shockingly, there’s a company worse at AI than Samsung and Google

23:00 | More news

• Stellar Galaxy S25 sales help Samsung soar to its strongest quarter ever
• Google’s next iPhone surprise may not be an app
• Google Gemini might soon offer two new AI subscription plans
• Gemini's new editing features are here to let you rethink reality
• Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children - WSJ
• Android 16 could offer a bigger UI refresh than previously expected, and we're all for it
• First look at Android's slick new animations for its big expressive redesign | Android Authority

45:56 | Keyed

• I tried Google Keyboard, Samsung Keyboard, and Apple Keyboard for a month and here's how it went
• I hated my Samsung Galaxy S25 until I changed this one thing | Android Authority

Windows Vista: The most hated OS, 18 years on 🤬

Excerpt from Schneider's Bakery/Nickelodeon.

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