Tech Tales: Movies, Books, and Assistants

It's a jam-packed episode this week ranging from more Android 15 to a closer look at the Samsung Galaxy S25 to the much-maligned return of Flappy Bird. Yes, Flappy Bird. Jason Howell, Ron Richards and Mishaal Rahman (for a little bit) go on this Android journey with you, our faithful audience.

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NEWS

• 00:03:55 - Mishaal has the details on Android 15 QPR1 Beta 2 with many new features
• 00:16:00 - A new dawn rises as RCS rolls out to iOS devices with iOS 18's release
• 00:21:41 - More digital IDs and state IDs are coming to Google Wallet along with an official digital credentials API
• 00:24:19 - Sideloaded apps get the smackdown (sorta) in Android 15
• 00:28:14 - Pixels be damned! Circle to Search looks to no longer be exclusive!
• 00:29:40 - The Patron News pick was all about those notification icons in Android 15. Bright colors!

HARDWARE

• 0:37:42 - Here it is, the Samsung Galaxy S25 in all its flat sided glory!
• 0:42:19 - And the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ & S10 Ultra will arrive in a couple of weeks!
• 0:45:49 - The new Techno Phantom foldables look to be impressive and affordable

APPS

• 0:51:33 - Gemini Live rolls out to more users...for free?
• 0:53:20 - Browsing gets a little safer with these new Chrome features
• 0:55:40 - Google Home adds Search because, well Google.
• 0:58:07 - I can't believe I'm saying this, but Flappy Bird is back and it's tied to Crypto, because of course it is

COMMUNITY

• 1:07:48 - Adam in San Diego is not thrilled with Gemini over Assistant
• 1:12:41 - James runs into a problem sharing photos from Google Photos to Google Messages

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