Navigating the Complexities of Google's Dominance and Chrome's Future

Kids these days, you know? They love the '90s, they want everything to be colorful and bold and bouncy, and they really, truly love Snapchat. And the tech world is listening. On this episode, The Verge's Allison Johnson joins to talk about her review of the new Razr Ultra, the new-look Android 16, and why she thinks we're getting ever closer to a true flip phone resurgence. (Also: why we're not quite there yet.) After that, The Verge's Alex Heath explains what's going on with Snapchat, and how it's possible that the app is more popular than ever but still can't figure out how to cash in. It all makes us wonder: is there a business in chat at all? Finally, we answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) about a possible outcome for Chrome after the Google search trial ends.

Further reading:

• Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) review: looking sharp
• The best folding phones you can buy
• Android’s youthful new design language just dropped
• Snapchat scraps ‘simple’ redesign as it loses users in North America
• Zuckerberg offered to buy Snapchat for $6 billion.
• Evan Spiegel explains why Snap is betting on Spectacles
• Breaking down the DOJ’s plan to end Google’s search monopoly
• Why are companies lining up to buy Chrome?

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