Tech reviewer and content creator Juan Bagnell joins the hosts to discuss the upcoming Made by Google event. They talk about Pixel sales, updates for Pixel Buds, and the Material You update for Chromebooks. The hosts share their thoughts on the Xiaomi 13T Pro, OnePlus Open, and Samsung 23 Fan Edition. They discuss the negative updates on Google Messages and G-Mail. Also, they mention the Google Play TV & Movies shutdown. Overall, an exciting episode filled with tech news and predictions!
The Xiaomi 13T Pro is a powerful and stylish smartphone with impressive camera features and fast charging capabilities.
Google is merging its media services into YouTube, allowing users to access Google Play Movies and TV content within the YouTube app.
Deep dives
Xiaomi 13 Pro T
The latest flagship smartphone from Xiaomi, featuring a sleek design and available in various colors. Equipped with impressive camera features through its partnership with Leica. Powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ chip for excellent performance and supports 120W charging for a fast and convenient charging experience. Runs on Xiaomi's custom UI called MIUI, offering a unique and feature-rich interface. Overall, the Xiaomi 13 Pro T is a powerful and stylish smartphone that provides a great user experience.
Google Play Movies and TV migrates to YouTube
Google Play Movies and TV content can now be found in the YouTube app alongside other media categories like live TV and apps. Users can also access their purchased content within the YouTube app. Google is gradually merging its media services into YouTube, but this process has been seen as a slow and disjointed. Many users recommend utilizing Movies Anywhere to sync purchased content among various services to ensure continued access.
Emoji reactions come to Gmail
Gmail is rolling out a new feature that allows users to react to emails with emoji. Reactions will appear at the bottom of the email along with other participants' emoji reactions. However, reactions will not be supported for BCC emails, encrypted messages, or emails sent to large groups. Users will be limited to 20 emoji reactions per message, with a maximum of 50 unique reactions allowed.
Juan sends a message to Apple
Juan expresses frustration with Apple's failure to support location trackers for non-Apple devices while simultaneously promoting their own AirTags. He has reached out to government agencies regarding the potential anti-competitive and anti-consumer nature of this move.
It's an exciting Pixel Eve as Juan Bagnell (SomeGadgetGuy) comes on to pre-game the Made by Google event with Mishaal Rahman, Huyen Tue Dao and Ron Richards. We've got our hopes and dreams and predictions as we prepare for the Google/Android event of the season!
Featured in this episode:
NEWS: Made by Google/Pixel 8 Event preview, Android 14 is coming as well maybe?, Some numbers about Pixel sales in North America and Japan, an exciting update for Pixel Buds and the Patron Pick digs into the Material You update for Chromebooks.
HARDWARE: Hands on with the Xiaomi 13T Pro as Mishaal and Juan both have the device and share their thoughts, OnePlus Open is spotted in the wild and the Samsung 23 Fan Edition is released.
APPS: Google Messages takes a major step backwards with the latest update as does G-Mail with the addition of emoji reactions?!?!
COMMUNITY: Jonathablade via Patreon breaks down the Google Play TV & Movies shut down
Thanks to Juan Bagnell for joining us, check him out at SomeGadgetGuy.com