It's been a big week for Android with an official Android 16 Update along with new features and a new release schedule. In this episode we have our interview with Seang Chau, VP and GM of Android Platform and Matthew McCullough, VP of Android Developer Experience at Google who talked with Huyen Tue Dao and Mishaal Rahman about the news AND Android 16's dessert name! Jason Howell, Ron Richards and Huyen alos break down this week's news in the world of Android!

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NEWS

• 00:03:33 - XR Devices are coming from Samsung and Google!
• 00:08:51 - More Gemini extensions are coming for Messages, Whatsapp, Google Home and more!
• 00:19:06 - There's a big update for Samsung's OneUI 7

HARDWARE

• 00:26:08 - The OnePlus 13 is released...in China and now we can confirm the details
• 00:30:47 - Is there a slim Samsung Galaxy S25 coming?
• 00:33:55 - Will the Pixel Tablet 3 be a productivity device?
• 00:38:02 - The Boox Palma 2 adds more power to the neat little device

APPS

• 00:41:10 - Some big updates to Google Play rolled out with Google's big day of news
• 00:47:22 - And Google Maps, Google Earth and Waze got updates too!
• 00:51:21 - Microsoft brings Android storage integration to Windows 11, Windows 10
• 00:53:28 - Thunderbird for Android is finally out!

INTERVIEWS

• 00:55:48 - Seang Chau, VP and GM of Android Platform and Matthew McCullough, VP of Android Developer Experience at Google talk the news around Android 16's release schedule and reveal the Android 16 dessert name: Baklava!

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