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Andy helps Flo work out some feelings, and the two hosts agree that Google Home Minis have propagated like furry little tribbles. After the break, a full breakdown of Senator Elizabeth Warren's proposal to break up Google and the rest of Silicon Valley, followed by a walkthrough of what's new in the Android Q Beta. And then, we'll end with a quick tribute to Pi and Emma Haruka Iwao, a Google employee from Japan who successfully calculated the number to a record 31 trillion digits. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Linode: High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes: Senator Warren has a plan to break up Google and the rest of tech's major players First Android Q Beta is live, but beta beware! Emma Haruka Iwao has calculated Pi to the 31 trillionth digit Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

This week's podcast deals with some very mature themes, so take heed. There's a ton of nostalgia in this week's episode, from Andy and Flo discussing how their online lives differed when they were tykes, to how they each hold on to a lifetime of media files with the help of their respective Plex servers. After the first break, gear up for a serious discussion about YouTube's content problem, what the company is doing to combat predatory commenters, and why we should be louder about our discontent over the platform's failure to properly curate child-friendly content. Then, we'll end on a discussion about some of the latest Google headlines. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MATERIAL at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Google won’t do anything about the Absher app; says it doesn’t violate any Play Store rules Patch your browser Momo is fake, in case you missed the memo This is happening on YouTube, and this is bad Really bad Talk to a robot for restaurant information, unless you're in Minnesota and a few other states Google is underpaying men for some jobs, but it doesn't mean what you might think it means Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

Andy starts us out this week drunk (not really, it's a joke), and Flo can't wait to tell you about her new Android TV box. After the first break, plenty of talk about the foldable phones shown off at Mobile World Congress and what they mean for Android smartphones going forward. We also chat about the non-foldable stuff showed off in Barcelona, and we briefly touch on the one second that Apple Music was available in the Google Home app (yep!). This episode of Material is sponsored by: Linode: High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes: The Android TV box that Andy and I can't stop talking about TCL's foldable screen The foldable Huawei Mate X Zee Galaxy Fold, in case you didn't catch the details about it last week The Energizer Bunny made a smartphone Did you hear the story about how Apple Music was in the Google Home app for like a brief second? Show your support for Andy, Flo, and the rest of the Relay FM family by becoming a sustaining member!

Samsung isn't exactly Google, but we're going deep into the Galaxy S10 launch details this week. We're talking about the phones, the accessories, and the impact all these things will have on Android's bottom line. And so the entire podcast isn't about Samsung, we briefly touch upon YouTube's new three-strikes policy, after the second and why we'd love virtual desktops on Chrome OS after the second break. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MATERIAL at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Google the words "Samsung" and "Galaxy S10" and you'll find everything you need for this episode YouTube Creator Blog: Making our strikes system clear and consistent Virtual Desks are coming to Chrome OS Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

Flo's hosting this week, so there is lots of talk of reality television in the first half hour of this show (IT'S RELATED!). We're also hereby declaring the regressive holiday this podcast posts on as "Palentine's Day." It's a day to celebrate your friends and your podcast co-hosts. After the break, we'll discuss whether companies like Google are responsible for government apps that violate human rights (it's the world we're living in folks), and why the company's augmented reality tricks are probably the future of marketing. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Linode: High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes: Critics call on Apple and Google to shut down Saudi government app that can restrict women's travel and intensify control and abuse Playmoji are way more fun than Apple's Animoji Would you use the Google Maps AR feature to find your way around town? Don't forget to check your password with Google's Password Checkup to make sure you're safe! Show your support for Andy, Flo, and the rest of the Relay FM podcast family by becoming a sustaining member

How do you reconcile using a service that's so helpful and simultaneously so invasive? We don't know, but we pondered about it. After the break, we talk about how Google (and Facebook) recently ruffled Apple's tailfeathers and the utility behind Google's new Accessibility apps. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MATERIAL at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes This Reddit user is grateful that Google Assistant told him his flight was canceled, but the rest of us maybe not so much Andy's cheap Panasonic earbuds Apple blocked Google, but it's kind of for a fair reason Google's new Accessibility apps are seriously cool Here's how much Google made last quarter Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

The theme this week is Google's influence on the internet. From YouTube algorithms to server backends, you won't believe how much Google has embedded into your life—and how much you can't do without it. After the second break, Flo and Andy also discuss what Bloomberg's been reporting about Google's labor practices. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Linode: High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Links and Show Notes Google is going to start doing something about whackadoodle videos on YouTube I Cut Google Out Of My Life. It Screwed Up Everything Google Urged the U.S. to Limit Protection For Activist Workers Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

Before you dive in this week, we'd like to give you a content warning about sad things happening to kitties at the beginning of this episode. After that, Andy talks about his hacked-together Nest temperature sensor and Flo wonder if there's a Wear OS smartwatch out there fit for her wrist. After the break, the two discuss Google tossing $45 million toward Fossil, how much it's going to annoy you when it restricts ad blocking in the next version of Chrome, and what XDA Developers have found in a leaked build of Android Q. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MATERIAL at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Google spent $45 million on Fossil IP and all it got was a lousy tote bag Google can't be an ad company if you're blocking its ads, now can it? It can't Android Q's apparent Dark Theme is extremely exciting Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

Andy is excited about the Wear OS watches floating around right now, while Flo wishes they'd be smaller and last a little longer. After the break, the two hosts discuss bad apps in the Play Store, say goodbye to the Chromecast Audio, and geek out over the relative coolness of a 3D-printed brain for your smart speaker. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Linode: High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes When good apps go seriously wrong Goodbye, Chromecast Audio 😭😭😭😭😭 Project Alias is a hat for your Google Home that also protects your privacy Support Material with a Relay FM Membership

CES 2019 is all anybody can talk about. But before Andy and Flo get into it, this week's show starts with a bit of catchup on Flo's first Google support experience. Then, Andy leaves us all with an essential anecdote about why you should probably turn off your phone. After the first break, the two discuss everything from the new Google Assistant Connect platform to all the new stuff announced this week with the Google Assistant built into it. This episode of Material is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code MATERIAL to get 30% off. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MATERIAL at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Sing it with us: "It's a Google world after all" Google Assistant Connect is going to make it easier for developers to integrate the Assistant in everything You can also use the Assistant through Google Maps or inside your car And lastly, learn to speak a new language with another new Assistant feature: Interpreter mode Support Material with a Relay FM Membership