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Fresh ep. Time to jump the crevasse. This Android Police podcast, we're shooting down the Rabbit R1 and its ilk for good. We're also measuring up the stakes in TikTok's fight for survival in America. In the Google realms, the Pixel 8a is set for a cakewalk, Android 15 is firming up nicely (hopefully no odd ice crystals in the vanilla ice cream), and Will needs to cool down from all that screen time. Big and busy, that's how we like these shows.02:35 | AI GadgetryHere’s the real story of the Rabbit R1's reported Android roots32:26 | Social StrifeUS TikTok ban: How we got here and what happens nextByteDance would rather pull TikTok from the US if its legal efforts failMeta’s upgraded AI comes to WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook40:39 | In AndroidThe Pixel 8a will reportedly cost the same as the Pixel 7aSamsung’s most powerful customization app comes to the Play Store52:00 | A Clean FifteenAndroid 15 may finally allow you to force dark mode in any appAndroid 15 could stop you from leaking sensitive content while screen sharingAndroid 15 might have a less awkward landscape UI on phonesAndroid 15 is working on a clever solution for spammy notificationsCheck out XDA's video on the legacy of the HTC One M8, ten years on!Excerpt from CH Media (Dropout).Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

Apple's iMessage finally adopts RCS on iPhone, sparking regulatory concerns and an antitrust suit. Beeper Mini revolutionizes iMessage on Android before facing banhammer backlash. Discussions on Apple's ecosystem control, messaging platform dynamics, and monopolistic practices. Spotify's reaction to Apple's pricing moves in the music streaming industry.

Imminence is our word of the week on the Android Police podcast as we hit on some new Pixel lewks, watch emulation on iOS thrive with bated breath, and see if Google really has what it takes to have Android, Pixel, Chrome, and its various other platform teams operating as one AI-led family — "happy" being the optimal fashion.04:07 | The ReorgGoogle is making huge changes to its Android and Pixel teams in the name of AI21:02 | Android OthersLive Pixel 9 Pro photos show controversial design changesPlease Google, don't name your next foldable the Pixel 9 Pro FoldFeast your eyes on these Google Pixel 8a renders29:14 | The Other OthersiOS inches closer to Android with new third-party app store and Nintendo emulatorExcerpt from ABC News (via rockcityfilms3).Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

Humane's AI Pin hit the reviewers' rounds this week. Now it's time for the meta cut. Join the Android Police podcast as we rack the dominoes back from execution to concept and see if there's any salvation to be had from the fall. Also, loads of Android news, an e-reader to best the Kindle perhaps, and a Vampire Weekend album review. Hit the decks.01:36 | This Our Future?Google I/O 2024: What to expect and when it’s happeningHumane reviews are out, and they are bad27:54 | DroidyGoogle finally launches its Find My Device networkDbrand just spent 24 hours doubling down on racist remarks before apologizingYouTube has a new design on desktop and everyone is mad about itApple may not end up beating Android at the emulation game after allGoogle’s AI Magic Editor is coming to all devices for free, but there's a catch47:54 | Read ThisAndroid 15 Beta 1 is here, but many details are still under wrapsKobo's new color e-readers add some saturation to your readingOnly God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend Reviews and Tracks - MetacriticThe Pixel 8 Pro was all I needed to create my solar eclipse memoriesExcerpts from The Verge, Pornhub, The Punisher (Netflix via Shabeebstyle), Cyberpunk 2077 (CD: Projekt Red), and Infraction and Aim To Head.Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

The 100th Android Police podcast is everything you've wanted it to be. Google this, Android that, Samsung's broken, OnePlus's broken, and we finally see what's inside The Hatch from Lost. Gemini takes a page from a BAFTA vote that has gone completely insane and the streaming industry makes money on top of showbuilding practices that are incredibly destructive to viewer habits (and, thus, their revenue), but at least Skynet's incompetent intelligence means we get to live another day, folks. Nothing gets cut. Everything's here.This is the show you've been waiting for.01:54 | Spatially AwareFilterworld by Kyle Chayka: Penguin Random HouseTesting the New Apple Vision Pro Spatial Persona - MacRumors07:49 | I've Paid Money For Worse AIGoogle may charge you for generative AI search in the futureLara Croft Crowned Most Iconic Video Games Character of All Time, According to BAFTA Poll | BAFTASonic the Hedgehog Chia Pet® - Chia.com27:05 | How Many Ways Can Google Piss People Off?Google Podcasts is dead but Google’s own podcast isn't on YouTube MusicGoogle Podcasts is gone — and YouTube Music can’t replace it - The Verge41:16 | Update DowngradeSome Pixel owners are experiencing network issues after Google's March 2024 updateGoogle's premium Pixel 9 plans feel too big, too soonSamsung's latest update is causing headaches for Galaxy S23 usersOnePlus just launched a worse version of Magic Eraser for its phones1:02:32 | Get LostStriking numbers: writers work less with streaming TV (axios.com)Excerpts from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (New Line Cinema), hbomberguy (via Sven Bender), retsupurae, Top15s, Blizzard Entertainment (via vannero).Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "1," "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

Google's had it out for the Android Police podcast all this time. No, not in the ways in which it's made it difficult for us to write the stories we talk about on the show, but with how its grown its phones. Android. Nexus. Pixel. All of it. The bulk of this 99th episode — which does not contain four minutes of cut-out frolicking midshow banter between our hosts — will cover the latest we're hearing about the Pixel 9 very big triple threat XL with a cherry on top. Man, it's like we've been an Android podcast, right?01:19 | Pixel PursuitNew Pixel 9 renders point to 3 Google flagships coming this fallGemini Nano is coming to the Pixel 8 after all33:09 | SUX (Stupid User Experience)The Disney Plus-Hulu merger is way more than a streaming bundle42:10 | Heady StuffTransformed by AI: How generative artificial intelligence could affect work in the UK – and how to manage it | IPPROntario school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for $4.5 billion, alleging they're deliberately hurting students (thestar.com)(NEW) Apple Vision Pro - 256GB (woot.com)Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

US government sues Apple for iPhone monopoly, Beeper's CEO weighs in, Moto G Power 5G 2024 review reveals disappointment in hardware, US antitrust lawsuit's massive impact on competitors, developers, and consumers

Marques Brownlee commissions a tiny little coffin into which he places the ZenFone 10 and we're over here trying to trigger the next wave of tiny little phones. As people keep saying, time is a flat circle. That conversation plus another notch in the epoch that is Samsung's management in mobile decline, the big TikTok sovereignty debate, and a couple of tangents on the artist formerly known as Twitter, late-90's MMOs, and tin rooves on this Android Police podcast!01:19 | TikTokThe House has taken a key step toward banning TikTok in the USIs TikTok safe to use?Montana's statewide TikTok ban awaits governor's signature (from April 2023)Chances of a national TikTok ban grow with upcoming bill in Senate (from March 2023)TikTok is now banned from devices used in the US House of Representatives (from December 2022)20:50 | SubspaceContinuum - Meet people from all over the world...then kill them25:56 | Beeg and LeetleThe Pixel 8 feels small after the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but I want a truly tiny phoneAsus Zenfone 11 Ultra review: just another big phone - The Verge42:41 | eX-popularTwitter is becoming a 'ghost town' of bots as AI-generated spam content floods the internet - ABC News (Australia)47:11 | Last CallSamsung isn't bringing its Pixel 8a competitor to the US this yearThe Google I/O 2024 puzzle has been solved, and now we have a dateOur regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

Man, since when did Google's pre-release tracks of Android return to just utter garbage? And how much longer can Apple sustain its flat-footed outrage against the Digital Markets Act? We're firing some quick shots on the Android Police podcast this week to tackle some touchstones that are carrying the conversation in our mobile sphere for the days and weeks ahead.02:56 | ScatterdroidGoogle's March Feature Drop is here, but not for youAndroid 14 QPR3 Beta 2 is here, but you should be careful sideloading17:03 | Acid AppleEpic Games just got unbanned by Apple — again - The VergeI tested Apple’s EU-only iOS 17.4, and it doesn't feel any closer to Android (yet)Switching from iPhone to Android will get much easier next year32:28 | Flash FryThe Pixel 8a might cost nearly as much as Google's 2022 flagshipAnother Nintendo DS emulator bites the dust following the folding of YuzuWill was on the Android Faithful podcast this week if you want more!Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

Mobile World Congress has adjourned for another year and the Android Police podcast is here to run through the minutes as trapsed from hall to hall looking for what tech companies are saying is their best for 2024. Is the Galaxy Ring going to deliver on its hype? How many times can Motorola do a bendy wristphone before it gets old? And what's with all these 5G flip phones that aren't foldables? Will joins Manuel Vonau and Dominic Preston this week to sort it out.05:30 | The ShowBest of MWC 2024: Android Police’s awards for the world’s biggest mobile showThe world's biggest mobile show is more concept than everEnergizer just slapped a phone into a powerbankMotorola's bendy smartphone is a futuristic dead endXiaomi 14 Ultra changes the camera but not much elseThe OnePlus Watch 2 was just practically announcedOnePlus Watch 2 review: Worth it for the battery alone7 new things we've learned about the Samsung Galaxy RingA Barbie flip phone is coming later this yearThis phone was made for the worst person you knowOur hosts this week are Will Sattelberg, Manuel Vonau, and Dominic Preston (check out his Substack for Barcelona foodie picks!). Our editor is Jules Wang.Android Police lives here. Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.comMusic - "18" and "34" by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0