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Android Faithful

Picking things up for the next 100 episodes, Huyen Tue Dao, Mishaal Rahman, Jason Howell and Ron Richards traverse the wild range of Android filled with more advancements in AI and new phones hitting the market in this extended edition of Android Faithful, because you demanded it!

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00:08:51 - NEWS

• Finally, the inevitable begins to happen as Gemini starts to take over Assistant on Android devices
• Poking holes in Google's Find Hub network and how to fix it
• Japan blocks the sale of Pixel 7s, could this be trouble for Google?
• PATRON PICK: Android 16 can warn you that you might be connected to a fake cell tower

00:37:14 - HARDWARE

• Hands on review of the Nothing Headphones (1)
• Nothing releases the Nothing Phone (3) and it's impressive!
• The Unihertz Titan 2 is wild with it's physical keyboard, crazy aspect ratio, second screen and low price!
• The Vivo Fold 5 makes it's official debut and its the lightest foldable on the market AND it supports the Apple Watch (for real!)
• And the Xiaomi MIX Flip 2 was announced, bringing more to one of the best foldable we can't buy

01:18:56 - APPS

• The Android Phone app is getting an Material 3 Expressive redesign and old is new
• Move over Veo 3, Adobe has Firefly for all your AI image and video generation needs
• Google fixes Search via Ask Photos powered by Gemini (finally) and impresses with Doppl

01:33:43 - COMMUNITY

• Joe reminisces about his old Pixel Watch faces

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