Pixelated: Podcast by 9to5Google

A Blurry Vision of Android

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Welcome to episode 86 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will dig into an early Android 17 build that includes one big visual change: blurred backdrops. Is this a sign of things to come for Google's vision of its OS, or a more minor system-level tweak? The crew also checks out a leaked look at Android's new — albeit really familiar — desktop mode, Google's more affordable AI Plus plan for Gemini, and Chrome's agentic AI tools.

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    • 00:00 – Intro and Android 17 first look
    • 18:30 - Android's new desktop UI leaks
    • 31:02 - Google's new AI Plus plan
    • 39:21 - Chrome's "auto browse" agentic AI tools
    • 54:56 - Forums announcement and wrap-up
      • Hosts
      • Abner Li
      • Damien Wilde
      • Will Sattelberg
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        • This is Android 17’s blur, new screen recorder, & more in leaked screenshots [Gallery]
        • Google adding blur to Android 17’s system UI on Pixel
        • Android’s full desktop interface leaks: New status bar, Chrome Extensions, more [Video]
        • Google AI Plus comes to US for $7.99, Google One 2 TB upgraded
        • Chrome rolling out Gemini 3-powered ‘auto browse’ with Google AI Pro 
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