All About Android (Audio)

• The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets outed
• Google is working on a messaging app for business
• Microsoft invites developers to get started ahead of the Surface Neo
• Nearby Sharing is bringing Airdrop functionality to Android
• Google IO dates are revealed
• Motorola Razr has a launch date
• byte is a new social media app from the creator of Vine
• Google Translate's new Transcribe feature will be awesome
• Niantic drives a lot of tourist revenue through its walking events
• The Hisense A5 is a totally e-ink smartphone

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=533028935&single=true

Ron - Tetris (Free/$4.99 IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.n3twork.tetris
Flo - Refind https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.refind.android
Jason - PromptSmart Pro (TRIAL/SUB) - Thanks Tom Bayley on Twitter https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.promptsmart.promptsmart
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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• TK Bay reviews the Mobvoi TicPods 2 Pro
• TK Bay goes hands-on with the NexDock 2
• Verizon Fios offers free Stadia to new customers
• A Pixel 4a that supports 5G?
• Google releases three new Android experiments
• The LG G8X is a great Nintendo DS emulation system
• Price details for the Galaxy Z Flip leak
• Huawei appears to be doing well in light of the US ban
• Google Play Store may stop with "App Updated" notifications

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1570477546&single=true

• Jason - HedgeCam 2 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caddish_hedgehog.hedgecam2
• TK - Discord https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.discord
• Ron - Battery Guru (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.paget96.batteryguru
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll456

Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: TK Bay

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This week, we ask Father Robert about his favorite Android-y things he saw at CES last week, also the Galaxy S20 is leaking like crazy, OnePLus 8 coming to Verizon, a circular phone in a rectangular world, the continued success of Pokemon GO, your email, and more!

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=539776798&single=true

• Jason - Photoshop Camera (Early Access) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.lens.android
• Ron - LockX: Lockdown Lite ( Small, fast & secure) (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.lockx
• Robert - Fing (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.overlook.android.fing
• Flo - Infinite Painter (Play Pass) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brakefield.painter
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll455

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

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• CES 2020 is underway
• New Assistant features announced
• Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite
• TCL shows off its first phones including a foldable concept
• OnePlus reveals its Concept One with Electrochromic glass
• Razer Kishi is a gamepad with a Nintendo Switch vibe
• Samsung's SelfieType is a keyboard without the keyboard
• Xiaomi Miija camera streamed private videos to Nest Hub users
• Pulse SMS is going open source
• Google News is getting rid of digital magazines

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1487719512&single=true

• Ron - Typewise Keyboard - Big Keys, Privacy, Swipe (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.icoaching.typewise
• Jason - MyShake (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.bsl.myshake
• Juan - Undead Horde ($6.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.the10tons.UndeadHorde
• Flo - progress bar 95 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spookyhousestudios.progressbar95
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll454

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Juan Bagnell

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Join Jason Howell, Florence Ion and Ron Richards on a look back at the best All About Android moments of 2019!

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android.

• Rich Communication Services aims to improve messaging on Android
• Huawei loses its ability to use Google services on its new phones
• Dark theme fever hits the app development world
• Sundar Pichai is named the CEO of Alphabet
• Premium smartphones that cost $1000 aren't dominating as much
• Android 10 releases with a full rebrand of the platform
• Google workers speak out and in so doing, find themselves out of a job
• Fuschia is acknowledged by Hiroshi Lockheimer
• Artificial Intelligence is in everything, for better or for worse
• Wear OS has a dud year, but perhaps its all leading to 2020
• Pixel 4 isn't a bad phone, it's just not amazing
• Google flip-flops on its Nest product line
• The Pixel 3a is arguably one of the best phones of the year
• The RED Hydrogen One is a cautionary tale
• Pop-up cameras saw their break-out year
• Foldable phones were big, then fizzled, and now they are back again
• NVIDIA dominates with the release of the new Shield TV Pro
• OnePlus 7 Pro is another of the best phones of the year
• Disney+ shows what to look forward to in the streaming wars
• Augmented Reality tries again and doesn't resonate with consumers
• Messaging on Android continue to be a confusing mess
• Play Pass is a great way to get your app fix
• Google kills Inbox and Google+
• Apps are tracking your location, stealing your data, and committing ad fraud

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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• David Imel went hands-on with Oppo's under-display camera tech
• ARCore is rolling out new occlusion support
• Android phones in Turkey will suffer thanks to antitrust case
• Small percentage of Americans are buying $1000 smartphones
• OnePlus teases the new Concept One to be shown at CES
• Google Assistant can now translate speech
• Android Messages now includes verified SMS and Spam protection
• Chrome 79 rollout has been suspended due to file storage bug

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=217631361&single=true

Ron - Ring Master - Increasing Ringtone Volume (FREE/IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptuners.ringmaster
Jason - Very Little Nightmares ($6.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.bandainamcoent.verylittlenightmares
David - Snapseed https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed
Flo - DataDex (Free/IAP/PlayPass) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talzz.datadex
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: David Imel

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• Snapdragon 865 will enable 5G at scale
• Electronic ID may be coming to Android 11
• Motorola announced the Moto One Hyper
• Google Photos now has private messaging
• Google Assistant reintroduces Keep integration
• Pixel phones are going to receive feature updates
• Craigslist finally has an official app
• Fortnite tries to enter the Play Store again and fails
• Samsung's clamshell flip phone will cost around $850
• Pablo Escobar's brother is taking on Apple with a foldable

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=347139718&single=true

• Jason - Zentris (FREE/$1.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ppl.isoblocks
• Ant - Buffer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.buffer.android
• Flo - Harmony: Relaxing Music Puzzles (Play Pass) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infinitygames.harmony
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Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion

Guest: Ant Pruitt

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• Larry and Sergey handoff Alphabet and Google to Sundar Pichai
• A new Android malware threat called STRAND HOGG
• Telco RCS implementations are exposing users to vulnerabilities
• Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 865 and 765 platforms
• Florence Ion has a first look of the new Lenovo Smart Display
• Matteo's Hardware Shack with:
  • Doogee S95 Pro, Doogee S68 Pro and Doogee N100
  • Honor V30 and Honor Magic Watch 2
  • Honor 9X and Oppo Reno2
• Private messaging to share your Google Photos
• The Google Play Store's Best of 2019

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=921488815&single=true

• Ron - Nude - Auto Hide Private Photos & Videos https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=codepool.nude.clean
• Matteo - Alipay https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eg.android.AlipayGphone
• Flo - Tile Shortcuts - Quick settings apps and shortcuts https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tombayley.tileshortcuts
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll449

Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Matteo Doni

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• Black Friday Deals
• Google Stadia quality issues
• Android's new "Ambient Mode"
• Samsung's Android 10 update schedule
• A viewer email asks "how long is Google expected to support Stadia?"
• Galaxy S11+ renders leaked?
• Google's plans for Linux kernel support in Android
• Another viewer asks what happens when Google shuts down Cloud Print?
• WhatsApp's upcoming "delete messages" feature
• Another viewer emails in with some love for Google Hangouts

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1341360614&single=true

• Ron - Zone Launcher https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bialy.zonelauncher&hl=en_US
• Flo - PC to Mobile Transfer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=deskshare.com.pctomobiletransfer
• Huyen - Tiny Room Stories: Town Mystery https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiarygames.tinyroom&hl=en_US
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll448

Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Huyen Tue Dao

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