All About Android (Audio)

• Samsung Galaxy Fold's release gets postponed
• Google teases the release of the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL
• OnePlus 7 event is announced and details are leaking
• Google is giving Android users in the EU a choice of browsers and search apps
• BlackBerry Messenger is reaching its end of life
• Google, YouTube, and Amazon end their years-long spat
• The company that created the YotaPhone is going bankrupt
• Gesture support in Android Q continues to get tweaked

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Ron - Swoot (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swoot.podcasts
Jason - AllTrails (TRIAL/$29.99/yr) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alltrails.alltrails
Flo - SMS Backup & Restore Pro ($4.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.riteshsahu.SMSBackupRestorePro
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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Hands-on the Samsung Galaxy Fold with PocketNow's Jaime Rivera, Ron's review of the Moto G7s, LG wants to add a transparent screen, your Android phone can be used for 2FA and more!

Ron - Goalify (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onebytezero.Goalify
Flo - Notenger https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=name.pilgr.notenger
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Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Jaime Rivera

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• Florence Ion reviews the LG G8 ThinQ
• Joshua Vergara goes hands-on with the Black Shark 2 gaming phone
• Hands-on with the Xiaomi Mi 9
• More new features in the Android Q Beta 2 update
• Qualcomm announces two new midrange chips, the Snapdragon 665 and 730
• Snapchat releases an entirely rebuilt Android app and it may be too late
• Assistant and Android TV are showing sponsored ads and people aren't happy

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• Jason - Calendar Notify (FREE/$3.49) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cliffcawley.calendarnotify
• Joshua - Turo (Free App/Car Rental Service) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.relayrides.android.relayrides
• Flo - The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Free/IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.blade
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll415

Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion

Guest: Joshua Vergara

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• Google kills its products and consumer trust at the same time
• Matteo's impressed by the Huawei P30 Pro's cameras
• Google releases the schedule for Google IO
• Florence dropped her Pixel 3 and it's not pretty
• Matteo shows off the Huawei P Smart 2019
• Google accidentally reveals the Nest Hub Max
• LG makes its G8 ThinQ official with pricing and availability
• Samsung announces the Galaxy Tab 8 with S Pen support

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Flo - Firefox Send (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefoxsend
Jason - FitToFit - Fitbit to Google Fit https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fitapp.fittofit&rdid=fitapp.fittofit
Matteo - Curry Goat Revenge: Christmas (FREE/$.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PlaybackInteractive.CurryGoatRevengeChristmas
Ron - Spark (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readdle.spark
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Matteo Doni

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• David Ruddock reviews the Samsung Galaxy S10e
• Google Podcast transcription is happening behind the scenes
• The Tonight Show was shot using only the Samsung Galaxy S10+
• The Galaxy Fold is showing some disappointing creases in the display
• Xiaomi has a 100W charger that might just destroy any battery it touches
• Where in the world is the Celeron Pixel Slate?
• Huawei's P30 Pro makes the device a serious mobile photography contender
• Firefox Lockbox makes Firefox passwords available to the OS
• Opera's free browser-based VPN might be not all it's cracked up to be

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Ron - lightbeam (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lightbeam.app
David - Energy Ring for Galaxy S10 - (FREE/$2.49) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=you.in.spark.energy.ring
Jason - Health Sync (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.appyhapps.healthsync
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Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: David Ruddock

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• Android Q beta is out and there are a ton of new features
• Google announced Stadia, it's cloud-based game streaming service
• Rumors of a mid-range Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL are swirling
• Jason and Flo go hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Watch Active
• Jason also shows off his new Samsung Galaxy S10
• Specs leak for the Huawei P30 Pro and its special 10x zoom
• Oppo answers the question of the durability of the slide-out camera
• Google seems to be working on Android for touchless feature phones

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Ron - OH Web Browser - One handed, Fast & Privacy https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oh.bro
Flo - Calculator Touch https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lichtcode.calculatortouch
Cameron - FolderSync (FREE/$2.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full
Jason - Hidey Hole (for Galaxy S10 series) (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.hideyhole&rdid=eu.chainfire.hideyhole
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Cameron Summerson

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Sponsors:

• Android Q is expected to drop any day now and there are commits to prove it.
• Android Authority's review of the Samsung Galaxy S10+.
• Google is about to finally kill Google+, Inbox and Allo for good.
• RED proves why you should never buy a phone on the promise of future hardware.
• Ron gives his take on his time with the Moto G7.
• Niantic's eagerly awaited Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is getting closer to release.
• Google's Duplex AI is rolling out to 43 states.
• Developers have new ways to make money with rewarded products.
• Pocket Casts redesigned the app and people are furious.

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• Jason - WiFiMan (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.usurvey
• Ron - Curated (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockspin.weaveapp
• Adam - Achievement https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achievemint.android
• Flo - Memoria Photo Gallery https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.memoria.photos.gallery
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Adam Doud

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• Mike Wolfson demystifies Android Jetpack and what it means for developers.
• Android Slices took its time but its beginning to appear for Pixel users.
• Design hints for the OnePlus 7 might be found in the Oppo F11 Pro
• The Punkt MP02 might be the perfect phone for curbing smartphone addiction
• FXtec embraces fold-out QWERTY keyboards on the Pro1 smartphone
• Google begins to bring deeper search to Google Podcasts
• Microsoft makes importing spreadsheets into Excel a breeze
• Google IO 2019 doesn't want you to bring your car

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Jason - Squeelings (FREE/no ads/no IAPS) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emcneill.squeelings
Mike - 5217 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.franco.timer&rdid=com.franco.timer
Flo - Brave Browser https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser
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Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion

Guest: Michael Wolfson

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Sponsors:

- Everything Android from Mobile World Congress
- Foldables from Samsung, Huawei, and TCL
- 5G devices from LG, ZTE, Xiaomi, and HTC
- Nubia's flexible wraparound smartwatch
- Energizer's massive battery with a phone for good measure
- Oppo tackles the optical zoom problem
- Nokia packs five cameras on the back of its 9 PureView

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Jason - Steppy Pants (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sgames.steppypants
Michael - 99 Bricks Wizard Academy (FREE/$.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.weirdbeard.brickswizardacademy
Duncan - Our Groceries Shopping List (FREE/$4.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.headcode.ourgroceries
Flo - Video Editor and Photo Editor - Inshot https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.camerasideas.instashot
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guests: Duncan Jaffrey and Michael Crider

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• Android Q might finally get rid of the back button
• Qualcomm unveiled its new 5G modem, the Snapdragon X55
• Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab S5e
• TCL has plans for a family of foldable devices
• A new report shows how major Android apps track users even when they shouldn't
• Project Treble isn't doing much to improve device updates
• YouTube Music is finally supported on Android Auto

Jason - Smartphone Tycoon ($3.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roasterygames.smartphonetycoonnew
Cherlynn - Exploding Kittens ($1.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explodingkittens.projectbombsquad
Flo - Screen Crop - Quick Settings Tile ($.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.florianisme.screencropquicktile
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Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion

Guest: Cherlynn Low

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