All About Android (Video)

• Ron goes hands-on with the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro
• A look through the new Disney+ app
• Is the Pixel 4 worth upgrading to?
• Steep discounts for the Pixel 4 for Black Friday are upsetting early adopters
• Who is the Pixelbook Go for?
• Should I root and room my Pixel-C tablet?
• How do I find contacts easily in the Pixel Launcher?
• Why won't Google support the original Pixel phone longer?
• Should I buy a Pixel 4 XL or an iPhone 11 Pro?

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1868504324&single=true

• Jason - 1945 (FREE/IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.os.airforce
• Flo - TwoBird https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gingerlabs.twobird
• Kevin - CrOS Updates https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ua.kyiv.heneraliuk.crosupdates
• Ron - Temp Mail https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tempmail
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll446

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Kevin Tofel

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This week, we discuss Google Play Points, Moto Razr leaks, Xiaomi CC9 Pro and Mi Watch, Moto 360 3rd gen, tons of app news, your email, and more!

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• Jason - Wrestle Up! (Free/ads) - thanks, Burke: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hanna.wrestling
• Flo - Lunescope (Play Pass!): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daylightmap.moon.pro.android
• Caitlin - Depop (free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.depop
• Ron - Cometin (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=host.stjin.cometin
• This Week's Poll: http://twit.to/aaapoll445

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Caitlin McGarry

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• Alphabet might buy Fitbit
• The US carriers produced their own flavor of RCS
• TCL's foldable concept phone is a trifold device
• The Huawei Mate X foldable phone is about to release in China
• RED gets out of the phone business
• Motorola announces the Moto G8 Plus
• Headed South is a game that taps into the Soli radar on the Pixel 4
• Google says Project Treble is making a difference in updates
• Google released a bunch of new experimental Digital Wellbeing apps

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=354456358&single=true

• Drops Scripts: learn how to read and write alphabets (FREE/Sub) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.languagedrops.drops.scrips.learn.write.alphabet.letters.characters.language.japanese.korean.chinese
• Lexis Audio Editor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pamsys.lexisaudioeditor
• Dark Mode (for Google Apps, Instagram and more) (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=systems.maju.darkmode
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll444

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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This week, we talk with Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu from Google about the Android Developer Summit happening tomorrow, also Flo checks in with her Pixel 4, how Samsung's Galaxy S10 can be unlocked with any fingerprint, the new Motorola Razr has a date, your email, and more!

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=2065728506&single=true

• Jason - Reflecty (7 day trial/$29.99yr) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reflectlyApp
• Ron - PhotoStack (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.photostack.android
• Flo - Virtue Reality https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ultimatumgames.virtuereality
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll443

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guests: Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu

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• The Made By Google event showcased all of Google's next phase of hardware
• Florence Ion and Duncan Jaffrey give a first look of the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
• Flo and Duncan also go hands-on with the new Nest Mini
• The Google Pixel Buds were kept at arms distance, but they are finally truly wireless
• Flo had some hands-on time with the Pixelbook Go and knows exactly who it's for
• The Nest Wifi brings an Assistant speaker and mic to the mesh networking hardware

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1469551072&single=true

• Jason - PlantNet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet
• Duncan - Birthdays https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marcow.birthdaylist
• Flo - Notebloc https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notebloc.app
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll442

Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion

Guest: Duncan Jaffrey

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It's Pixel-palooza. We're going to talk about everything we think we already know about the Pixel 4 and 4XL. We'll also talk about the new GMS requirements set forth by Google, the new Google Assistant, the specs coming out in the Pixel 4, Microsoft's Surface Duo, and so much more.

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=939690885&single=true

• Ron - Scarlet Notes https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bijoysingh.quicknote
• Flo - Business Calendar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appgenix.bizcal
• Joshua - Call of Duty Mobile https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activision.callofduty.shooter&hl=en_US
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll441

Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Josh Vergara

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This week, we discuss an avalanche of Pixel 4 APKs that leaked, car crash detection on Pixel devices, the OnePlus 7T (unboxing AND review), the ongoing saga of the Huawei Mate 30, Mario Kart Tour, your email, and more!

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1434673107&single=true

• Ron - Astro Party (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.astroparty
• Jason - Dad Jokes - A Collection of Puns & Corny Jokes (thx Jerry!) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxprod.dadjokes
• Mishaal - Hex Installer ($1.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=project.vivid.hex.bodhi
• Flo - Checketry: File and Download Manager (Free, or $2.99 a month) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.checketry.downloadmanager
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll440

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Mishaal Rahman

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• Matteo Doni goes hands-on with the new Huawei Watch GT 2.
• Matteo Doni also shows off the Xiaomi Mi A3, the Xiaomi Mi 9T, and the Honor 20 Pro.
• Google unveiled its new Play Pass subscription service.
• Huawei announced the Mate 30 Pro with 7680fps slow-motion camera.
• Xiaomi announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G and the Mi Mix Alpha.
• Samsung Galaxy Fold owners can replace the display one time only.
• Pocket Casts is now shifting to a free app with a new subscription tier as an option.

Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1258054498&single=true

• Jason - LIMBO ($4.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playdead.limbo.full
• Ron - Crush the Castle: Siege Master (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.armorgames.ctcsm
• Matteo - Goat Transport Simulator (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolgames.goat.transport.simulator
• Flo - Gbox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dageek.socialtoolbox_android
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll439

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Matteo Doni

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• Google announced its upcoming Made by Google event for Pixel and Nest devices.
• Stadia is likely to appear on Android TV boxes in 2020 with Android 11.
• OnePlus announced its Oneplus 7T Pro launch and included pictures of the device.
• Huawei's event will unveil the Mate 30 Pro with a ridiculous 7680fps slow-motion video capture.
• Samsung is considering merging the Note and Galaxy S lines to make room for the Fold.
• The Fairphone 3 is the most repairable phone in the eyes of iFixit.
• What kind of Pixel Watch could Google release based on IP from its Fossil deal?
• XDA got ahold of the APK for the Google Camera 7 app and showed off the astrophotography mode.
• Spotify brought back its popular widget and people are happy.
• Google Chrome included a new sharing feature for sending links to and from devices easily.

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• Ron - Volume Panel Pro (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=leedroiddevelopments.volumepanel
• Jason - What3Words (FREE) - thanks Paul Mathews! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.what3words.android
• Ant - Lapse It Pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ui.LapseItPro
• Flo - Audm (Subscription) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=and.audm
• This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll438

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: Ant Pruitt

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• Jason reviews the JBL Link Bar along with the optional SW10 wireless subwoofer.
• Pixel 4 continues to leak like crazy including a new astrophotography mode.
• David Ruddock from Android Police discusses why the Pixel is both exciting and a dud at the same time.
• The LG G8X brings the foldable dual-screen approach to IFA in Berlin.
• HMD Global is on a tear with new devices including the new Nokia 6.2 and Nokia 7.2 phones.
• The Motorola One Zoom has four rear cameras, but it's uncertain how good any of them are.
• ASUS is releasing the ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition, an enhanced version for gaming fans.
• Sony is bringing a small phone with great specs to market with the Xperia 5.
• Samsung announced that the Galaxy Fold is ready for the market and David got some hands-on time with one.
• Android Auto for Phone Screens is a stopgap app that may bring more confusion to the Android Auto space.
• Google Assistant on phones is about to get an Ambient mode to turn them into smart displays.

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Jason - Vivaldi Browser Beta https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browser
Ron - Flip DND: flip to shhh! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.dnd
David - SpotWidget ($1.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=spark.me.spotwidget
Flo - Samsung Health https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.shealth
This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll437

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: David Ruddock

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