This week we talk about Made by Google Smart Display, reportedly sluggish Google Pixel 2 XL issues, Material Theme redesigns (including Android Messages!), and much more.

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Hosts:

Stephen Hall

Abner Li

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Report: Google to open ‘flagship’ retail store in Chicago

Google details more free storage, faster boot in Android 9 Pie (Go edition), launching this fall

Pixelbook may be the only current Chromebook to get Windows 10 support

Google may deliver Windows 10 dual-boot support on multiple Chromebooks w/ ‘Campfire’

Google reportedly developing a fitness and health ‘Coach’ for Wear OS

Google wants to increase Wear OS app quality with mandatory Play Store review

Android Messages 3.5 rolling out w/ Material Theme and dark mode [Gallery]

Google Duo 38 adds Material Theme, removes screen sharing & vibration toggle [APK Insight]

Google Phone gains Material Theme redesign with latest beta [Gallery]

Google Contacts 3.0 brings Material Theme redesign to Android [Gallery]

Android Messages 3.5 preps custom ‘Minis’ avatar stickers, revamped search [APK Insight]

Google One now publicly available, new Google Store perks coming soon

Google Voice w/ tweaked navigation & Contacts tab rolling out to Android via server-side update

Google Voice redesigned w/ new icon, Contacts tab, & Calendar-set DND, rolling out now to iOS

Revisiting the Essential Phone w/ Android Pie – A love letter to my favorite underdog

Googlers petition for transparency, ethical review of censored Chinese search engine

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