This week we talk about some fun Halloween Googley stuff, some interesting tidbits surrounding Pixel and other Made by Google products, and other random Android news.

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Hosts:

Stephen Hall

Abner Li

Links:

Made by Google talks design, Cast over Android Things on Home Hub, and Netflix

Google Pixel 3 XL bug adds a bizarre second notch to the side of the phone, fix coming

Sundar Pichai talks Google Pixel challenges, but ‘everything is progressing well’

Google Home Hub vs. JBL and Lenovo Smart Displays: What’s the difference? [Video]

2018 Material Design Award winners announced, all featuring unique Material Themes

Pie still absent in October distribution numbers, Oreo now 2nd most used version of Android

OnePlus 6T goes official w/ 6.41-inch display, smaller notch, in-display fingerprint, T-Mobile, $549

Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: Insane camera, battery and everything but the kitchen sink [Video]

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 goes official w/ no notch, sliding camera module, 10GB RAM, Snapdragon 845

RED Hydrogen One Review: Unique, but almost no one should buy it

Samsung Galaxy S10 reportedly launching w/ 5G, slimmer bezels, camera under display, possibly no headphone jack

LG reportedly bringing a foldable smartphone to CES 201

Samsung working with Google on ‘special version of Android’ for foldable phone ‘Winner’

Hands-on: OnePlus 6 gets Nightscape and other OnePlus 6T features in OxygenOS Beta 6, how to install [Video]

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