Android Authority Podcast

In this edition of the Android Authority Podcast, Joshua Vergara is joined by Jonathan Feist, Joe Hindy, and a returning Nirave Gondhia (happy belated birthday!) as they get together to talk about two of the main topics of the week - rumors that surround the Samsung Galaxy S8 and its potential omission of the headphone jack, and the dissolving of Pebble as a company when fitness tracking company Fitbit bought many of its assets. There is plenty to talk about here as Josh gives his thoughts on Pebble as a company and product that he loves and the gang talks about what they think about smartwatches and, in particular, Android Wear.

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Rough Timecodes: Check in includes a live unboxing of the Snapchat Spectacles by Josh! 28:00 - Galaxy S8 headphone jack rumors 50:00 - Pebble is no more / Comments about Android Wear

While Josh is out, for the third (and potentially final) time, to acquire Snapchat Spectacles, the rest of the gang gets together to talk about the week's Android news. This episode, we have Jonathan Feist, Joe Hindy, and David Imel to talk about the potential of Google Assistant coming to the Nexus devices, the arrival of even MORE Pokemon in Pokemon Go, and the woes of Cyanogen and their recent dramas. Check the timecodes below if you want to jump to a specific topic!

01:00 - Spectacles Debacle 30:00 - Pokemon Go Updates 42:00 - Android Nougat 7.1 for Nexus 47:00 - Nexus 5X recalls and refunds by LG 60:00 - Cyanogen craziness

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Joshua Vergara, Joe Hindy, Jonathan Feist and David Imel spend some time this week being thankful for you, our readers and listeners, in our Thanksgiving special, the Android Authority Podcast #089. Before we express our gratitude, we dive into the theory and horror of Black Friday sales, a crazy way to wrap up a family holiday in the United States. From there, we explore the news, including the OnePlus 3T, What a flagship means to us, Samsung preemptively defending the Galaxy S7 battery, our issues with early leaks, including some uncertainty on the LG V30.

We have much to be thankful for this year, and we hope that you and yours get the chance to get together, enjoy a good meal and be thankful for one another, if nothing else. Happy Thanksgiving folks!

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Rough Timecodes: A decent check-in this week includes fun talk about Black Friday deals and shopping opportunities. 33:00 - OnePlus 3T 43:00 - What's a flagship phone? 53:00 - Galaxy S7 batteries 60:00 - LG V30? 71:00 - What are we thankful for?

Joshua Vergara and Jonathan Feist are hanging out in LA, taking in the LA Auto Show, or at least Automobility LA, the press version of the show, and the immensely entertaining launch event for the DJI Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro drones. Joined by special guest Nicole Scott (@Nicole_Scooter) the conversation started with the cars of the car show, followed by Hyperloop One and our thoughts on outdated Android tech in modern cars. Don't worry, we have Android stuff to talk about thanks to Joe and David

DJI was a major event for us, reporting the new Phantom 4 Pro and Inspire 2 on our partner site, Charged.io. With full Hollywood style theatrics, and a price tag to match, these are some impressive drones. Having said that, Josh and Jonathan were invited to a press event for the DJI Mavic Pro for the day after recording this show. Writing this up after the fact, stay tuned for our Mavic Pro coverage!

While half the team was at play, Joe Hindy led the charge with David Imel back at home, recording an informative take on the news of the week. A decent check-in turns to thew OnePlus 3T, now that it's official, the Snapdragon 835 and how Google and Facebook plan to do away with fake news.

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Rough Timecodes: No check-in from the road, just car talk, then Joe and David check in before talking Android. 00:00 - Why are we in LA? Cars! 23:00 - Mini Countryman Hybrid 30:00 - Porsche Panamera Hyrid and their 10-inch Lollipop tablets 37:00 - Hyperloop One high-speed trasnportation 43:00 - Final thoughts on the Auto Show 50:00 - Joe and David check-in 67:00 - OnePlus 3T 76:00 - Snapdragon 835 82:00 - Google and Facebook to block fake news

Joshua Vergara does his best to keep the team in line, while Jonathan Feist experiences internet issues and Lahn Nguyen and David Imel keep us entertained. Another informative episode of the Android Authority Podcast is in the bag, with no Joe. After checking in with our avoidance of the election topic and some laptop issues, we dive into high-priced phones. The Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 reminds us of other expensive brands, leading us to think of products in a theoretical financed world, an exploration of consumerism.

Self exploration continues as we talk the upcoming OnePlus 3T, dreaming of what we want to see in the new device, remembering what the original OnePlus offered. Finally, we close out the show with a chat on Google Home, Google Assistant and Google Daydream VR.

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Rough Timecodes: David bought too many laptops and we're not talking elections, much, during our check-ins. 32:00 - Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 55:00 - OnePlus 3T announcing soon 72:00 - Google Home 80:00 - Google Daydream

Joshua Vergara, Jonathan Feist, Joe Hindy and David Imel enjoy a long check in before getting into another great episode of the Android Authority Podcast. Starting the show off with a lengthy Halloween talk (Joe dressed as Spyro,) the show dove into the Xiaomi Mi MIX, followed by the LG V20, which Joe has been using, then we talk some battery issues with the Nexus 6P on Nougat. Rounding out the show is a fun rumor mill, running down the fun that could be the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the OnePlus 3T.

On a special note, shout out to David Imel and Edgar Cervantes, both are doing well recovering as needed from recent vehicular incidents.

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Jonathan Feist returns from Japan, Joe Hindy and David Imel have questions and our regular Android Authority Podcast tech talk ensues for another episode. Joe is a little upset about fake Amazon reviews, Jonathan drones on for half an hour about Japan, (which was awesome, by the way), David is unhappy with Google's versioning strategy, but happy for a Messenger update, Kris Carlon said the Apple A10 chip is pretty powerful, we talk it through and Xiaomi has a couple new phones, the Mi Note 2 and the Mi MIX, which Josh was in China to put his hands on.

Finally, we take to Twitter and the Android Authority Forums to take your questions and comments, leading us to ponder if Google is positioning itself to purchase HTC. Think about it.

The Android Authority Podcast - discussing topics in Android every single week.

Rough Timecodes: Amazon review gripes and Jonathan's Japan trip during check in 46:00 - Google Messenger update 56:00 - Apple A10 chipset 66:00 - Xiaomi Mi Note 2 84:00 - Your questions from the Forums and Twitter

Joshua Vergara, Joe Hindy and David Imel give great insight into their personal lives on the latest episode of the Android Authority Podcast. The check in includes a remote hello from Jonathan from Japan, and Josh's experience at the LeEco event in San Francisco. Topics start off with the Google Pixel, talking value and ingress protection, Josh opens up a live Q&A session for the LG V20, a phone that was promoted as the first to sell with Android 7.0 Nougat, but isn't actually out yet.

LeEco had a big event, Josh sounds like he enjoyed it for its dramatic approach, and the affordable Le Pro 3. An electric car, big screen TV and a bicycle made it to the show as well. The chat rounds out with a bit of news and some nostalgia over phones of the past.

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In an explosive episode (sorry, I had to do that) Josh and Joe are joined by returning hosts Lanh and David to talk about the week's top Android news. The Galaxy Note 7 discontinuation is obviously the biggest pieces of news and there is ample time given to the topic. However, before all that, David gives his recounting of the Oculus Connect event that he and VRSource covered just a couple weeks back. Lanh gives us his quick podcast review of the Sony Xperia XZ, the full review of which is on Android Authority; and, finally, we talk about Nougat 7.1 and the Developer Preview that basically leaves out Google Assistant.

But perhaps the craziest piece of news actually came from the podcast itself - that Josh has been buying faulty USB-C cables and it actually claimed a victim. Yeah, it's that bad. Josh is inconsolable. Listen to hear more!

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Rough Timecodes:

Oculus Connect during David's check-in 32:00 - Note 7 discontinued 42:00 - Josh's life is changed 54:00 - Sony Xperia XZ 70:00 - Nougat 7.1 Developer Preview

Join Joshua Vergara, Jonathan Feist, Joe Hindy, and a returning Nirave Gondhia as they get together for another fun episode of the Android Authority Podcast! In this episode, it's all about the Google Pixel event where we were treated to announcements of the new Google products for 2016. Before getting into the actual devices and announcements, this week's check-in is largely a talk about Craig David, a favorite recording of artist of Josh and Nirave, who performed at the UK Google event (basically, Josh's FOMO was real). From there, however, the guys get into the big discussions - Google Wifi kicks off the event talk as Feist gives his thoughts on what could be a good solution for in-home connectivity. Google Home comes up next, and the general thoughts were that Home poses an interesting new direction for Google's robust and somewhat scary Learning Matrix. Speaking of the Learning Matrix, a tweet from a happy listener makes the guys ponder if Google's design direction for their products simply masks the fact that Google's services - like Google Assistant - are a bit too smart and somewhat terrifying. And finally the guys get into a big discussion regarding the Google Pixel phones and why they might be a little divisive for fans of Google's previous hardware endeavors - basically, it comes down to Pixel vs Nexus. See the timecodes below to see, roughly, where these topics all take place in the podcast and enjoy this episode of the Android Authority Podcast!

The Android Authority Podcast - discussing topics in Android every week.

Rough timecodes: 24:00 - Google WiFi 35:00 - Google Home and Assistant 54:00 - Is Google Assistant terrifying? 68:00 - Google Pixel