Android Central Podcast

Android Central Podcast episodes:

• 03.28.2024

  The Pirate Queen: Interview With Lucy Liu & Eloise Singer

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar and Nick Sutrich chat with Hollywood legend Lucy Liu and Pirate Queen director Eloise Singer about their amazing new VR game The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend... Follow us...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Could The US BAN TikTok?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, and Jerry Hildenbrand discuss just how good the Honor Magic 6 Pro's camera really is, why more people are buying the Galaxy S24 Plus, why US lawmakers...

  
• 03.11.2024

  Mobile World Congress FALLOUT

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Derrek Lee discuss all the fallout from MWC 2024 including some of the highlights (like Motorola's wearable smartphone), the coolest things they saw at...

  
• 02.05.2024

  Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra & Plus REVIEWED

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, and Derrek Lee review the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, the Galaxy S24 Plus finally coming into its own, Meta shifting from AR to VR, Google's Super Bowl...

  
• 01.22.2024

  Samsung Unpacked...UNPACKED!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss all the fallout from Samsung Unpacked, including getting hands-on with the Galaxy S24, Samsung's Galaxy Ring tease, how Samsung dropped...

  
• 01.08.2024

  Could The Pixel End Up In Google's Graveyard?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Andrew Myrick, and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss whether the Pixel could end up in Google's graveyard, problems with the Google Pixel 6, Google's empty promises, which Android phone could...

  
• 12.11.2023

  Google Gemini Is HERE

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Derrek Lee, and Michael Hicks discuss the arrival of Google Gemini & why it's the future, Google bringing Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 Pro, Google's December...

  
• 11.13.2023

  Does VR Make EVERYTHING Better?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Derrek Lee discuss doing chores in mixed reality, the Pixel 8 Pro's temperature sensor, testing the Pixel Watch 2's accuracy vs. the Fitbit Charge...

  
• 11.07.2023

  The HUGE Smartphone Brand You've Never Heard Of...

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Nick Sutrich, Jerry Hildenbrand, Derrek Lee, and Michael Hicks discuss Apple & Samsung losing market share to Transsion, the Fitbit Charge 6, Google's Pixel Watch 2, Apple almost making the Apple Watch...

  
• 10.30.2023

  Why Are Google Being So Secretive About Their Display Tech?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss Google being secretive about their Pixel 8 Pro display tech, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit including the announcement of the Snapdragon 8...

  
• 10.23.2023

  Battle Of The Foldables

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Derrek Lee discuss the launch of the Pixel Watch 2 & what it means for first-gen products, and review a variety of foldable phones...

  
• 10.16.2023

  Is The Pixel 8's Tensor G3 The Best Phone Chip EVER?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss whether the Tensor G3 in the Pixel 8 is the best phone chip today, Google Home getting long-awaited upgrades, the Pixel...

  
• 10.09.2023

  Google's Fall Pixel Event - Everything You Need To Know

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss all the fallout from the fall Pixel event including the Google Pixel 8 & Google Pixel Watch 2, Google bringing Bard...

  
• 09.25.2023

  Can Android Smartwatches Compete With The Apple Watch?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Michael Hicks, and Nick Sutrich discuss Fitbit teasing it's next device, the upcoming Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro, what the Google trial is about & why you should...

  
• 09.11.2023

  The iPhone Accessory Google Should STEAL

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss the iPhone accessory the Google Pixel 8 should steal, what USB-C on the iPhone 15 could look like, the alternative to...

  
• 09.04.2023

  Dark Mode Is A LIE!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss the pros & cons of dark mode on phones, the Google Pixel Tablet vs. the Google Nest Hub Max, the leak...

  
• 08.22.2023

  Google Pixel Fold - Love It Or Hate It?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Michael Hicks discuss their love/hate relationship with the Google Pixel Fold, look into the pros & cons of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 &...

  
• 08.14.2023

  The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 & Flip 5: Our Reviews

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Derrek Lee and Nick Sutrich discuss their hands-on experiences of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 & Flip 5, Facebook Messenger dropping SMS integration, someone using VR to walk...

  
• 08.07.2023

  Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 FALLOUT!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss all the fallout from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023, the anticlimactic nature of annual events, review the Galaxy Z Fold 5 &...

  
• 07.24.2023

  Google Tests AI That Can Write News Articles

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Michael Hicks discuss Google's 'Genesis' AI tool, what to expect from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023, the rumoured Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5...

  
• 07.17.2023

  A New Nothing Phone Drops On Amazon Prime Day?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss the new Nothing phone dropping on Amazon Prime Day, Carl Pei dismissing the idea of a Nothing foldable, the explosion of...

  
• 07.03.2023

  Google Cancelling Pixel Fold Preorders?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss Google cancelling Pixel Fold preorders, Waze job cuts, Google cancelling it's AR glasses, Google Pixel 8 vs. Samsung DeX, reports of...

  
• 06.26.2023

  Is The Google Pixel Fold Worth The Money?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, Derrek Lee, and Nick Sutrich review the Google Pixel Tablet, the Google Pixel Fold, the Motorola Razr Plus, and more! Links:  Google Pixel Tablet...

  
• 06.19.2023

  What Android Needs To STEAL From iOS 17

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Derrek Lee discuss what Android 15 needs to steal from iOS 17, what iOS 17 needs to learn from Google, the Samsung Galaxy Watch...

  
• 06.12.2023

  Why Android Users Should Care About Apple's Vision Pro...

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Derrek Lee, Michael Hicks, and Nick Sutrich discuss all the fallout from WWDC and why Android users should care about Apple's Vision Pro, problems with the Google Pixel watch,...

  
• 05.29.2023

  Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Hits The US

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Derrek Lee discuss Netflix cracking down on password-sharing Microsoft Copilot, the problem with the Pixel Tablet, Google paying $40m for location tracking, the Huawei...

  
• 05.22.2023

  Montana BANS TikTok?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss Montana's TikTok ban, the Google Pixel Fold & why it isn't a Pixel Flip, whether the Pixel Tablet is a Nest...

  
• 05.15.2023

  Google I/O FALLOUT!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Michael Hicks, and Nick Sutrich discuss all the fallout from Google I/O 2023 including all the big announcements, the Wear OS 4 tease, Google's Pixel 7a, the...

  
• 05.08.2023

  Can Phones Make You Sick?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Nick Sutrich discuss PWM sensitivity making people sick, the 'Godfather of AI' quitting Google, Google & Apple tackling the AirTag problem, Samsung banning staff...

  
• 05.01.2023

  Would You Ditch Android For $10,000?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Derrek Lee, and Nick Sutrich discuss the Google I/O 2023 program, Fairphone's sustainability model, review Motorola's Rizr & ThinkPhone, debate whether they'd ditch Android for $10,000, and...

  
• 04.24.2023

  Our 600th Episode!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar is joined by Nick Sutrich, Andrew Myrick, Derrek Lee, Jerry Hildenbrand, Michael Hicks, Harish Jonnalagadda and Namerah Saud Fatmi to celebrate the Android Central Podcast's milestone and discuss the...

  
• 04.17.2023

  Are Samsung Still Haunted By The Galaxy Note 7?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Andrew Myrick, and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss Google TV adding hundreds of free channels, whether Google Photos is the best image editor, YouTube Music's quirks, Samsung's issues...

  
• 04.10.2023

  Why VR Will NEVER Replace Traditional Gaming

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Andrew Myrick, and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss VR replacing traditional gaming, a YouTube Shorts glow-up, the Samsung 'Fan Edition', the Galaxy Z Fold 5 going on a...

  
• 04.03.2023

  Mixed Feelings on Mixed Reality

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nicholas Sutrich, and Michael Hicks dive into the biggest problem with wearable charging, announcements from GDC, their uncertain feelings on mixed reality headsets, PlayStation's curious launch of...

  
• 03.27.2023

  Flat Or Curved Smartphone Displays?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Nick Sutrich, Derrek Lee, and Andrew Myrick, discuss the launch of Google's Bard AI chatbot, a potential TikTok ban, whether Microsoft should put Bing with ChatGPT on Wear OS,...

  
• 03.20.2023

  The Galaxy S23 Ultra Moon Controversy?!

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nick Sutrich and Namerah Saud Fatmi discuss the Galaxy S23 Ultra moon controversy, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6, Google Pixel 6's March Updates, more Meta layoffs, Galaxy...

  
• 03.13.2023

  Pixel Fold Spotted In The Wild?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast, Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Derrek Lee, and Nick Sutrich discuss the rumours around the unreleased Pixel Fold being spotted on an NYC train, Ring's controversial policy change, Spotify's revamp, review the...

  
• 02.27.2023

  Samsung Galaxy Ultra Iterative

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast Shruti Shekar, Derrek Lee, Shruti Shekar, and Michael Hicks dive into our review of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, impressions of the PS VR2, unwanted changes to the FitBit experience, what's...

  
• 02.12.2023

  The Curious Case of the Crumbling Google Pixel 7 Pro

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nicholas Sutrich, and guest Derrek Lee dive into some hardware problems with the Google Pixel 7 Pro, impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, WhatsApp spam, Netflix's...

  
• 02.05.2023

  Samsung Phone Extravaganza

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nicholas Sutrich, and guest Michael Hicks dive into the details surrounding Samsung's latest event, Meta earnings and the questions surrounding the pivot to VR, Apple entering the...

  
• 01.29.2023

  Is AI actually intelligent?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, and Nicholas Sutrich share their opinions on the current problems surrounding Wear OS, Microsoft's push to compete with ChatGPT, our AI-driven search future, the frustrations surrounding digital...

  
• 01.17.2023

  To fold, or not to fold

  On this week's episode of the Android Central podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nicholas Sutrich, and Andrew Myrick answer burning questions like "who are tablets actually for?" and "why don't more games get delayed?", share their thoughts on wireless charging,...

  
• 01.08.2023

  Will Android Actually Improve in 2023?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nicholas Sutrich, and Andrew Myrick discuss 2022's disappointing output for tech, how Android can potentially improve in 2023, the highlights from CES, the striking design...

  
• 12.04.2022

  They're always watching

  On this week's episode of the Android Central podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Nicholas Sutrich, and Chris Wedel discuss an array of high-profile security concerns involving popular camera apps, the problems surrounding some ad networks, Elon Musk's phone plan,...

  
• 11.20.2022

  A Hawaiian special

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast Shruti Shekar and Nicholas Sutrich host a special Qualcomm episode with Alex Katouzian, SVP and GM of mobile, compute, and XR. From mobile to VR, the Android Central team asks burning...

  
• 11.14.2022

  Can VR solve our problems?

  On this week's episode of the Android Central Podcast Shruti Shekar, Jerry Hildenbrand, Andrew Myrick, and Derrek Lee discuss the potential for VR to solve real-world problems, terrible in-game ads, issues with the iPad Pro, the Fossil Gen 6 Wellness...

  
• 10.30.2022

  It's All About Health

  Smartwatches monitor your activity when you are on the go. VR can let you go almost anywhere while actually going nowhere. This week, we dive into Fitbit, Meta Quest Pro, and more. Links: Apple exec confirms move to...

  
• 10.16.2022

  Pixel's Pass

  There's a LOT more to say about Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch now that we've had some more time with them. We also question whether or not Wear OS 3 has the potential to make the watch market more competitive....

  
• 10.10.2022

  Google - alive and dead

  This week, we cover everything announced at Google's recent Pixel event and chat about the demise of Stadia. Links: Google's Pixel event 2022: The biggest announcements, from the Pixel 7 to Pixel Tablet | Android Central Google...

  
• 09.25.2022

  Space Lasers

  This week, we examine the new Space Race and rural connectivity. We also talk about why Apple doesn't try to compete with Android OEM's when it comes to wearables, Pixel 7 leaks, the Pico 4 VR headset, and more. Links:...