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11.13.2023

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 ...

Android Central Podcast episodes:

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 ...
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 review ...
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 of the ...
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, the ...
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 USB-C for ...
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 Pixel 7 and ...
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: ...
09.19.2022 Calling it now, it's gonna be iFold This week, we look at Apple's recent product announcements through the lens of Android users. We talk about what they got right, what they got wrong, and why using an "old" chip isn't a big deal. Links: Dynamic Island is ...
09.05.2022 A Pro Move We review the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro and check out three new Fitbit products. Lenovo has announced platform-agnostic AR glasses, Twitter has an edit button, and more. Links: Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro review: Heavy is the watch that wears ...
08.30.2022 Your Data for a Tripod We've got lots to catch up on in this episode. Tune in for our coverage of the camera system on Galaxy Z Fold 4, a new Motorola Edge, Samsung's deal with Meta, PSP games on Oculus Quest 2, and more. ...
08.16.2022 Big Thumbs and Discount Keanu Reeves It's a universe of unpacking! We check out the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 4, and Galaxy Watch 5. Google has also turned out the heat on Apple in their efforts to increase adoption of the RCS ...
08.01.2022 An Expensive Quest The Pixel 6a is here! We review it on the show this week and talk about a price increase for Oculus Quest 2, Samsung's $200 credit, and more. Links: Google Pixel 6a review: Look ma, a small phone! \| Android ...
07.25.2022 It's MON BLANC, not Mount Blanc This week, we talk about Amazon's policy that provides access to Ring user data without a warrant. The gang also discuss the potential Galaxy S22 FE, a new Snapdragon chip for Wear OS devices, and more. Links: Amazon giving Ring ...
07.18.2022 TikTok nail salons Nick's review of the Nothing phone (1) is on our site! The podcast crew interrogate him further and try to better understand the phone's role in the market. They also talk about Gen Z's affinity for TikTok and Instagram, new ...

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Android Central Podcast episodes:

Does VR Make EVERYTHING Better?!

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

Why Are Google Being So Secretive About Their Display Tech?

Battle Of The Foldables

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

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

Can Android Smartwatches Compete With The Apple Watch?

The iPhone Accessory Google Should STEAL

Dark Mode Is A LIE!

Google Pixel Fold - Love It Or Hate It?

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

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 FALLOUT!

Google Tests AI That Can Write News Articles

A New Nothing Phone Drops On Amazon Prime Day?!

Google Cancelling Pixel Fold Preorders?!

Is The Google Pixel Fold Worth The Money?

What Android Needs To STEAL From iOS 17

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

Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Hits The US

Montana BANS TikTok?!

Google I/O FALLOUT!

Can Phones Make You Sick?

Would You Ditch Android For $10,000?

Our 600th Episode!

Are Samsung Still Haunted By The Galaxy Note 7?

Why VR Will NEVER Replace Traditional Gaming

Mixed Feelings on Mixed Reality

Flat Or Curved Smartphone Displays?

The Galaxy S23 Ultra Moon Controversy?!

Pixel Fold Spotted In The Wild?

Samsung Galaxy Ultra Iterative

The Curious Case of the Crumbling Google Pixel 7 Pro

Samsung Phone Extravaganza

Is AI actually intelligent?

To fold, or not to fold

Will Android Actually Improve in 2023?

They're always watching

A Hawaiian special

Can VR solve our problems?

It's All About Health

Pixel's Pass

Google - alive and dead

Space Lasers

Calling it now, it's gonna be iFold

A Pro Move

Your Data for a Tripod

Big Thumbs and Discount Keanu Reeves

An Expensive Quest

It's MON BLANC, not Mount Blanc

TikTok nail salons