This is the final edition of the Android Police podcast as you know it, so instead of any bang or petering out, we're opening up a black hole of everything that this show has been to us and giving Google I/O 2025 our full treatment. From Gemini Pro 2.5's various commercial twists to all the wacky new tools that don't seem to have an integral purpose for most life and labor styles to the footnote that is Android to round out another keynote of industry jonesing, we have a complete picture for you right here. Enjoy.

04:40 | I/O 2025

• Google's newest AI plan costs more than your electricity bill
• Google's AI Mode rolls out nationwide with powerful new tools on the way
• Google's new AI filmmaking tool fuses Veo, Imagen, and Gemini
• Gemini’s Agent Mode takes the stress out of apartment hunting
• Google's AI Mode will soon be able to buy products for you
• Google launches AI Mode to everyone in the US, adds more features to AI Overviews | The Verge
• Goodbye Project Starline, hello Google Beam 3D video conferencing | Engadget
• Android XR gets a huge vote of confidence with upcoming smart glasses from Xreal
• Google finally gives us a look behind the lenses at Android XR on smart glasses
• Google and Samsung unite again for a DeX-powered Android 16 desktop mode
• Why Avatars Have 5 Fingers When Na'vi Only Have 4

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This week on the Android Police podcast, Android 16 gets all 'Expressive' on us with a new step in its Material Design language and we wonder what all the rest of Google's announcements during The Android Show will come to eat us alive. That plus another Uber usurpation, we talk about phones that sound like knives, and a Very Important Announcement from your friends on this show.

01:56 | The Android Show

• 4 takeaways from Google's pre-I/O Android Show
• Google's flashy Material 3 Expressive is official, but it's not coming right away
• Android 16 goes official next month, but a new beta will bring Expressive design even sooner
• Material 3 Expressive will finally bring dynamic themes to Wear OS later this year
• Gemini is coming to Android Auto later this year, with shorter responses in tow
• Material 3 Expressive is getting me excited about Android updates again

26:46 | Knife-fones

• Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge is here, but is it the pocket-friendly phone you've been waiting for?
• Jules you should cut this audio in (no)
• Of all the phones I've handled in 2025, the Galaxy S25 Edge is ... certainly one of them.
• (1) Samsung Mobile on X: "Beyond slim may surprise, but power comes in all shapes 💪 #GalaxyS25 Edge" / X
• The Motorola Razr 2025 proves folding phones are no longer a gimmick

48:50 | Uber

• Uber’s new bus-like feature for commuters is nearly 50 percent cheaper than UberX | The Verge

Also:

• Apple CarPlay Ultra Is A Whole New Way To Use Your Car | Edmunds
• Rampant AI Cheating Is Ruining Education Alarmingly Fast | New York Magazine
• College Professors Are Using ChatGPT. Some Students Aren’t Happy. - The New York Times
• Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend (Hardcover) | Skylight Books

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This week's Android Police podcast raps Google's wrists for pulling the pall over Android app downloaders and their desires to grab an APK from a third-party source. We preview the look of Android 16 and also how it might NOT look like what's been discovered. All that, plus your usual dose of AI skepticism, quasi-Luddite propagandizing, and a return to Hayao Miyazaki.

04:36 | Traps

• Download apps. Not traps | Google Play
• Exclusive: We interview Google's new Play Store boss about improving Android

15:54 | Leak: How and why Google made Material 3 Expressive | 9to5Google

28:27 | AI

• Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google | The Verge
• Apple Explores Move to AI Search in Browser Amid Google Fallout - Bloomberg
• Google's statement on May 7 press reports about Search traffic
• Filterworld — Kyle Chayka

39:56 | You should skip out on Android flagships in 2025 and buy this instead

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A dramatic new kink to the Epic v. Apple tale as the judge overseeing the case is forcing the iPhone-made giant to grant consumers access to alternate payment systems for in-app purchases. The Android Police podcast is covering the shake-up in the mobile app landscape and telescoping its insights on how hubris has poisoned outputs from cohorts of the so-called Magnificent Seven. Also in our show: Samsung's Galaxy S25 is selling way better than we can get excited for, a quasi-preview of The Android Show from Google, and our carpal tunnel suffering on various mobile keyboards.

04:35 | In court

• Epic v. Apple orders and contempt referral
• ‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store | The Verge
• Shockingly, there’s a company worse at AI than Samsung and Google

23:00 | More news

• Stellar Galaxy S25 sales help Samsung soar to its strongest quarter ever
• Google’s next iPhone surprise may not be an app
• Google Gemini might soon offer two new AI subscription plans
• Gemini's new editing features are here to let you rethink reality
• Meta’s ‘Digital Companions’ Will Talk Sex With Users—Even Children - WSJ
• Android 16 could offer a bigger UI refresh than previously expected, and we're all for it
• First look at Android's slick new animations for its big expressive redesign | Android Authority

45:56 | Keyed

• I tried Google Keyboard, Samsung Keyboard, and Apple Keyboard for a month and here's how it went
• I hated my Samsung Galaxy S25 until I changed this one thing | Android Authority

Windows Vista: The most hated OS, 18 years on 🤬

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Verizon might've made beaucoup bucks this winter, but it also lost nearly 300,000 subscribers to its wireless business. On the Android Police podcast, we follow the swarm of our curious readers and dig into where people might be going — the answer might not be as far away as you'd think. Also on the show, a little bit of I/O teaser chat, some Switch 2 pre-order anxiety, and a thorough slugging of Motorola's three new Razr flip phones where only the most basic one seems like a worthy upgrade at all? We report, you decide.

04:13 | Familiar, fashion, but....

• I went hands-on with Motorola’s three new Razrs, and they’re familiar, fashionable, and deeply frustrating
• Motorola’s latest Razr lineup has something for everyone, including a new Ultra flagship
• Google's so thirsty for Gemini users it's paying Samsung substantial sums to pre-install the AI
• Your Samsung phone might soon get yet another new AI assistant

39:10 | I/O 2025

• Google I/O 2025 lineup hints at bold new moves with Android, AI, and more

43:45 | Where are the carriers?

• Verizon reaches a breaking point as nearly 300,000 customers cut ties with the carrier
• T-Mobile and Metro pinky swear not to jack up prices for 5 years with new plans
• Comcast's customers are dropping like flies, just like Verizon's
• US Mobile’s newest plan reminds us of old-school Google Fi
• Visible's newest plan pushes its old premium offering down by $10

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The future ahead of the Android buyer (and the Android Police podcast) is bleak. Lacking any certainty about how much a new phone will cost when it comes time to upgrade, we're asking you what you're doing in the face of tariffs on Chinese goods and whether your eyes have fallen away from the Galaxy S25 Edge, the upcoming Moto Razr refresh, or any of the releases plotted for the back half of the year. Also on the show, a full and fast review of the Pixel 9a and a new legal stumbling block for Google.

03:23 | Wrapping up

• Google Pixel 9a review: A smartphone for the rest of us
• The Pixel 9a is missing Google's latest Android 15 Feature Drop
• Google will gradually reduce Pixel 9a battery capacity on purpose as it ages
• I love the Google Pixel 9a much more than I expected

21:33 | Money

• US announces tariff exemptions for phones, computers, and more goods from China
• The Galaxy S25 couldn't stop Apple from taking the top sales spot
• OnePlus believes foldables need more time to shine
• The upcoming OnePlus 'mini' might look more Pixel Fold than OnePlus 13
• Possible Pixel 10 pricing has leaked, but take it with a grain of salt

47:26 | Ad Battles

• Google has an illegal grip on online advertising tech, court finds
• Japan slaps Google with a cease-and-desist order for violating anti-monopoly law
• There's now one URL to access Google no matter where you are in the world

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Tariffs, tariffs everywhere. On the Android Police podcast, 9to5Google's Ben Schoon joins Will to discuss who's paying how much for what: which Android manufacturers might be the most exposed in North America, how much more the OnePlus Watch 3 is costing new buyers today, and did Apple actually need to pack cargo planes full of Indian-made iPhones to beat the deadline that got delayed? Also on the show, we focus on the state of tech ecosystem lock-ins and pick our favorite flicks to play on the Vegas Sphere.

03:18 | Money, money, money

• The delayed OnePlus Watch 3 just launched in the US at the wrong price
• Motorola teases new Razr foldables coming later this month, of course with AI | 9to5Google
• US Tariffs on China Rise to at Least 145% | Bloomberg
• China unlikely to blink first as Trump’s trade war enters uncharted new territory | China | The Guardian
• Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India 'to beat' Trump tariffs, sources say | Reuters
• Beijing bites back at US tariffs by curbing Hollywood imports | Reuters
• With the TikTok ban looming, here are all the companies interested in acquiring it

20:04 | Ecosystems

• Google is making it harder to leave its ecosystem: Here's how you can regain control
• Apple lock-in is feeling stronger than ever
• 5 things I learned from using this 'deGoogled' Pixel Tablet
• Lenovo Legion Tab Review: This is Android's iPad Mini

37:26 | The Movies

• Google's AI is bringing a classic film to life on the Vegas Sphere's massive screen

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It's about to get gladiatorial on the global trade front and while Android phones are going to be impacted bigly for sure, the star darling of the week in terms of consumer technology is, of course, Nintendo's Switch 2. This week on the Android Police podcast, we gush over the evolved handheld console with our video producer, Ryan-Thomas Shaw. Also on the docket: some Samsung rumors taking us to the Edge and a literal 'touch grass' moment courtesy of April Fools Day.

02:09 | Samsung

• Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge launch could be closer than you think
• Your wait for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge just got longer
• Here's when Samsung's delayed Galaxy S25 Edge launch event could happen

17:35 | Switch 2

• The Nintendo Switch 2 Is Finally Here, And It's $449.99
• It's official: Nvidia is making the Nintendo Switch 2's processor

48:18 | Dbrand

• Dbrand's April Fools' gag is actually buyable and lets you touch grass anytime

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Rumors of the OnePlus 13T once again revive the on-again-off-again thread of so-called "compact" phones in our industry. Our favorite clamshell foldable phone might be due for a price hike this year. And was 5G a lie all this time? Definitely not, but it certainly hasn't made miracles like it was supposed to. This week on the Android Police podcast, we're bringing everything from the corners of Android, cellular networks, and a whole lot of Nintendo into the fold.

04:47 | Gadgetry

• Poco’s F7 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship chip | The Verge
• The OnePlus 13T 'mini' could show up next month with a screen size you'll actually like
• OnePlus launches a slim MagSafe battery bank that you're going to be amped about
• Android’s MagSafe moment has finally arrived
• Latest Moto Razr+ (2025) leak has some bad news for your wallet
• LATE BREAKING: Google's Pixel 9a has a new launch date, and it's right around the corner

25:47 | 5G

• You're Being Lied To About 5G | Truth Complex | Business Insider
• Ookla studies now claim that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon all have the best 5G network
• Don't chirp now, but Boost Mobile's NYC network just beat the Big 3 carriers
• This network is much faster than 5G, but you might need a new phone to take advantage
• T-Mobile’s biggest competition is the MVNOs that use its 5G network
• The newest MVNO on the scene deals in trendy area codes and vanity phone numbers

40:03 | Nintendo

• Nintendo's new Android app is here to keep you up to speed on Switch 2 news
• Nintendo Just Changed How to Share Switch Games With Your Family - Crossplay

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It's an exciting week to listen into the Android Police podcast as Android Faithful host and longtime tech media personality Jason Howell joins us to discuss the Pixel 9a's theoretical positioning and the absolute stumble it took out of the starting gate this week. But will a diminished design be the factor to turn Google's hardware tailwind into a headwind? Also on the show, after working on his triceps with Beeper, Eric Migicovsky returns to his Core with new (old) PebbleOS watches and we track the rising price of Plex, though we oddly have some nicer feelings about it than with other streaming services right now.

0:56 | A little AI Inside

• Google Assistant is losing more features ahead of retirement
• Like it or not, Gemini is officially replacing Google Assistant this year
• The gap between Google's Gemini and Assistant teams just got a whole lot wider
• Apple Vision Pro Chief Mike Rockwell Named Siri Head; Giannandrea Keeps AI Role - Bloomberg

9:13 | Pixel 9a

• Google's Pixel 9a is here to show Apple how value smartphones are done
• The Google Pixel 9a's Tensor chip may be new, but its modem isn't
• A First Look at How Apple’s C1 Modem Performs With Early Adopters | Ookla®
• Google Pixel 9a's Gemini experience isn't as powerful as its siblings
• The Google Pixel 9a is already more affordable at Best Buy
• The Pixel 9a is Google's largest launch yet, but some regions are left out
• Google just blamed the Pixel 9a's delayed street date on a 'quality issue'

30:48 | Pebble/Core

• Two new PebbleOS watches are coming this year, but you'll have to act fast
• HTC Came Down from Android Heaven to Sell Boring Phones | How-to Geek

49:38 | Plex

• Plex is cracking down on its version of password sharing, and it's coming with a price hike
• I'm tired of paying $18 a month for Netflix

57:49 | Happiness

• Retroid Pocket Classic Handheld
• Who at Google heard us yelling about Gmail's Gemini icon?
• Watch Mythic Quest - Apple TV+
• Lego Orchid
• 6 Xiaomi 15 Ultra features I wish were on my Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

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