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Yes, we've seen your comments about how we at the Android Police podcast can get so down on the topic our site is all about, but hey: you'd be distressed about the ecosystem, too, if you had the numbers we're looking at and not much corporate steering power in the backseat. So, on this episode, we chat about the Xiaomi 14 Ultra, the refinement of the Pixel Fold 2, and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. And maybe we'll be a little sad, then hopeful about Android while we're at it.

03:34 | Slow week, huh?

• The Google Pixel 6 Pro's overheating issues are now a legal matter
• First Pixel Fold 2 renders confirm Google is shaking up its design

15:52 | Mind over matter

• Seven different iPhone models outsold every Android phone last year
• Apple reveals new details about Spotify’s business as possible EU fine nears | TechCrunch

34:48 | The closers

• Xiaomi 14 Ultra combines a 1-inch camera sensor with four AI imaging models
• Wyze is once again caught in security incident affecting thousands

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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This week on the Android Police podcast, we talk all about the first Android 15 developer preview despite the fact that, at the time of recording, we had barely an idea about what its best features were going to be. Of all things to be part of a Friday news dump, it had to be new software. Plus, further ruminations on generative AI, gaming, and why you need to chill out about the Galaxy S24's display.

02:46 | Android 15

• Android 15’s first developer preview is here
• How to easily install the Android 15 developer preview on your Pixel
• Android 15 leaves Snapdragon Pixels behind, and I'm sad
• Android 15 finally lets you disable keyboard haptics
• Android 15’s new Notification cooldown will silence alert spam automatically
• Android 15's timeline plans to get back on track
• Android 15 gets a mention in Google's latest Easter egg
• Android 15 sticks with Android 14's space theme for some reason

20:23 | Gemini 1.5

• Google Gemini is ready to level up after just two months
• OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model - The Verge

44:12 | Other News

• Microsoft: four Xbox-exclusive games are coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch - The Verge
• The Galaxy S24's first update brings a needed fix for your dull display colors
• The Samsung Galaxy S24 could be suffering from even more display issues
• The Nothing Phone 2a is launching on March 5
• Amazon Prime Video's ads are joined by worse video quality

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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This week's Android Police podcast is a heady, tough one for us, but it's one we have to do because the news and business cycles dictate it. Google climbs up yet another rung on its ambitions of AI domineering and we're taking the time to ask the hard questions that have been pounding around for years. We might answer them, if not for you, for ourselves. Also on the docket, some quaint little Pixel rumors, a reviewer's review of his review of the OnePlus 12R, and a whole lot more.

02:21 | Our Business

• Google's inconsistent Pixel experience makes its phones impossible to recommend
• OnePlus 12R review: A real flagship killer for $500

19:27 | Gemini, Man

• Google Bard is dead, long live Google Gemini
• With Gemini, Google's inability to properly brand products is more apparent than ever
• Using the Gemini app automatically disables Google Assistant on Android
• Google Gemini is promising, but it can't replace Assistant just yet
• Google Gemini doesn't have these Assistant features yet
• Heads up: Gemini Advanced is only available to the main family member
• Google Gemini is expanding to more regions next week
• What is Google Gemini?

48:21 | Hard Worn

• First Pixel Fold 2 leaks show a radical new design for Google's foldable
• Google's new Android 14 beta hints at the Pixel Tablet 2
• Google could jump straight to a Tensor G4 for the Pixel Fold 2
• New Nothing Phone 2a leak is all business in the front, nothing in the back
• OnePlus compares seven years of OS updates to a moldy sandwich
• Samsung uses lower quality titanium than Apple on its flagship phone
• ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. to launch joint sports streaming platform (cnbc.com)
• Disney shares notch best day in three years after Q1 2024 earnings (cnbc.com)

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang. We're ever grateful to Ara Wagoner.

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You saw the journos and critics pinch in awkwardly-framed photos. Now you get to hear the takes on Apple Vision Pro that may or may not be spicier than a daring fireball. Sorry, John. And if that's not your cup 'er tea, no sirree (sorry everyone else), the Android Police podcast this week will also bring you a few updated thoughts on the Galaxy S24 series, the Pixel 8 Pro in Mint, and the Play Store's challenges for 2024.

01:50 | Refreshers

• Samsung Galaxy S24+ review: This is the one to buy
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: Still the best, unless you take photos
• The Galaxy S24 feels better than ever — and more like an iPhone
• The Pixel 8 Pro’s weird thermometer actually managed to beat my extremely low expectations
• How to fix your Pixel phone's storage problems after installing the January 2024 update

19:34 | Apple Vision Pro

• I Spent 24 Hours Wearing Apple's Vision Pro Headset | WSJ (YouTube)
• Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not - The Verge

53:39 | Play it Back

• Google's new Play Store boss says he's focused on developers, not lawsuits

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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We're tired. We're in hell. But at least there's a cool spot or two in this painful landscape. On the Android Police podcast this week, we take a second hit on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, extract every bit of solace we can out of the OnePlus 12 (and OnePlus 12R), and then pin our hopes on Google much as one would pin the tail on the donkey. That is, blindfolded and spun around.

02:52 | S24 Blur

• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra review: Run it back
• Galaxy AI is coming to even fewer Samsung phones than we thought

24:16 | The One To Turn To

• OnePlus 12 review: All flagship, no AI

33:55 | Future Google

• Google Pixel 8a retail box leaks, confirms Pixel 8-like design
• First Pixel 9 leak eliminates the camera bar's awkward wraparound
• New Pixel 9 leak raises more questions than answers
• See Google's Pixel 8 in its brand new mint shade

50:20 | All Else

• Samsung's cheaper Galaxy Z Fold 6 model could launch this year
• The Pixel Watch 3 could finally address a major shortcoming of the first two models
• You'll need to pay up to escape Netflix ads

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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Well, would you look at that? It's all the changes we expected and then some. The Galaxy S24 is about as close to an inch Samsung thinks it can afford to creep along without actually getting there. We tick off our laundry list of all the reasons why we hate it on this Android Police podcast. Also on the show, Apple's taking a bath with the Vision Pro for now, but will it outlast the seething rage of app developers? But before that (and the obligatory Steam Deck mention), another visit to our old (new) friend, the Rabbit R1.

02:08 | Tastes Like Chicken

• Why is the internet crazy for the Rabbit R1? | Mashable

20:05 | Spamsung

• Samsung Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24 Plus hands-on: Small changes, again
• The Galaxy S24 Ultra feels like Samsung's identity crisis
• Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, two days in: Predictable in every sense of the word

51:13 | Holding Windows In Your Hands

• Lenovo Legion Go review: I want to love it, but I can't (xda-developers.com)

55:36 | A Difference of Vision

• StoreKit and review guideline update - Apple Developer
• Apple Vision Pro will change computing, but there are 4 reasons why I still won't buy it (xda-developers.com)
• You won’t be able to use the YouTube app on the Vision Pro - The Verge

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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The Android Police podcast is back with a new episode with our own Will Sattelberg commanding the grounds in Las Vegas for CES plus Ara and editor Jules (hi) filling in for Daniel. Plenty of people were hopping around the convention halls for a Rabbit R1, some of them were hogging up space inside Google's Polestar, and only a select handful of tech media got to enjoy Nelly absolutely killing it for an hour inside a giant, empty arena. That's CES for you. We hope you'll be content with the AP account of it as told by our voices plagued by varying levels of sickness. Yes, I know mine's the worst.

• Best of CES 2024: Android Police’s awards for the world’s biggest tech show
• Here's everything Google showed off at CES 2024
• I saw the foldable future in Samsung's wild display prototypes
• TCL is bringing its paper-like smartphone displays to the US for the first time
• What is Rabbit R1, does it use ChatGPT, and how does it work? (pocket-lint.com)
• The Asus ROG Phone 8 redefines what gaming phones look like
• Google layoffs hit Assistant, AR teams, and Fitbit co-founders (androidpolice.com)

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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It's a filler episode on the Android Police podcast this week as we peer into the contemporary cognoscenti on the cloud gaming platform that was never meant to be: Google Stadia. We join together two separate eras of the show, bridging from an uneasy launch across to a protracted, aching end. Join us here today and we'll join you from CES next week.

• Google Stadia cloud gaming debuts with $130 Founder’s Edition this November, free tier coming in 2020
• Google reveals more Stadia details, including answers about multiplayer and VR
• Google Stadia available now — soon we'll know if it can handle the influx of gamers
• Google Stadia review: This could be big
• Epic CEO says so few people play Stadia that a Fortnite port isn't worth doing
• Stadia one year later: The grass is looking greener from up here in the cloud
• Stadia is a year old today — and it's still not a viable alternative to console and PC gaming
• Stadia is finally letting users live-stream their gameplay direct to YouTube
• Hands-on: Turns out Stadia is a pretty good way to play Cyberpunk 2077
• Even Google doesn't want to make games for Stadia anymore
• Google doesn't want to kill Stadia, just Stadia as we know it
• Stadia review, 2022 update: I'm ready for cloud gaming, Google isn't
• The future of Stadia is less about games than ever
• Reports of Google Stadia's death are greatly exaggerated, says Google Stadia
• It's game over for Stadia, will shut down in early 2023
• Stadia exclusive Outcasters faces oblivion thanks to platform's impending closure
• How Google Stadia developers are making the platform's shutdown easier on gamers
• Google has started refunding your Stadia purchases
• This is how your Stadia Ubisoft games will be transferred to PC
• Google's Stadia Controller Bluetooth upgrade tool has arrived
• Stadia has one last game for you and it's coming from Google
• Out of all the products Google killed this year, Stadia stings the most
• Will Google Stadia be missed?
• I'm sad to see Stadia go, but it wasn't fun while it lasted
• One year later: Where Google went wrong with Stadia

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. This episode features Corbin Davenport (now at our sister site, How-To Geek) and Cody Toombs. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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Welcome to the Android Police podcast's annual culturecast! Jeez, we've been back for two years and we get to call this a yearly tradition. Anyways, settle up for a great time as Daniel, Will, and Ara discuss how their favorite media in 2023 made them feel and why they loved it all so much. From Olivia Rodrigo to Greta Lee, Radiohead reduxes to a Pulitzer-winning twist on how people live inside of capitalism, we're sharing some consumption picks that might get you through some of the quieter times in your life coming up. Enjoy and we'll see you again in two weeks.

04:09 | Moving Pictures

• ‎The Little Mermaid (2023) directed by Rob Marshall • Letterboxd
• Candela Obscura | Critical Role
• ‎Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) directed by John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein • Letterboxd
• The Apothecary Diaries - Crunchyroll
• Succession | HBO.com
• ‎The Holdovers (2023) directed by Alexander Payne • Letterboxd
• ‎Beau Is Afraid (2023) directed by Ari Aster • Letterboxd
• FX's The Bear | Only on Hulu (FX)
• ‎Past Lives (2023) directed by Celine Song • Letterboxd

22:02 | Ear Rattling

• boygenius - the record
• GUTS - Olivia Rodrigo
• Javelin | Sufjan Stevens (bandcamp.com)
• The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski (bandcamp.com)
• Dissect | Linktree
• A Light for Attracting Attention | The Smile (bandcamp.com)
• Jonas Brothers: A Deep Dive into their 2023 Masterpiece, 'The Album'
• Ellie Goulding - Higher Than Heaven
• Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek (bandcamp.com)

29:56 | Mind Reach

• World's Greatest Con | EPCOT - Part I (acast.com)
• World's Greatest Con | EPCOT - Part II (acast.com)
• Boys Will Be Boys – JEFF PEARLMAN
• The History of the Minnesota Vikings by Secret Base - YouTube
• Like A Dragon Portal (sega.com)
• Super Mario Bros.™ Wonder for Nintendo Switch™ – Official Site
• Baldur's Gate 3
• The Greatest Estate Developer | WEBTOON
• Read Little Rabbit and the Big Bad Leopard | Tapas Web Comics
• I've Become a True Villainess - Official Comics | Manta
• Trust — Hernan Diaz
• The Wager | David Grann

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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On this Android Police podcast, we follow up on a see-saw week with Beeper on one side attempting to open a pathway for iPhone users to securely message all the non-iPhone people (and services) out there and Apple plainly wanting to shut that down. Down a related vein, Epic v. Google is over (for now) and there's just no getting around the Steam Deck for us. Plus, a quick convo about AP's Best of Awards for 2023!

04:30 | Once Again, Beep This

• Beeper Mini has returned iMessage to Android, but it comes with one big catch
• Android users don't want iMessage — they just want peace

22:02 | Epicly Yours

• The Play Store is an illegal monopoly, says Epic v. Google verdict

44:00 | The Best! The Best!

• Android Police Awards 2023: Our best phone, tablet, wearable and more

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader, Ara Wagoner, and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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