Ron, Jason, Huyen, and guest Will Sattelberg dive into Will's experience in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, plus Jason has the Nothing Phone (2a) and rooted phones lose RCS.

NEWS

• Google is blocking RCS on rooted Android devices
• Pixel feature drop: New productivity tools and advanced health features
• Google prepares to add 'Satellite SOS' feature on Pixel devices
• Google prepares 'Satellite SOS' emergency feature for Pixel devices.
• Patron News Story Pick: Google Phone is going to make talking more fun with sound reactions and effects

HARDWARE

• I miss when the world's biggest phone show wasn't all about prototypes
• MWC 2024 was weird, and I couldn’t be happier about it
• These Companies Have a Plan to Kill Apps
• Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile: AI Could Replace the Apps on Your Phone. I've Seen It With My Own Eyes
• Humane AI Pin: The most jaw-dropping demo at MWC was from a brand I wasn't expecting to see
• A Phone, A Friend
• Jason's Nothing Phone (2a) hands-on

APPS

• Microsoft is killing support for running Android apps on Windows 11
• YouTube's free picture-in-picture mode could go global really soon
• A new look for “Your apps” row

COMMUNITY

• Setting volume based on Bluetooth device
• Routines in the Clock app

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