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This week we talk about several Made by Google products, including the Pixel 4, Nest Hub Max, and the next Pixelbook. On the software front, there are a slew of Assistant developments and the new Gallery Go by Google Photos.

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Abner Li

Kyle Bradshaw

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Google buying the face data of people in the streets for $5, probably for Pixel 4

Latest Pixel 4 leaks show off smaller phone, screen protectors w/ large cutout

[Update: Confirmed fake] This Google Pixel 4 front ‘leak’ is just a decent photoshop job

Google Store discounts Pixel Slate by $100 and includes free keyboard

New Google device passes through FCC, possibly Pixelbook successor ‘Atlas’

Google Nest Hub Max will be available starting September 9

Google replacing verbal Assistant replies when turning off lights with Home, Nest Hub

Google Assistant tests sending texts directly from the Android lockscreen

Google readies ‘custom’ Assistant volume for Smart Displays, Home speakers

Google Assistant Updates feed adds ‘Resume your podcast’ card

How to use Google Assistant on a Samsung Galaxy Watch

Google launches Gallery Go, a lightweight Photos app that works offline

Google Photos has over 1 billion users just 4 years after it first launched

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This week we talk about our exclusive first look at Android for feature phones, what we learned at the first Stadia AMA, and various Made by Google developments.

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Kyle Bradshaw

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This could be our first look at an Android-powered feature phone from Nokia

‘Stadia Pro is not Netflix for Games,’ and other tidbits from Stadia AMA

Stadia Controller will support Bluetooth audio, but not at launch

Exclusive: Google Pixel 4 and its distinctive camera bump spotted in public again

Potential Made by Google Chromebook ‘Atlas’ appears again in new image

Fuchsia adds official Snapdragon 835 support, same chip as in Google Pixel 2

Google launches Fuchsia.dev to teach developers about Fuchsia OS [Gallery]

Android Q bringing Google Translate to Recents view in Pixel Launcher [Video]

Here’s an early look at Google Assistant ‘Ambient Mode’ [Gallery]

Gboard 8.5 preps Assistant integration, adds dark theme for settings, kills GIF camera [APK Insight]

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This week we talk about Android Q Beta 5, Pixel 4 XL renders that provide a glimpse at the forehead, and the rare opportunity to discuss Wear OS with the new TicWatch Pro 4G/LTE.

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Abner Li

Ben Schoon

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Here’s everything new in Android Q Beta 5 [Gallery]

Android Q Beta 5: ‘Gesture Navigation’ continues to improve w/ more fluid animations

Android Q Beta 5: Here’s how ‘peeking’ in app navigation drawers works

Pixel 4 XL renders reveal big forehead, small chin, tri-camera setup [Gallery]

Hands-on: TicWatch Pro 4G is the best performing Wear OS watch you can actually afford

Qualcomm readying new Snapdragon Wear ‘429’ chip w/ more efficient design for Wear OS

JBL Link Bar w/ Android TV is now available for purchase at $399

Galaxy Note 10 renders show off gradient color variant in our best look yet

YouTube for Fire TV, Amazon Prime Video for Chromecast and Android TV coming today

Google updates Stadia FAQ with Controller, multiplayer, & ordering details, addresses VR

It’s okay for Google to kill your favorite features — in fact, they must

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This week we talk about an early build of Android Q that leaked out, Google Camera 6.3 and what it tells us about Google Pixel 4, and some exclusive rumors about the Pixelbook 2.

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Stephen Hall

Abner Li

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Unreleased Android Q build leaks customizable ‘Back Sensitivity’ gesture setting

Pixel’s Night Sight moving to main Google Camera UI, more [Gallery]

Google Camera 6.3 preps ‘McFly mode,’ selfie tips, and Pixel 4 support [APK Insight]

Google Camera app hints that Google Pixel 4 could have a 16MP telephoto lens

Download Google Camera 6.3 with quick access to Night Sight

Android Q Beta 5 will tweak gesture nav w/ ‘peeking’ app navigation drawers

Google working on ‘Fast Share,’ Android Beam replacement and AirDrop competitor [Gallery]

US Commerce Department: Huawei is still blacklisted as part of Entity List

Report: Samsung has completed the Galaxy Fold redesign to fix hinge, display issues

Exclusive: Hands-on w/ ‘touchless’ Chrome for Android feature phones (Bonus: Dino Runner!) [Gallery]

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This week we talk about some questions you have for us. Want to know our thoughts on something? Let us know in the livestream chat on YouTube.

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Abner Li

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Google Store suggests ‘Nest Home’ rebrand for Google Home [Update]

Old Nest logo replaced by Google Sans text on Nest Cam streams

Report: Microsoft’s next dual-screen Surface may be able to run Android apps

Hangouts on Air livestreaming on YouTube ‘going away’ later this year

Comment: The agony and ecstasy of using YouTube Music in 2019

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This week we talk about Google cancelling its tablet plans in the wake of the Pixel Slate, some more Google Pixel 4 chatter, and the first Google Stadia livestream which brought new details.

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Abner Li

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Exclusive: First photos of Google Pixel 4 spotted in the wild

As expected, leaked Verizon timeline suggests Pixel 4 will launch in October

Google Pixel 3a takes top spot on Amazon’s Best Seller list for unlocked phones

Newer ‘Nest Cam Outdoor’ from Google arrives at FCC

Google Pixel Slate m3: Is the new base model worth buying?

Fuchsia Friday: New ‘Visalia’ prototype might be the next-gen Google Home

Google’s Home Hub to Nest Hub rebranding effort is a sticker on the box

Nest․com replaced by Google Store for discovering, buying products

Rebranded ‘Google Nest Help Center’ adds support for cameras, thermostats, more

Rick Osterloh says Android & Chrome OS teams are ‘100% committed’ to partner tablet projects

Google abandons two in-development tablets, will focus solely on laptops going forward

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This week we talk about the Google Pixel 4. Lots of rumors this week left Google with only one option — to show off the phone themselves on their own Twitter account.

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Abner Li

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Google bizarrely confirms Pixel 4 design on Twitter following leaks

The Google Pixel 4 could add a ‘True Tone’ style display white balance adjustment feature

Rumor: Google’s Project Soli radar chip could debut in Google Pixel 4

Supposed Pixel 4 ‘case models’ leak alongside possible camera & bezel details

First credible Google Pixel 4 renders surface online w/ glass back, huge camera bump

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This week we talk about  the latest features and changes with Android Q Beta 4, today's Stadia Connect with details on the game streaming platform, and we chat about WWDC a bit.

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Abner Li

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Digital Wellbeing adds App Timer countdowns to Recents view

WiFi icon gets a redesign, new shortcut for Network settings

System-wide ‘slide-up’ transition is now a ‘zoom’ effect

Gestures tweaked for fullscreen apps, PiP, notifications, more

‘Screen Pinning’ is disabled when using gesture navigation

‘Dynamic System Updates’ are live to let you try new OS versions

Play Store, Files show how apps should treat the back gesture

Smart Lock may be rebranded as ‘Pixel Presence’

Google Pay cards could live in power menu w/ ‘Cards & Passes’

‘Adaptive Notifications’ arrive w/ revamped settings UI

‘Bubbles’ are now in preview, not a developer option

Date and weather widget on Pixel homescreen is subtly bolder

Notifications once again be swiped away in both directions

Dark Theme tweaks in Pixel Launcher, notifications, more

‘Face authentication’ appears in settings, reveals some features

Pixel devices get a tweaked lock screen w/ relocated lock icon

New accent colors arrive w/ ‘Space,’ ‘Cinnamon,’ more

The handy contextual rotation button is back

Here’s everything we know about Stadia following today’s ‘Connect’ livestream

Google Stadia launching on Chrome, Chrome OS, Chromecast Ultra, and Pixel phones

Google Stadia pricing: $9.99/mo with library, new titles extra, launching November

Google Stadia ‘Base’ will launch next year w/ free 1080p, 60fps game streaming

Made by Google’s Stadia Controller costs $69

Google Stadia pre-orders live now, Founder’s edition pricing starts at $129

Google Stadia will not be available in Hawaii at launch

With iOS 13 launch, Apple issues customary Android update critique

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This week we talk about some updates on the Huawei situation, the Galaxy Note 10 going without jacks and buttons, and some more Made by Google things.

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Abner Li

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Huawei devices, including Nexus 6P, removed from Android Enterprise device list

[Update: It’s back] Huawei can no longer use microSD cards in smartphones, removed from SD Association

[Update: It’s back] Huawei Mate 20 Pro removed from Google’s Android Q Beta page

More contradictory claims about Huawei’s in-house OS surface from Middle East rep [Updated]

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will reportedly drop headphone jack, physical buttons

Amazon Echo Show 5 arrives as smaller, cheaper alternative for $90

Google Assistant can now control your connected GE microwave

New Google Lens with filters rolling out to all Android, iOS users this week

Google Assistant ‘Phone’ settings overhauled with Material Theme redesign

Google Assistant screen search currently broken for most Android users

Google Pay & Assistant add ‘pay per ride’, real-time transit features for New York’s MTA, London’s TfL

Did Google and ATAP really make a health band for a one-off art project?

Google: Digital Wellbeing does not slow down the Pixel 3, but other fixes coming

Google discounts Pixel Slate by $200, Core m3 now $599 & Celeron still out of stock

Google to confirm Stadia pricing, launch titles, and other details this summer

Google pulls the plug on ‘YouTube Gaming’ app on May 30th

Google Maps now highlights ‘Popular dishes’ with ML-matched images

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This week we talk about the Huawei ban and its implications for Huawei and Google, the second generation Google Glass Enterprise Edition, and some new Made by Google devices passing the FCC.

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Report: Google to cease business w/ Huawei, pull Play Store, Google apps, Android update

Google apps & services ‘will keep functioning’ on existing Huawei phones

Huawei issues first statement after Android ban, confirms devices will still receive security updates

Huawei granted temporary license to continue providing Android updates through August

Report: Huawei’s in-house Android replacement ‘Project Z’ is ‘far from ready’

Chinese media reports claim Huawei’s Android alternative could launch this year

Huawei in talks w/ Aptoide and working on in-house ‘App Gallery’ as Play Store replacements

Report: ARM immediately ‘suspends business’ with Huawei

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US sanctions will not hurt our core business

Honor 20 series packs quad-camera and P30 Pro specs, already Google-certified

Huawei Mate 20 Pro quietly removed from Google’s Android Q Beta page

Glass Enterprise Edition 2 launches at $999, graduates from X to Google AR/VR

New Google Nest Cam arrives at FCC, likely updated Indoor camera

Likely Made by Google device w/ Bluetooth and no screen passes through FCC

Some Google Pixel 3a owners encountering crooked USB-C, speaker cutouts

Latest ‘Phone X’ ad compares Apple Maps to Google Maps AR on Pixel 3a

Some Pixel 3a, 3a XL users are reporting random device shutdowns

Google quietly killed custom ‘My Case’ program with Pixel 3a launch

Google rolling out new Smart Display UI with revamped homescreen

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