This episode is a bit of an experiment in that there's no guest. Instead, it's a collection of voice diary recordings I made around the launch of my brand new app, ActionDash.

Part 1 (00:49): The night before launch.

Part 2 (19:38): Launch morning (she's *just* gone live - "Please don't crash!").

Part 3 (24:09): Launch evening (how busy was launch day?)

Part 4 (32:02): Five days on from launch.

Links

• ActionDash (it would really help me out if you'd leave a review!)
• Me on Twitter: @chrismlacy

In December 2012, the first version of Action Launcher released. In this episode, long-time Action Launcher user Jesse Wilson hosts yours truly in a discussion about the ensuing five years.

This is a wide ranging discussion, covering not just Action Launcher itself, but a number of topics including how app development has changed during that time, our evolved feelings device system updates, how to help surface features in an app and much more. But don't be fooled, there's plenty of Action Launcher chat here.

Links:

• Follow Jesse on Twitter: @jessewilson
• Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy
• Action Launcher on Google Play (please leave a review!)
• AdaptivePack on Google Play (please leave a review!)
• Flashback: Action Launcher v1's promo video (🤢)

Warning: this episode contains coarse language.

It's the fourth annual "… of the year" extravaganza, in which Jesse Wilson and I each bestow 20 highly coveted and equally made up awards based on 2016's technology news.

Some of the awards include classics like “moonwalk of the year” and “lipstick on a pig of the year”, as well as new entries like “you dropped the ball at the finish line of the year” and special one I felt obliged to add for myself titled “biggest personal egg on face moment of the year”.

Follow Jesse on Twitter: @jessewilson.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy.

Links:

• … of the year, 2013.
• … of the year, 2014.
• … of the year, 2015.
• The Bill Simmons Podcast Episode 101: Charity: Water's Scott Harrison.
• Trump, Putin and the Pipelines to Nowhere.

Jesse Wilson returns to the show to chat all things Action Launcher with me.

Topics include why there was more than 6 months between Action Launcher updates to start the year and what I learnt going so long between updates. I also discuss my pushing to release the Pixel Launcher inspired update so quickly after the leaks arrived, how the update was received by press and customers alike. Oh, and I both tease a major feature I withheld from a recent update and find a (valid!) excuse to talk about hidden menu items at In-N-Out Burger.

Follow Jesse on Twitter: @JesseWilson.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy

Links:

• Action Launcher on Google Play. Even if you've already bought Plus, I'd appreciate a review!

Note: this episode was recorded after early September's Action Launcher 3.9's update but before late September's 3.10 update.

So. Many. Hardware. Announcements.

Phil and I break down the Pixel phones, Daydream View, Google WiFi, Google Home and Chromecast 4k announcements. We also discuss whether the event lived up the hype Google set about creating, and chat about what we didn't see.

Follow Phil on Twitter: @philnickinson.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy.

Ben Sandofsky and I break down all the announcements of Apple's September 2016 event. We of course discuss all the new hardware, as well as give our thoughts on:

• The loss of the headphone jack.
• The disparity between the cameras in the two iPhone modes.
• Apple's increasing trend of having features like AirPods, Portrait photo mode and Pencil miss launch windows.

And of course I get my bitch on about a new Apple Watch model that doesn't have an always on display.

Follow Ben on Twitter: @sandofsky.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy.

Hot off the wires, Francisco Franco and I dig into WWDC 2016's watchOS, tvOS, macOS and iOS announcements. What did we like and dislike? What didn't we see that we were hoping for? What did we make of those crazy Music and iMessage announcements?

Follow Francisco on Google+: +FranciscoFranco1990.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy.

Check out Francisco's app 5217 in the Play Store.

Jake Wharton and I conclude our post Google I/O 2016 chat by digging into the wealth of show's developer announcements including Android Studio 2.2, Firebase, Android Instant Apps and more.

Follow Jake on Twitter: @JakeWharton.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy.

What's it like to attend Google I/O? Was the venue switch away from San Francisco to an outdoor venue in Mountain View a good move? What quality level were the technical sessions this year? Why do Google keep making seemingly basic mistakes hosting I/O each year? Was the move to abandon the giveaways of previous years a good one?

Jake Wharton and I discuss all this and more.

Follow Jake on Twitter: @JakeWharton

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy

Many felt I was too negative in the previous episode, where Koush and I broke down Google I/O 2016's keynote. Previous guest of the show Karl Smith was one such person, so he and I decided to dig into some of the areas we disagreed with most in this impromptu follow up episode, and I also offer some further thoughts on what we saw given a few more days to process it.

Follow Karl on Twitter: @punyweakling.

Follow me on Twitter: @chrismlacy.

Links:

• Karl's blog: punyweakling.com.

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Note: the initial release of this episode had audio issues with voices at different levels. Fixed in this latest version. Sorry about that.