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May 23, 2023All About Android 631: Talkin' Developer Tools With Google
Interview with Matthew McCullough and J. Eason:

Explain your role as its evolved with Android over the years.

How does your perspective with the Dev tools team compare to other teams and how you interact with Developers?

What is the teams perspective on AI in regards to being part of the users experience and the dev experience?

What is Studio Bot?

What about how devs/companies may be wary of using Studio Bot, like how Apple and Samsung have banned devs from using ChatGPT?

Cynical developers might be resistant to this. What's your take on that?

What is developer reaction to the AI integration inside of Android Studio?

Have you felt a change in interest or engagement with developers and partners as a whole in relation to larger form factors?

What has been added to the OS, apis etc that devs can use to build better apps for foldable devices? - What kinds of features are devs NOT integrating for large screens, and they should!

Can you comment on what "Modern Android" means to the team and how are you prioritizing new features and capabilities with "fixing" issues?

What are your favorites Android 14 features?

Google Is Spared a Search-Engine Switch by a Major Partner.

Google Pixel owners are seemingly more likely to switch brands, and it's not hard to see why.

Google's Smartphone Loyalty Problem.

Gboard for Android preps an easier way to 'Resize'.

JR's tip of the week: AppSales.

@MishaalRahman: Android 14 prepares to let you save an 'app pair' that launches side-by-side in split-screen mode!

@MishaalRahman: Hands-on: I finally got this fully working, so here's a full demo of Android 14's new partial screen recording feature.

@MishaalRahman: If you connect a physical keyboard to a large screen device running Android 14, under Settings > System > Keyboard > Physical keyboard, the "keyboard shortcuts" menu will now show a MUCH more comprehensive list of available keyboard shortcuts, as shown below!

@MishaalRahman: This feature is indeed live in Android 14 Beta 2! User Nick Cipriani shared this image from their Pixel. Oddly, they received this message while playing audio from their Bluetooth speaker and not headphones.

@Nail_Sadykov: Looks like Android 14 will finally let you use system navigation while you're dragging & drop items. That is, you can take a photo or text from one app, open another app and drop it there.

QUICK preview of the OnePlus Pad and Pixel 7a.

Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/3BQaoTc

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao

Co-Hosts: Mishaal Rahman and JR Raphael

Guests: Matthew McCullough and Jamal Eason

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1 hr 38 min
May 18, 2023Tech News Weekly 286: Tick Tock for TikTok in Montana
Montana has become the first state to ban TikTok as of Wednesday officially. Caroline Mimbs Nyce of The Atlantic stops by the show to discuss what happens next.

How does a free TV sound? Mikah talks about the company Telly, which is looking to give away its line of TVs to thousands of people with a catch that its TVs would constantly play ads on a secondary display.

Google is looking to delete inactive personal accounts starting in December. Jason talks about some ways you can save your account from being deleted this way.

Finally, Mikah talks about a great article by Mark Gurman about Apple's upcoming release of its widely anticipated AR/VR headset and how the stakes are high for Tim Cook with the forthcoming device announcement.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guest: Caroline Mimbs Nyce

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1 hr 16 min
May 16, 2023All About Android 630: IO23: This Is The Way
How was IO 2023 as an event this year?

Google finally demos generative AI in Search, with a waitlist starting today.

Introducing PaLM 2.

Android Studio @ I/O '23: Announcing Studio Bot, an AI-powered coding assistant.

How Gmail's New AI Feature Will Write Your Emails for You.

Google's Magic Compose can rewrite your texts using AI.

New ways AI is making Maps more immersive.

Magic Editor in Google Photos: New AI editing features for reimagining your photos.

Android's new generative AI can reply to your texts and design its own wallpaper.

The Curious Case of the Missing Google Assistant.

16 ways that Android 14 will subtly improve your phone.

Google's Project Starline Is an Ambitious Cure to My Remote Worker Loneliness.

Pixel 7a.

Google's Pixel 7a Is Just as Good as the Regular Pixel 7.

Pixel Tablet.

Pixel Fold.

@Captain2Phones: Pixel Fold *can* fold flat (or nearly flat). But you need to really bend it to get it there – too much for comfort.

JR's tip of the week: Niagara Launcher.

Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/3od8QiX

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao

Co-Host: JR Raphael

Guest: Michael Wolfson

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2 hr 26 min
May 11, 2023Tech News Weekly 285: Generative AI Comes to Google Search
Barry Schwartz of Search Engine Land stops by the show to talk with Jason about Google's announcement of AI integrating with its search engine.

Abrar Al-Heeti of CNET joins Mikah to discuss her experience riding in one of the Waymo ride-hailing self-driving vehicles.

Jason Howell just returned from Google IO this past Wednesday. He shares his experience at this event since 2019 and his hands-on time with the Pixel Fold & Pixel Tablet.

Finally, Mikah talks about Niantic's new mobile AR game, Peridot, and what it is doing differently compared to Pokemon Go.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Barry Schwartz and Abrar Al-Heeti

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1 hr 11 min
May 10, 2023TWiT News 391: Talkin' Android With Google At IO 2023
Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao visit the Google campus to sit down with Dave Burke, VP Engineering, and Sameer Samat, VP Product Management at Google.

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao

Guest: Sameer Samat

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45 min
May 09, 2023All About Android 629: The Password Paradigm
Google IO preview!

Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You've turned them on, right?

The beginning of the end of the password.

Apple and Google team up to bring AirTag-like unwanted tracking alerts to all item trackers on iPhone and Android.

Android's 'Finder Network' should support some existing Bluetooth trackers.

Google TV update rolling out with performance boost, frees up storage with app hibernation.

Improvements to your Google TV Experience.

Android update fixes a vulnerability that lets system apps be downgraded beyond the factory version.

Improving Consistency of Background Work on Android.

@MishaalRahman: Google's working to bring Material Design to Android Automotive OS, but unlike on phones, colors will be chosen by the OEM instead of derived by an algorithm.

@MishaalRahman: Following the Bluetooth, WiFi, and UWB stacks, Google will next turn Android's NFC stack into a modular system component, i.e. a Project Mainline module!

Tutorial: How to stop apps like Authy, Venmo, etc., from being locked to portrait mode on Android tablets/foldables.

Gmail is adding a blue checkmark to better verify senders.

Google Messages 'Magic Compose' AI can reply to friends – or write them a song.

@MishaalRahman: According to a few users on Telegram, the Google Play Store is starting to show ads for apps in the search screen. Is anyone else seeing this?

JR's tip of the week: Notification alerts!

Notification Light - aodNotify.

Missed call reminder, Flash on.

Another viewer's tablet journey.

Why not use a phone as a hotspot to drive the tablet in the car?

Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/42JjzjM

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao

Co-Hosts: Mishaal Rahman and JR Raphael

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1 hr 40 min
May 04, 2023Tech News Weekly 284: Passkey Mania
Have you heard of the new hit song by Drake & The Weeknd, Heart on My Sleeve? Well if you did, it wasn't actually sung by Drake & The Weeknd. Mia Soto from The Verge explains how that song was generated using AI and what happened after that song got sprung online to the world.

AI is really taking the tech world by storm. But what happens when AI-generated content and misinformation start to seep into places like Wikipedia, where millions of people visit the site daily? Jason talks about that in his story of the week.

Larry Magid from ConnectSafely.org stops by the show to talk about his experience with a virtual kidnapping scam and what he took away from that moment.

Finally, Steve Gibson of grc.com and Security Now talks about Google launching its support for Passkeys and what this means for the future of passwords.

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Mia Sato, Larry Magid, and Steve Gibson

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1 hr 16 min
May 02, 2023 All About Android 628: Quantifiable Badness
- Google IO schedule is out!

- Google shares I/O 2023 session list, including What's new in Android, Material Design, and gen AI.

- Apple, Google team up to tackle Bluetooth tracker-stalking terror.

- Google says Android will separate notification and ringtone volume.

- The OnePlus Pad is an impressive tablet for its price.

- OnePlus Pad Is a Promising First Tablet That Won't Break the Bank.

- OnePlus Pad hands-on: I did not know they still made displays this bad.

- Motorola is finally bringing a real flagship contender to the US.

- The 2023 Moto G features good looks, sweet $250 price tag.

- The Google Pixel Fold looks nearly gapless in first leaked marketing images.

- One WhatsApp account, now across multiple phones.

- Google on why Authenticator sync isn't E2E encrypted, but option coming later.

- YouTube Music officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and web.

- JR's tip of the week: Pixel Search.

- Can I cast my phone's screen to my tablet in the car?

- An Android fan shares his tablet experience.

- Smart Lock issues on Samsung devices can be fixed temporarily.

Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/42jPOWQ

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao

Guest: JR Raphael

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1 hr 14 min
April 27, 2023Tech News Weekly 283: Colorado's John Deere Decision
A new bill was unveiled Wednesday to set a minimum age in the US for social media usage. Shoshana Weissmann of the R Street Institute joins the show to share her thoughts on this bill.

Mikah talks about Amazon shutting down its Halo division and what will happen to those who bought the device within the last year.

Mark Gurman returns to the show to talk more about Apple's approach to the development of its upcoming AR/VR headset and how it will be marketed to possible customers with a "scattershot" approach to what the device is capable of.

Finally, Jason talks about Colorado Governor Jared Polis signing a state law allowing farmers a right to repair tractors and other equipment themselves, a law that the company John Deere heavily opposed.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent

Guests: Shoshana Weissmann and Mark Gurman

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1 hr 1 min
April 25, 2023All About Android 627: A Bounty of Bezels
Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes.

BMW brings digital car key support to Android with support for Pixel and Samsung.

Android now has a smart solution for crashing apps.

Kuba leaks the Pixel Fold.

More Google Pixel Fold Specs Leak: It Seems Like a Real Contender For Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold.

Google Pixel Tablet pricing starts to leak out.

Google's Expensive Pixel Tablet Dock Leaks on Amazon.

Motorola officially teases new Razr foldable.

Motorola Razr's outer display will measure 3.5 inches as the official teaser comes out.

Motorola set to launch two foldables, including the cheaper 'Razr Lite'.

OnePlus' first tablet will cost $479.

Upcoming Reddit changes may spell the end of free third-party apps.

Decentralized Twitter competitor 'Bluesky' now has an Android app.

Winamp is coming to Android, but it's not what you think.

Flashback: After Over 15 Years Of Service, Winamp Will Cease To Be Available For Download Starting December 20th.

JR's tip of the week: JR's final YouTube tips video.

Looking for a DUMB smartphone.

Has Samsung fixed the Exynos vulnerability yet?

Why is Smart Lock not working anymore?

Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/3L2OHDM

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao

Co-Host: JR Raphael

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1 hr 24 min

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