It's an exciting week at Android Faithful as Jason Howell and Florence Ion share their Android XR experience with Ron Richards and we kickoff the first ever Android Faithful awards...the 2025 Annual Podcast Kudos or the APKs!!! You can vote for your favorite phones and news stories at https://bit.ly/2025apks - Voting closes on 12/22 at Midnight ET!

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00:03:38 - HARDWARE

• All the details of the new AI Glasses unveiled by Google at the Android XR event
• A bunch of Samsung news as it likes like they're adding Qi2 wireless to the Galaxy S26
• And Samsung rolls out OneUI 8.5
• And we can't get enough of the Tri Fold. Here's info on the fingerprint scanner and a glimpse of a 4 camera prototype
• Pebble unveils their latest product, a ring! It's a memory ring and it's open for pre-order!
• Patron Pick: 90:10 Split-Screen multitasking in Android is brilliant… so why do I almost never use it?

00:45:15 - NEWS

• A Judge limits Google's contracts to a single year
• The EU is coming after Google's AI Summaries
• Patron Pick: Check out this adorable MagSafe E-Reader!

00:59:23 - APPS

• We got new gestures with the latest WearOS update
• Opera makes it easier to choose your AI within their browser
• Get a glimpse of Face Editing in the upcoming Google Photos update

01:07:02 - The 2025 APKs

• We unveil the first ever Android Faithful awards - The 2025 APKs - voting is open now at https://bit.ly/2025apks

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