We welcome Shannon Morse back to the show as Jason Howell heads off on vacation, leaving Huyen Tue Dao, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards to sort through all this Artificial Intelligence across the entire industry - it's uncanny!

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Running Time: 01:13:52

NEWS

• 0:03:40 - Apple made some announcements at WWDC, including the RCS news we've been waiting for, and we discuss from the Android POV
• 0:15:39 - The AI Invasion continues as Nothing and Oppo announce their AI intentions
• 0:26:43 - Mishaal breaks down the June Pixel Feature Drop and touches on the latest Android 15 QPR Beta and texting 911 via RCS in Google Messages
• 0:35:54 - The patron news pick highlights the new AI Chat features in Duck Duck Go

HARDWARE

• 0:42:25 - More Find My Device thoughts as Mishaal gives impressions after taking it out into the world.
• 0:48:07 - A month until Samsung Galaxy Unpacked and it looks like it's all been leaked already
• 0:53:35 - Speaking of leaks, a potential look at the Pixel Watch 3 has leaked as well
• 0:56:06 - Nothing CMF Phone 1 is coming it looks very cool
• 0:58:59 - And for minimalists, the Light Phone 3 was announced today, with more functionality than ever before

APPS

• 01:01:30 - Samsung's Multi Control system is pretty cool and Mishaal saw it in action
• 01:04:49 - Soon you'll be able to access your Android device's file system in Windows 11

COMMUNITY

• 1:06:53 - Eric writes in with some advice for getting added insurance coverage of your phone

Thanks to Shannon Morse for coming on the show. Be sure to check out her YouTube Channel at youtube.com/shannonmorse

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It's a packed episode as Huyen Tue Dao, Mishaal Rahman, Jason Howell and Ron Richards discuss the latest in Android ranging from Google's feature drop to Samsung getting more AI and lawsuits to hands-on with the latest hardware in the space. Plus, a whole lotta alliteration.

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Running Time: 01:22:15

NEWS

• 0:02:27 - Google rolls out a pretty packed feature drop across all Android devices and apps
• 0:11:00 - In Samsung land, they're prepping AI for the Galaxy Watches and a pre-emptive lawsuit against Oura ahead of the Samsung ring's release later this summer
• 0:20:57 - Some surprising sales numbers for foldables including Huawei, Motorola and Honor on the rise
• 0:26:17 - The patron news pick covers the upcoming features to Live Translations

HARDWARE

• 0:31:25 - Mishaal gives a hands-on look at the Chipolo and Pebblebee Tracker devices
• 0:42:57 - Jason reviews the Google Pixel 8A
• 0:53:05 - Google announces the Fitbit Ace LTE, a wearable for kids

APPS

• 0:58:19 - Google rolls out the massive changes to the GPay app in the US
• 1:01:30 - Mishaal recaps some updates including Android 15 Beta 2 restoring Cast volume controls for speaker groups and Quick Reply feature in Gmail for Android
• 1:07:08 - Apple may be developing an AppleTV+ app for Android

COMMUNITY

• 1:09:35 - Mr. B, a teacher, is looking for a new tablet recommendation
• 1:12:30 - Chris from Virginia has a tale of woe about Samsung and repairs

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Big news coming from Google this week as they rolled out the next wave of Gemini AI integration, this time in Chromebook and Chromebook Plus laptops. We sat down with Google's VP of ChromeOS, John Maletis to discuss the news and what it means for Android. The gang is reunited as Huyen Tue Dao returns and joins Jason Howell, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards for Chromebooks and all the other Android news of the week.

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NEWS

• Huyen fills us in on the KotlinConf 2024 and how it compared to Google I/O and JetBrains approach to AI and developers
• GoogleTV is seeing some updates soon including Find My Remote and Picture in Picture
• Honor gets in on the AI integrated smartphone trend with the 200 series. They're very pretty!
• PATRON PICK: After voting on Patreon, the Android Faithful supporters chose the news that iFixit had some choice negative words for Samsung
• Google, along with Asus, Acer and HP, rolls out new Chromebook and Chromebook Plus laptops with Gemini AI integration and 1 year of Gemini Advanced for free!

HARDWARE

• Hands on review of the Acer Chromebook Plus 514

APPS

• Even Adobe is getting in on the AI game with Acrobat and other apps like Grammarly leveraging Gemini Nano
• Want a new Google Home app ‘Favorites’ widget? Your welcome.

COMMUNITY

• Rohan (and many, many others) wrote in with the solve to accessing your Notifications History on Android.

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Google I/O is behind us, but in our first episode back since the event we invited David Imel (MKBHD) to break down what it all means for Android. From Gemini to Gemini Nano to Gemini Flash to Gemini Advanced, there's alot of AI ground to cover with Jason Howell, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards.

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NEWS

• There was a ton of information delivered by Google at Google I/O about Android including the second beta of Android 15
• The Patron Pick is about the confirmation from Google that its new XR product with Samsung will get it's own "moment" soon

HARDWARE

• It's Sony's time to shine with the Sony Xperia 1 VI
• And Sony's got a midranger with Sony Xperia 10 VI
• We've got a leaky peeky at the Motorola Razr 50 5G and Razr 50 Ultra 5G designs

APPS

• Coming out of Google I/O, there's a bunch of new features coming to the Android Ecosystem
• Project Gameface from Google is promising for accessibility

COMMUNITY

• Chaim from Brooklyn calls out Google's use of the word "Flash"
• Marchello from Atlanta, GA is looking for a place to buy phones not available in the U.S.
• Howard Harris noticed a setting turned off in Google Maps

Thanks to David Imel for joining us. Check out his YouTube channel and watch his video about the Sparkle emoji and it's relation to AI

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Google I/O 2024 kicked off with lots of news and updates about how Google is integrating artificial intelligence even deeper into Android with Gemini. We're incredibly thrilled to get the opportunity to sit down with Sameer Samat (President, Android Ecosystem) and Dave Burke (VP Engineering, Android) for an in-depth chat breaking down some of the more interesting aspects of Gemini and Android, as well as getting a special perspective on what Android 15 brings to users.

Topics discussed during the interview:

• A look at the journey of Gemini and Android over the past year
• How Gemini and AI fit into the overall Android product strategy
• Balancing the 7 years of updates commitment and the speed of AI growth
• Details on Scam Detection with Gemini and Android
• How developers can harness Gemini and convince their managers to invest in AI
• The requirements for the latest Android Studio for developers
• Insight into the power management improvements within WearOS 5
• How the theft detection in Android 15 works
• Sameer and Dave's favorite features of Android 15
• Confirmation of the Android 15 dessert name!

We hope you enjoyed this special Google I/O edition of Android Faithful. We'll be back next week with our regular/usual episode where we'll dive even deeper into all the Google I/O news and announcements.

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