Description
We didn't realize how much we loved OnePlus until they were gone...join Huyen Tue Dao, Jason Howell and Ron Richards process their grief on this week's episode along with our special preview of Samsung Galaxy Unpacked!
00:00:00 - Livestream starts
00:12:30 - Podcast begins!
00:18:39 - NEWS
- The inevitable has happened as OnePlus pulls out of North America and Europe
- Weird week in Google and legal drama as the EU demands Google open Android and Search to rivals and Google and Epic drop the appeals and end the battle as third party appstores come to Google Play next week
- More bad news from smartphone sales as globally sales are down 4%. Thanks RAM shortage. Thanks a lot.
- PATRON PICK: HiSense has a phone with an E-Ink Display and a snap-on LCD Display on the back. What?
00:50:30 - HARDWARE
- Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is upon us tomorrow! We preview the event with what to expect and what we'll be surprised by.
- Not to be forgotten, Google gives us our first tease of the PIxel 11 with a glimpse of Pixel Glow
- Stop the presses! The Honor AI Robot Phone is available for Pre-Order AND was spotted at the World Cup Final!!
01:13:20 - APPS 'n SOFTWARE 'n STUFF
- Google rolls out the Android 17 QPR2 Beta 1 for Pixels as well as a batch of new Gemini 3.6 and 3.5 Flash AI Models
- To celebrate World Emoji Day, Google goes in-depth on the design of the new 3D Emojis
- X rolled out their new, built from the ground up (without AI) Android app
01:22:44 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
- Partha shares their app LyricGlow and everyone should download and install it
- Kevin weighs in on the demise of TV Time and recommends the combo of Trakt and Showly
- Bryan from NJ checks in on the TV Time-pocalypse and joins the Simkl bandwagon but wishes it had a widget
- Ron shares the news of the TV Time creator's new app Bingers and another upstart called Episodeo
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