About this episode
The episode discusses recent Android developments and news leading up to Google I/O.
We've got Android on our mind as Android 17 takes a major step forward and Jason Howell, Florence Ion and Ron Richards wrap up the month of March with an array of phones and Android related news to gear up for a busy few weeks leading up to Google I/O. Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor 00:05:48 - NEWS The first step in Google's new sideloading solution kicks off as Developer Verification opens up Apple hires an Ex-Google Exec to lead AI Marketing Have you dreamt of that killer VR/AR App? Now you can vibe code it for Android XR PATRON PICK: The unbelievable has happened as Swift now supports Android with the new Swift for Android SDK 00:32:07 - HARDWARE Our first glimpse at CAD Render leaks of the Google Pixel 11 show some interesting changes to the camera island Physical keyboards are IN as the Unihertz Titan Elite 2 skyrockets to success on Kickstarter Lots of activity with Google TV as Wal-Mart's ONN brand readies a new Stick device and a new Set Top Box and Xiaomi launches a new stick device without 4K support 00:54:52 - APPS The Android 17 Beta 3 has been released and its full of very cool features! More Android Auto…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, Ron Richards
Topics covered
- Android news
- Google I/O
- hardware updates
- app releases
- AI marketing
- sideloading solutions
Keywords
- Android
- Google I/O
- sideloading
- AI
- hardware
- apps
- Proton
- Swift for Android
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google, Apple, Wal-Mart, Xiaomi
Products: Android 17, Swift for Android SDK, Google Pixel 11, Unihertz Titan Elite 2, Proton, Android Auto
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