About this episode
The episode discusses recent Android news, hardware reviews, and app updates with guest Jason Howell.
We're tending to the Android garden now that Spring has arrived with the return of Jason Howell who joins Ron Richards and Florence Ion for a show packed with leaks and drama plus a rare rugged Ulefone spotted in the wild! Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor 00:09:10 - NEWS An update from Google on the Sideloading Drama that comes with a 24 hour waiting period and set of steps to enable it ! GrapheneOS takes a stand against age verification requirements for operating systems Some staggering numbers about phone trade-ins and what they say about Android phone owners PATRON PICK: A leak reveals how budget phones may react to the RAM shortage 00:39:25 - HARDWARE Flo wraps up the reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra with a rundown of the AI Features and a deep dive on the Camera We're stunned, yet not surprised, by reports that Amazon is, yet again, developing a smartphone More reports of OnePlus' demise ? Where there's smoke, there's often fire, this is getting weird! Oooh check out the REDMAGIC 11 Air Trace Edition Gaming Phone ! 00:59:10 - APPS The March Canary update for Android is out and it's got a bunch of neat stuff…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ron Richards, Florence Ion
Guest: Jason Howell
Topics covered
- Android updates
- hardware reviews
- app features
- community feedback
- phone trade-ins
- leaks and rumors
Keywords
- Android
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
- app updates
- phone trade-ins
- leaks
- community feedback
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Google, GrapheneOS, Amazon, OnePlus
Products: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, REDMAGIC 11 Air Trace Edition Gaming Phone, Android Auto, Google Messages
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