Android 16 is inspired by the stuff Google left behind

About this episode

The episode discusses Google's impact on Android app downloads, previews Android 16, and features an interview with the new Play Store boss.

This week's Android Police podcast raps Google's wrists for pulling the pall over Android app downloaders and their desires to grab an APK from a third-party source. We preview the look of Android 16 and also how it might NOT look like what's been discovered. All that, plus your usual dose of AI skepticism, quasi-Luddite propagandizing, and a return to Hayao Miyazaki. 04:36 | Traps Download apps. Not traps | Google Play Exclusive: We interview Google's new Play Store boss about improving Android 15:54 | Leak: How and why Google made Material 3 Expressive | 9to5Google 28:27 | AI Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google | The Verge Apple Explores Move to AI Search in Browser Amid Google Fallout - Bloomberg Google's statement on May 7 press reports about Search traffic Filterworld — Kyle Chayka 39:56 | You should skip out on Android flagships in 2025 and buy this instead Excerpt from Google. Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg . Our editor is Jules Wang . Android Police lives here . Reach out to us at podcast@androidpolice.com Music - " 18 " and " 34 " by HOME licensed under CC BY 3.0

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Bader, Will Sattelberg

Guest: Google's new Play Store boss

Topics covered

• Android updates
• Google Play Store
• AI skepticism
• third-party APKs
• Material Design
• Android flagships

Keywords

• Android 16
• Google Play Store
• APK downloads
• AI
• Material 3
• Eddy Cue
• Hayao Miyazaki

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Google Play, 9to5Google, The Verge, Bloomberg

Products: Android 16, Android 15, Material 3, AI

Books & works: Hayao Miyazaki

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