Ready yourselves for some supersized action with Jason, Mishaal, Huyen, and Flo discussing what has been a rather consequential week in the world of Android. From boots on the ground at Samsung Unpacked, to Jason's unboxing of the Nothing Phone 3, to a new Android Canary track for the brave, the top Google brass acknowledging that Android and ChromeOS are merging! You don't want to miss this one.

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00:05:38 - NEWS

• I think you see the future first on Android' – Google's Android leader Sameer Samat
• Introducing the Canary channel
• This new Android Canary feature will let you stop HDR photos from blinding you at night
• Android's first Canary build adds screen saver features made for phones with Qi2
• Android's first Canary release brings a major upgrade to split-screen multitasking
• Patron Pick: HMD is ‘scaling back’ in the US, killing Nokia all over again

00:38:06 - HARDWARE

• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked recap: Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and FE, Watch 8
• Circle to Search Gets AI Mode, Gaming Help Arrives, and Pixel Watch Finally Gets Gemini
• Flo's Newsletter: Foldables Still Cost Too Much
• Jason unboxes the Nothing Phone 3

01:23:37 - APPS

• Google adds Photo-to-Video Feature to Gemini and It's Actually Mind-Blowing
• First look at Gemini Space: Google's Now Bar-like upgrade to Pixel's At a Glance
• Gemini now directly powers your Google Home broadcasts

01:34:15 - FEEDBACK

• Simon is not a millionaire yet still decided to buy the Galaxy Z Fold 7
• Gary wonders where birthdays went in Google Calendar
• Tharanga won't rush into Android 16 on the Pixel 6 Pro

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Things pick up in the summer heat as Samsung gets ready to unveil their new line of foldables and watches and maybe more? Huyen Tue Dao, Jason Howell and Ron Richards break down what we expect to see at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked. Plus we go behind the scenes of AI Mode for Search at Google with an exclusive interview and lots more in this packed episode!

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00:07:01 - NEWS

• Looks like questionable regulations are blocking smartphone battery development in the US and Europe
• More updates on Live Updates coming to Android 16 very soon!
• AI is coming for your notifications on Android! Will Google screw it up like Apple did?
• PATRON PICK: The return of Google Now? Could Gemini Space be what we dream of?

00:35:19- HARDWARE

• It's Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025 Eve and yep, there's already been leaks! Will we see a tri-fold?
• Here's the breakdown on the OnePlus Watch 3 for smaller wrists!
• Unboxing the impressive TCL NXTpaper 14 tablet

01:07:23 - APPS

• Exclusive interview with Robby Stein, VP of Product Management, Search as he chats with Florence Ion about AI Mode in Google Search and explains how it all works via some live demos.

01:28:39 - COMMUNITY

• Graeme is feeling burned by the Pixel 6A situation and isn't happy about it.
• Runninrep is mad that his text messages are no longer read aloud while driving via Google Assistant. Why aren't they anymore?

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Picking things up for the next 100 episodes, Huyen Tue Dao, Mishaal Rahman, Jason Howell and Ron Richards traverse the wild range of Android filled with more advancements in AI and new phones hitting the market in this extended edition of Android Faithful, because you demanded it!

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00:08:51 - NEWS

• Finally, the inevitable begins to happen as Gemini starts to take over Assistant on Android devices
• Poking holes in Google's Find Hub network and how to fix it
• Japan blocks the sale of Pixel 7s, could this be trouble for Google?
• PATRON PICK: Android 16 can warn you that you might be connected to a fake cell tower

00:37:14 - HARDWARE

• Hands on review of the Nothing Headphones (1)
• Nothing releases the Nothing Phone (3) and it's impressive!
• The Unihertz Titan 2 is wild with it's physical keyboard, crazy aspect ratio, second screen and low price!
• The Vivo Fold 5 makes it's official debut and its the lightest foldable on the market AND it supports the Apple Watch (for real!)
• And the Xiaomi MIX Flip 2 was announced, bringing more to one of the best foldable we can't buy

01:18:56 - APPS

• The Android Phone app is getting an Material 3 Expressive redesign and old is new
• Move over Veo 3, Adobe has Firefly for all your AI image and video generation needs
• Google fixes Search via Ask Photos powered by Gemini (finally) and impresses with Doppl

01:33:43 - COMMUNITY

• Joe reminisces about his old Pixel Watch faces

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