We're kicking off the last month of 2025 with Florence Ion, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards pondering everything from multi-tasking to foldables to earbuds and whether or not icons should be themed or as the developer intended them to be? So many questions to start the end of 2025...

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00:03:20 - NEWS

• The last Pixel / Android Drop of 2025 has arrived and we've got all the details of Android 16 QPR2
• Google is hyping the next wave of news from Android XR coming next week
• The wait is over! The OnePlus 15 is going on-sale for pre-orders in the US on December 4th and you can get a free smartwatch or earbuds in the process!
• Patron Pick: 90:10 Split-Screen multitasking in Android is brilliant… so why do I almost never use it?

00:44:18 - HARDWARE

• It's finally happening, Samsung quietly announces the Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold (yes it's just called the Trifold)
• Flo's End of 2025 hardware picks for Ear Buds are in and they've got bling
• Sony unveiled their 200 Megapixel camera sensor and it's going to be in phones soon

01:10:14 - APPS

• Google may be getting ride of the Weather app!
• Netflix got rid of Casting support!
• MKBHD's wallpaper app is shutting down!

01:20:52 - FEEDBACK

• Matt from Louisville provides an amusing solve to the lack of Gemini features for his Pixel Buds
• Mike from Ohio shares how Google Photos and AI helped make some memorable photos for his family
• Craig K. ponders how sustainable the Fairphone actually is...

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So much to give thanks for this week as Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao and Ron Richards process the implications of AirDrop on Android, the affordability crisis in phones and exciting new hardware designs in phones!

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00:05:27 - NEWS

• The unthinkable happened: AirDrop works with Android!
• US customers aren't upgrading their phones as fast as they used to
• Hints of Google's 'Aluminium OS' for Android to PCs
• Gemini arrives on Android Auto!
• Patron Pick: Samsung's Now Bar and Now Brief are the Google Now experience I've been missing

00:44:25 - HARDWARE

• Upstart manufacturer Nubia has got two Foldables coming soon
• Check out this modular feature phone running Android, it's wild!
• Honor's Robot Phone is real, and it's fantastic - get your first glimpse of it in person

00:58:50 - APPS

• Perplexity has been busy! Comet for Android launched and Perplexity may be powering Bixby for Samsung
• Google ain't messing around as Nano Banana goes Pro

01:12:14 - FEEDBACK

• Hilton shares his excitement for Microsoft Co-Pilot
• Kiril explains how skiing and cold weather makes Face Unlock a necessity

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It's a big episode full of first looks, glimpses and glances as Jason Howell, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards gear up for everything from AI to OnePlus, Samsung, Motorola and more this week in the world of Android.

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00:02:13 - NEWS

• Gemini 3 has landed and here's how Mishaal put it to the test
• More developments in the Google Sideloading emotional rollercoaster
• Android apps are coming to Steam?
• Android 17 updates focusing on alternate app stores, gaming controllers and contacts management privacy
• Patron Pick: Android is about to get better facial recognition

00:39:45 - HARDWARE

• The official Android Faithful OnePlus 15 Review
• Unboxing the Moto G Play 2026, a nice low end phone
• The Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold gets another pre-release update

01:02:38 - APPS

• Google Play announced the best games and apps of 2025!
• Google's attempt at Apple's NameDrop might be coming to Android soon?
• Predictive weather gets a boost from Google's WeatherNext 2 model on Pixel Weather

01:15:11 - FEEDBACK

• Joey checks in now that he got his new Pebble Watch
• Joseph wants to know if the Onn 4k Pro is a good buy?

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