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Another week in the tapestry of Android news rolls on as Jason Howell, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards deliver the highs and lows and the wonder of bizarre camera add-ons for phones and more.

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00:06:20 - NEWS

• Android 16 rolled out the 4th beta and Mishaal breaks it down
• Samsung and Motorola may go the AI Assistant route of Perplexity
• There's early leaks of Samsung One UI 8 and they're nothing to get excited about
• Could we see a new version of Material Design at Google I/O?
• PATRON PICK: Apparently Android's Health Connect is a bit of a mess

00:42:42 - HARDWARE

• A new rugged phone and tablet on the way from Samsung!
• The Vivo X200 Ultra and it's camera kit is shocking to see
• Could this be the patent for the Samsung rollable phone?

01:02:18 - APPS

• Some major updates from Gemini with Live Camera and free access for College students
• Google Discover continues to make weird design choices
• Now you can upgrade old photos to Ultra HDR in Google Photos

01:16:38 - COMMUNITY

• Jim discovered voice reporting does work in Waze!
• Michel Dumont is curious about anti-virus software in Android, is it needed?
• Sam from Cleveland has some ideas about car based smart glasses

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