Lake Android Faithful - Android Faithful Episode #167

Huyen Tue Dao returns from Japan just in time to join Jason Howell and Ron Richards as something happens on the podcast that's NEVER happened before! Thankfully IFA brings about some wacky news in the world of Android for us to delight in along the way!

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00:00:00 - NEWS

• Want to try Nothing's new products early? Now's your chance!
• Gaming on Android is about to change forever thanks to AI Upscaling
• Alert! Do you use WhatsApp? Well, turns out it can access your photos without unlocking your device...what?
• PATRON PICK #1: This crazy Android phone features a detachable action camera for $999 AND is available in the US!
• PATRON PICK #2: TCL’s new Nxtpaper phone offers both e-reader and OLED

00:00:00 - HARDWARE

• The Enough phone has got target specs and they look to be...just enough
• Now Motorola's got a wide foldable and we've got a first look at it AND they're back with a Moto WearOS watch too!
• Is your Galaxy Z Fold 8 soft? Not emotionally, but in the corners? Then you're not alone.

00:00:00 - APPS 'n SOFTWARE 'n STUFF

• MapQuest is BACK BABY!
• Google says let's do it LIVE and rolls out GMail Live, Docs Live, and Keep Live. Everyone is going LIVE!
• Thankfully Google is rolling out a fix for that pesky bug in Google Messages that was sending old texts to other people. Good cause that was hella awkward.

01:00:00 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

• Chad writes in that it's been a while since he and his wife have upgraded and are looking for advice
• Harry from Florida had a pretty bad experience upgrading to the Pixel 11 via Google unfortunately