All About Android (Video HI)

Ron goes hands-on with the NVIDIA Shield TV Pro A look through the new Disney+ app Is the Pixel 4 worth upgrading to? Steep discounts for the Pixel 4 for Black Friday are upsetting early adopters Who is the Pixelbook Go for? Should I root and room my Pixel-C tablet? How do I find contacts easily in the Pixel Launcher? Why won't Google support the original Pixel phone longer? Should I buy a Pixel 4 XL or an iPhone 11 Pro? Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1868504324&single=true Jason - 1945 (FREE/IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.os.airforce Flo - TwoBird https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gingerlabs.twobird Kevin - CrOS Updates https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ua.kyiv.heneraliuk.crosupdates Ron - Temp Mail https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tempmail This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll446 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Kevin Tofel Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: itpro.tv/allaboutandroid promo code AAA30 plex.tv/twit code TWIT10

This week, we discuss Google Play Points, Moto Razr leaks, Xiaomi CC9 Pro and Mi Watch, Moto 360 3rd gen, tons of app news, your email, and more! Read our show notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1136495001&single=true Jason - Wrestle Up! (Free/ads) - thanks, Burke: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hanna.wrestling Flo - Lunescope (Play Pass!): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daylightmap.moon.pro.android Caitlin - Depop (free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.depop Ron - Cometin (FREE): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=host.stjin.cometin This Week's Poll: http://twit.to/aaapoll445 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Caitlin McGarry Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/android expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid

Alphabet might buy Fitbit The US carriers produced their own flavor of RCS TCL's foldable concept phone is a trifold device The Huawei Mate X foldable phone is about to release in China RED gets out of the phone business Motorola announces the Moto G8 Plus Headed South is a game that taps into the Soli radar on the Pixel 4 Google says Project Treble is making a difference in updates Google released a bunch of new experimental Digital Wellbeing apps Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=354456358&single=true Drops Scripts: learn how to read and write alphabets (FREE/Sub) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.languagedrops.drops.scrips.learn.write.alphabet.letters.characters.language.japanese.korean.chinese Lexis Audio Editor https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pamsys.lexisaudioeditor Dark Mode (for Google Apps, Instagram and more) (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=systems.maju.darkmode This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll444 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT10 legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA

This week, we talk with Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu from Google about the Android Developer Summit happening tomorrow, also Flo checks in with her Pixel 4, how Samsung's Galaxy S10 can be unlocked with any fingerprint, the new Motorola Razr has a date, your email, and more! Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=2065728506&single=true Jason - Reflecty (7 day trial/$29.99yr) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reflectlyApp Ron - PhotoStack (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.photostack.android Flo - Virtue Reality https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ultimatumgames.virtuereality This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll443 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guests: Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT10 expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid

The Made By Google event showcased all of Google's next phase of hardware Florence Ion and Duncan Jaffrey give a first look of the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL Flo and Duncan also go hands-on with the new Nest Mini The Google Pixel Buds were kept at arms distance, but they are finally truly wireless Flo had some hands-on time with the Pixelbook Go and knows exactly who it's for The Nest Wifi brings an Assistant speaker and mic to the mesh networking hardware Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1469551072&single=true Jason - PlantNet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet Duncan - Birthdays https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marcow.birthdaylist Flo - Notebloc https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notebloc.app This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll442 Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion Guest: Duncan Jaffrey Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android.

It's Pixel-palooza. We're going to talk about everything we think we already know about the Pixel 4 and 4XL. We'll also talk about the new GMS requirements set forth by Google, the new Google Assistant, the specs coming out in the Pixel 4, Microsoft's Surface Duo, and so much more. Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=939690885&single=true Ron - Scarlet Notes https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bijoysingh.quicknote Flo - Business Calendar https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appgenix.bizcal Joshua - Call of Duty Mobile https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activision.callofduty.shooter&hl=en_US This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll441 Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards Guest: Josh Vergara Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA ZipRecruiter.com/android

This week, we discuss an avalanche of Pixel 4 APKs that leaked, car crash detection on Pixel devices, the OnePlus 7T (unboxing AND review), the ongoing saga of the Huawei Mate 30, Mario Kart Tour, your email, and more! Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1434673107&single=true Ron - Astro Party (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.astroparty Jason - Dad Jokes - A Collection of Puns & Corny Jokes (thx Jerry!) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxprod.dadjokes Mishaal - Hex Installer ($1.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=project.vivid.hex.bodhi Flo - Checketry: File and Download Manager (Free, or $2.99 a month) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.checketry.downloadmanager This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll440 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Mishaal Rahman Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid plex.tv/twit code TWIT10 mintmobile.com/android

Matteo Doni goes hands-on with the new Huawei Watch GT 2. Matteo Doni also shows off the Xiaomi Mi A3, the Xiaomi Mi 9T, and the Honor 20 Pro. Google unveiled its new Play Pass subscription service. Huawei announced the Mate 30 Pro with 7680fps slow-motion camera. Xiaomi announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G and the Mi Mix Alpha. Samsung Galaxy Fold owners can replace the display one time only. Pocket Casts is now shifting to a free app with a new subscription tier as an option. Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1258054498&single=true Jason - LIMBO ($4.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.playdead.limbo.full Ron - Crush the Castle: Siege Master (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.armorgames.ctcsm Matteo - Goat Transport Simulator (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coolgames.goat.transport.simulator Flo - Gbox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dageek.socialtoolbox_android This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll439 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Matteo Doni Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: mintmobile.com/android capterra.com/aaa ZipRecruiter.com/android

Google announced its upcoming Made by Google event for Pixel and Nest devices. Stadia is likely to appear on Android TV boxes in 2020 with Android 11. OnePlus announced its Oneplus 7T Pro launch and included pictures of the device. Huawei's event will unveil the Mate 30 Pro with a ridiculous 7680fps slow-motion video capture. Samsung is considering merging the Note and Galaxy S lines to make room for the Fold. The Fairphone 3 is the most repairable phone in the eyes of iFixit. What kind of Pixel Watch could Google release based on IP from its Fossil deal? XDA got ahold of the APK for the Google Camera 7 app and showed off the astrophotography mode. Spotify brought back its popular widget and people are happy. Google Chrome included a new sharing feature for sending links to and from devices easily. Read our show notes here. Ron - Volume Panel Pro (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=leedroiddevelopments.volumepanel Jason - What3Words (FREE) - thanks Paul Mathews! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.what3words.android Ant - Lapse It Pro https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ui.LapseItPro Flo - Audm (Subscription) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=and.audm This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll438 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Ant Pruitt Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: paypal.com/twit legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA go.itpro.tv/allaboutandroid promo code AAA30

Jason reviews the JBL Link Bar along with the optional SW10 wireless subwoofer. Pixel 4 continues to leak like crazy including a new astrophotography mode. David Ruddock from Android Police discusses why the Pixel is both exciting and a dud at the same time. The LG G8X brings the foldable dual-screen approach to IFA in Berlin. HMD Global is on a tear with new devices including the new Nokia 6.2 and Nokia 7.2 phones. The Motorola One Zoom has four rear cameras, but it's uncertain how good any of them are. ASUS is releasing the ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition, an enhanced version for gaming fans. Sony is bringing a small phone with great specs to market with the Xperia 5. Samsung announced that the Galaxy Fold is ready for the market and David got some hands-on time with one. Android Auto for Phone Screens is a stopgap app that may bring more confusion to the Android Auto space. Google Assistant on phones is about to get an Ambient mode to turn them into smart displays. Read our show notes here. Jason - Vivaldi Browser Beta https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vivaldi.browserRon - Flip DND: flip to shhh! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.dndDavid - SpotWidget ($1.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=spark.me.spotwidgetFlo - Samsung Health https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.shealthThis Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll437 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: David Ruddock Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: plex.tv/twit code TWIT10 paypal.com/twit DoorDash App use code ANDROID

Android 10 is official and launching on all Pixel phones, plus a number of other phones are updating too. Jason Howell gives his thorough review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus. Juan Bagnell covers the differences between the US and the overseas variant of the LG V50. Huawei is launching its Mate 30 at the end of the month and it likely won't have any Google apps on it. The Fairphone 3 is an ambitious and ethically produced midrange phone. CamScanner is pulled from the Play Store after Kaspersky found malware hiding inside. Google acknowledged that it has a Calendar spam problem. Spotify brought back its playback widget after users protested its sudden disappearance. Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1092938457&single=true Ron - Unfold — Create Stories (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moonlab.unfold Jason - 3D Scanner by Samsung (Galaxy Store only) http://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.scan3d Juan - Riptide GP: Renegade https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vectorunit.silver.googleplay Flo - Canny https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.bhupesh.armorking.canny This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll436 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Juan Bagnell Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: ZipRecruiter.com/android expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid

Android revealed its huge rebranding effort for Android 10. Android brand decisions are part of a larger push toward inclusivity and accessibility. How the community has responded to the branding changes. The difficulties of nailing a universal gesture navigation system. How third party launchers will integrate with the new gesture system. How Easter Eggs in Android came to be and some of the best ones from the archives. Dave Burke and Dan Sandler name the Android release they feel had the most impact. Is fragmentation a thing of the past? What a decline in the ROM community means for the platform and its capabilities. Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1345498102&single=true Ron - Expenses (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nominalista.expensesJason - Material Islands (FREE/$.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hippotech.materialislandsFlo - PlantJammer (FREE, IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plantjammer.plantjammerThis Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll435 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guests: Dave Burke and Dan Sandler Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: capterra.com/aaa legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid

Changes to the app review process in the Play Store will mean a delay of days. The Huawei Mate X is delayed once again and foldables are sad. HTC is now licensing its brand name to other smartphones. Assignable Reminders in Assistant could make family life a bit more manageable. Google Play now offers ebook rentals, but there's a free alternative. Google Go cuts down the size of the search app to the bare-bones basics. Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud gaming service is coming to more Android devices. Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo are working together on a local filesharing solution. Google gets rid of a data-sharing program with cellular providers. Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=550299414&single=true Jason - Sun Surveyor (FREE/$7.99) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.sunsurveyorMoonrise shot that we used Sun Surveyor for https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMZlt64na892ANZROJSEhGfCvpmz5Zv8TZGtEPBiqhn7tAWU-okuOHlOpAVNu-FYg/photo/AF1QipPpxntFgPOTyi1KAI31bd3Pxik7z9WvHGmNDOA?key=c202T1J3ZVExQWR1WXVYQ2lvVFFtMF9qSm1PSmRnRon - Citizen (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sp0n.citizenFlo - NightShift https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waddensky.nightshiftThis Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll434 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsor: mintmobile.com/android

Samsung Note 10 and Note 10+ are as premium as smartphones get. First look at the new JBL Link Bar with Android TV and Assistant. Android Q Beta 6 is out which means the final release is next. Huawei details HarmonyOS, its open-source Android replacement. Pixel 4 will reportedly have a 90Hz 'Smooth Display' refresh rate. Play Services update is killing battery life on a number of devices. Google Lens AR now interacts with Netflix print ads. Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=1389605765&single=true Ron - Monument Browser (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.marcelo.monumentbrowser Flo - Before Launcher (Free) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beforesoft.launcher Ryan - COREz (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.percent.corez Jason - Sandbox Pixel Coloring (FREE/IAP) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sandbox.art.sandbox This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll433 Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards Guest: Ryan Whitwam Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA DoorDash App use code ANDROID

Flagship phone sales are dipping while the midtier gets stronger. Google flips the script on how it presents search engine options in the EU. Play Pass offers a collection of premium games and apps for a monthly fee. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is a new tablet for fans of premium Android slates. Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 adds a rotating bezel to the popular watch. Fossil unveils the Gen 5 Series with options for men and women. LG teases its hardware announcement for IFA 2019. NVIDIA might be near the release of two Shield TV devices. Google Assistant can now read and reply to any messaging app. New emergency feature allows for the silent summoning of help when needed. Google Fit now has wider support for sleep tracking with third-party devices. Read our show notes: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=243596934&single=true Ron - mnml Launcher (Early Access) (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=yasan.space.mnml.ai.launcherNicole - Komoot (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.komoot.androidJason - Post-it (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mmm.postitThis Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll432 Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards Guest: Nicole Scott Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android. Sponsors: capterra.com/aaa expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA