Google Home Ghost on the Couch
It's a spooky week for Android with Gemini hallucinating in Google Home plus peeks at the Pixel 10A, OnePlus 15 and a phone with a denim back. Told you it was a weird week.
Android Faithful · Tom Merritt
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Show Notes
The pre-Halloween vibes are setting in as Florence Ion shares her scary experience with Google Home and Gemini seeing ghosts with Jason Howell, Mishaal Rahman and Ron Richards along with the other shocking Android news of the week.
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00:09:19 - NEWS
- It gets creepy as Google Home starts hallucinating people in houses
- Nothing appears to be going the bloatware route in favor of revenue, can you blame them?
- Fitbit's AI-Powered personal health coach enters public preview
- Patron Pick: Wanna be a meme? Google Photos has you covered
00:44:08 - HARDWARE
- Get your first glimpse of the blue Google Pixel 10A
- The OnePlus 15 gets confirmed specs, especially the massive battery. It's real!
- Ever think you wanted a denim backed phone with a 2.1 stereo speaker system powered by Bose? Dreams do come true thanks to RedMi
- Samsung reshuffles the Galaxy S26 lineup...again and it's very familiar!
01:05:21 - APPS
- The YouTube video player redesign rolls out across Android
- Google might be fixing the flaw in Calling Cards
- Google Wallet gets in on the Live Updates action
01:12:32 - FEEDBACK
- Larry from Kennewick, WA checks in with an update to his upgrade to the Google Pixel 10 Pro
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