Episode 116
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Xiaomi
Android on PCs? Amazon ditches Android? Samsung Ring battery explodes? What a week in Android!
Android Faithful · Tom Merritt
October 1, 20251h 36m
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Show Notes
It's whirlwind of stops around the Android universe as Mishaal Rahman, Florence Ion and Ron Richards track the comings and goings from Google, Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, F-Droid and more!
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00:02:30 - NEWS
- Android for PCs is a real thing and it's coming in 2026
- Amazon makes good on their departure with the new Fire Stick NOT Running Android
- A Samsung Galaxy Ring got stuck on someone's finger after battery exploded.
- Patron Pick: Linux apps will soon run on Android even better, with graphics and that means good things for the platform
00:36:35 - HARDWARE
- We're getting many glimpses of the new OnePlus 15, including a close up of the new camera system and color
- Hands on with he new Xiaomi 15T Pro and the Xiaomi Pad Mini
- New processors have landed with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 & MediaTek Dimensity 9500
01:07:35 - APPS
- Details on how Android's version of Apple's Handoff will work
- A storm is brewing with F-Droid as they react to Google's new app store requirements and limits to sideloading
- Proton Mail launches a brand new app with a new design
- Google updates for the Phone app on Pixels and AI powered conversational based edits roll out on Google Photos for everyone
01:25:06 - FEEDBACK
- Jeff in Knoxville, TN shares an example of a Samsung FE customer
- Chuck from Thousand Oaks, CA shares his experience with eSim and the Pixel 10
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