Keep Your Frenemies Close Enough to AirDrop
The only thing more exciting than AirDrop on Android is TONS of Samsung news about the upcoming Unpacked Event!
Android Faithful · Tom Merritt
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Show Notes
Love is in the air this Valentine's week...a love affair with all things Android as Ron Richards is reunited with Florence Ion, Huyen Tue Dao and Jason Howell to revel in confirmed (not leaks!) of Samsung news plus drama around YouTube Music. Ah, Amore!
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00:02:46 - NEWS
- We've got more data on Smartphone sales growth in 2025 and Honor and Nothing impress with their increases
- As if the AirDrop for Android news couldn't get any better, Google sweetens it even more beyond Pixels
- Looks like Gemini will be quite prominent on Android PCs
- PATRON PICK: Google Messages is bringing back a key RCS feature you might not have noticed disappeared
00:32:12 - HARDWARE
- We've got the details on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event
- Some news on the Samsung Galaxy Z fold 8 going wide (pun intended)
- Jason test drives the INMO Air3 glasses and gets Android in his face!
00:54:10 - APPS
- Much ado about nothing with YouTube Music and access to Lyrics. Plus AI Playlists are here!
- More on Google Home's update to enable support for smart buttons in automations
- The At-A-Glance Widget on Google Pixels is going high contrast!
01:07:09 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
- Patrick from Middle Tennessee shares some recommendations of good music players for Android!
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