{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/67624621ad86349741aa3b94?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"All I Want For Christmas is Android XR","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/1734492411935-9ae4de9f-c331-4ed3-ad32-17272524281d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We wrap up 2024 for Android Faithful with a great interview with Shahram Izadi - VP &amp; GM, AR/XR at Google about the new Android XR platform. That plus Huyen Tue Dao, Mishaal Rahman, Jason Howell and Ron Richards share their best and worst of Android for 2024. It's been a hell of year for Android, and we wouldn't want it any other way!</p><p><br></p><p>PROGRAMMING NOTE: This is our last episode of 2024. We'll be back on January 7, 2025. We thank you for enjoying our show this past year and hope you have a peaceful and delightful holidays and a happy new year! We'll see you in 2025, just in time for CES!</p><p><br></p><p><em>Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.</em></p><p><br></p><p>INTERVIEW</p><ul><li>00:00:45 - We sit down with Shahram Izadi - VP &amp; GM, AR/XR at Google for an indepth discussion about <a href=\"https://www.androidfaithful.com/android-xr-googles-bold-new-vision-for-extended-reality/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Android XR</a> and what we expect from the platform along with the news of Find My Device on Android XR</li></ul><p><br></p><p>NEWS</p><ul><li>00:41:42 - Google rolls out <a href=\"https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini 2.0</a> as they enter the \"Agentic Era\"</li><li>00:47:29 - <a href=\"https://deepmind.google/technologies/project-astra/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Project Astra</a> opens up the waitlist for users to get access to the new platform</li><li>00:48:57 - Want <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2024/12/11/gemini-google-assistant-nest-mini-audio/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini on your Nest Home</a> device?</li><li>00:52:12 - <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-2025-date-announcements-3509048/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is coming in 2025</a> and the date has been leaked</li><li>00:54:30 - PATRON PICK: Google <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2024/12/15/google-discover-material-3-redesign/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rolls out a redesign to Discover </a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>HARDWARE</p><ul><li>01:06:19 - Huge news as <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/exclusive-mediatek-modem-pixel-10-3507964/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google chooses a MediaTek modem for the Pixel 10 </a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>APPS</p><ul><li>01:08:45 - The <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24319206/epic-games-store-preinstall-telefonica-samsung-uk-europe-latin-america\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Epic Games store is coming pre-installed</a> on millions of Android devices in Europe and Latin America</li><li>01:11:26 - <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24319585/youtube-tv-2024-subscription-price-increase-82-99\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTubeTV gets another price increase</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>BEST AND WORST OF 2024</p><ul><li>01:18:08 - The Android Faithful share their best things from Android in 2024:</li></ul><p>Ron: Google's insane pace of updates across Android and related platforms</p><p>Mishaal: Google's commitment to the future of the Android platform</p><p>Huyen: The Pixel 9 Series</p><p>Jason: Project Astra</p><p><br></p><ul><li>01:26:54 - The Android Faithful share their worst things from Android in 2024:</li></ul><p>Ron: The cancellation of the Pixel Tablet 2</p><p>Huyen: Continued overemphasis on jamming in AI-features</p><p>Mishaal: Uncertainty about the future of certain Google and Qualcomm products given litigation</p><p>Jason: The DOJ/Google&nbsp;Antitrust rulings might bring big changes to Play Services and more.</p>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}