{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/698bf84a5e0cb52f15dd3a10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Keep Your Frenemies Close Enough to AirDrop","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/1770779455403-acee75f5-242e-40ac-a681-88cd24387017.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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!</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>00:02:46 - NEWS</p><ul><li>We've got more <a href=\"https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2026/jan/global-smartphone-market-grew-2percent-in-2025-while-memory-headwinds-set-the-stage-for-a-challenging-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">data on Smartphone sales growth in 2025</a> and Honor and Nothing impress with their increases</li><li>As if the<a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-airdrop-expansion-3638222/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> AirDrop for Android news couldn't get any better, Google sweetens it</a> even more beyond Pixels</li><li>Looks like <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/gemini-icon-android-desktop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gemini will be quite prominent on Android PCs</a></li><li>PATRON PICK: <a href=\"https://www.androidpolice.com/google-messages-edit-history-coming-soon/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Messages is bringing back a key RCS feature</a> you might not have noticed disappeared</li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:32:12 - HARDWARE</p><ul><li>We've got the <a href=\"https://www.androidfaithful.com/samsung-will-reveal-the-galaxy-s26-on-february-25/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">details on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Unpacked</a> event</li><li>Some news on the <a href=\"https://www.sammobile.com/news/wider-galaxy-z-fold-8-variant-release-globally/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Samsung Galaxy Z fold 8 going wide</a> (pun intended)</li><li>Jason test drives the <a href=\"https://www.androidfaithful.com/inmo-air3-review-android-apps-on-your-face-but-the-battery-cant-keep-up/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">INMO Air3 glasses and gets Android in his face</a>!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:54:10 - APPS</p><ul><li>Much ado about nothing with <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-music-lyrics-paywall-wide-rollout-3638956/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Music and access to Lyrics</a>. Plus <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/02/10/youtube-music-adding-ai-playlist-with-text-based-playlist-generation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI Playlists are here</a>!</li><li>More on <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/02/02/google-home-smart-button-automations-update/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Home's update to enable support for smart buttons in automations</a></li><li>The <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/02/06/google-pixel-starts-adding-high-contrast-design-for-at-a-glance-widget/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">At-A-Glance Widget on Google Pixels</a> is going high contrast!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>01:07:09 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK</p><ul><li>Patrick from Middle Tennessee shares some recommendations of good music players for Android!</li></ul>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}