{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/6a72a91e2ad3094117ebee63?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Google Trackers, Now in Physical Form","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/1785899290566-b3e22407-7216-4b8f-a386-29fb101cc432.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's one week until the Pixel 11 rollout during the Made By Google event and Huyen Tue Dao, Jason Howell and Ron Richards are getting HYPED. Maybe it's the Android Summer heat or maybe it's the mix of weirdness and oddities in the news this week that we're parsing. Either way, it's a fun show this week!</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>00:03:30 - NEWS</p><ul><li>Depending on which report you read, <a href=\"https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2026/july/global-smartphone-shipments-fell-6percent-in-2q26-as-supply-side-pressures-reshape-the-market\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smartphone shipments dropped in Q2'26</a> OR <a href=\"https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-smartphone-revenue-up-7-percent-q2-2026-despite-shipment-slump\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smartphone revenue was up in Q2'26</a></li><li>Where there's smoke...reports coming out of <a href=\"https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/exclusive-nothing-is-betting-its-future-on-ai-putting-smartphones-on-the-back-seat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing that they're pivoting away from phones and focusing on AI</a> and general devices, just as they <a href=\"https://www.androidcentral.com/accessories/earbuds/cmf-by-nothings-first-ows-earbuds-the-clip-pro-are-going-to-shake-up-august\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">announce new earbuds</a>!</li><li><a href=\"https://developer.android.com/blog/posts/celebrating-5-years-of-jetpack-compose\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Happy 5th Birthday Jetpack Compose,</a> featuring a cameo from Huyen!</li><li>PATRON PICK: These <a href=\"https://www.phonearena.com/news/the-leaked-galaxy-buds-might-be-the-comfort-fix-i-needed_id182221\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">leaked renders of the new Samsung Galaxy Buds On</a> are a new look for Samsung ear buds</li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:32:01 - HARDWARE</p><ul><li>With Made By Google approaching, we get <a href=\"https://www.gsmarena.com/googles_new_pixel_11_pro_teaser_offers_a_better_look_at_the_pixel_glow_feature-news-73931.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a teaser of the Pixel 11 with a focus on the Pixel Glow</a> or perhaps it's called something else, like \"HiLight\"?</li><li>In addition to the Pixel 11, <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-tag-leak-3693436/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">will we get a a \"Pixel Tag\"</a>?</li><li>The first <a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2228337/lenovo-first-googlebooks-have-leaked/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Googlebooks from Lenovo</a> have leaked and so have the <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/08/04/heres-the-first-asus-googlebook/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Googlebooks from Asus</a>!</li><li><a href=\"https://www.engadget.com/2226871/tecno-bezel-free-smartphone-concept/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tecno is claiming to have to have the first truly bezel-less phone</a></li><li>OnePlus isn't dead yet! The <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/oneplus-16-confirmed-3693118/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OnePlus 16 is confirmed to be coming later this year</a> (just not here in the US)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:55:52 - APPS 'n SOFTWARE 'n STUFF</p><ul><li>Google <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/08/02/google-voice-search-redesign-2/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merges a bunch of features under voice search</a> that use....your voice</li><li><a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/google-ai-studio-mobile-app-canceled-3693645/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google kills an app before it even launches</a> and then kills <a href=\"https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/ai/nano-banana-2-in-google-earth-lets-users-go-wild-with-ai-in-cities-and-more\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nano Banana 2 in Google Earth</a> less than <a href=\"https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/earth/nano-banana-google-earth-image-generation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">24 hours after launching it</a></li><li>There's a <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-android-app-performance-issues-3694252/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">major issue plaguing Spotify on Android</a> right now, but Spotify is aware of it and working on it</li><li>Missing <a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/04/tv-time-co-founder-launches-bingers-to-revive-the-beloved-tv-tracking-app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TV Time? The original creator is back with Bingers</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>01:08:11 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK</p><ul><li>Daniel wants to turn off the annoying <a href=\"https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/357735269/stop-lowering-my-volume-google?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">automatic volume lowering feature. Here's how!</a></li><li>Hilton from Virginia shares adventures in car repair with Gemini</li><li>Mike from Ohio confirms that his Nexus 5 is indeed running Marshmallow/Android 6.0</li></ul>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}