{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/6acef2bd94a3daa98e9257a3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Amazon Fire Fired, Alexa Hired","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/649f5be290e2100011cf6c40/1791946728108-b755f3c4-bcba-4f21-a3d8-cbf7e609a149.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It&#39;s a rare week in the world of Android where we don&#39;t talk THAT much about phones and yet still have a ton of new hardware devices to discuss. Instead this week Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao and Ron Richards wrestle with the newness of the Googlebook still and ponder Amazon&#39;s Android decisions and celebrate potential new Google TV Streaming devices and yet another fitness tracker.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>BIG NEWS: Subscribe to our NEW YouTube Channel at <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@androidfaithfulpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">youtube.com/@androidfaithfulpodcast</a></strong></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>00:07:19 - NEWS</p><ul><li>Sales keep dropping and yet we haven&#39;t hit bottom yet as <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/10/13/smartphone-shipments-global-drop-q3-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smartphone shipments drop another 20%</a></li><li>Indie developer teams <a href=\"https://www.smartlauncher.net/blog/smart-launcher-and-kustom-industries-are-joining-forces-introducing-wild-pixels\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smart Launcher and Kustom Industries have joined forces to create Wild Pixels</a></li><li>PATRON PICK: Hey, we DID discuss a phone! <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/oppo-find-x10-pro-max-global-first-look-3720562/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max</a>!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>00:29:26 - HARDWARE</p><ul><li>More people are s<a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/tech/1008563/googlebook-software-impressions-thoughts-roundtable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pending more time with their Googlebooks</a> and the <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/10/09/googlebook-app-situation-messy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">criticisms are starting to come out</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-alexa-tablets-2026/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon unveils a new line of tablets called Alexa Tablets</a>! And they&#39;re not called Fire Tablets and they run Android!</li><li><a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/10/09/next-gen-google-tv-streamer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Details are beginning to emerge on the next gen Google TV Streamer</a> and they&#39;re pretty interesting!</li><li>The <a href=\"https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/devices/fitbit/google-fitbit-edge/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Fitbit Edge</a> is finally formally announced by Google and well, it&#39;s a fitness tracker.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>01:05:44 - APPS &#39;n SOFTWARE &#39;n STUFF</p><ul><li>The <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/google-play-game-finder-gamer-dna-3721539/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store is making moves around discovery of Games</a> and making <a href=\"https://www.androidauthority.com/google-built-in-cars-play-store-youtube-upgrade-3722706/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">big changes to the Car</a> experience</li><li><a href=\"https://www.droid-life.com/2026/10/12/nothing-os-5-0-and-android-17-arrive-on-phone-3/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nothing OS 5.0 brings Android 17</a> in the Nothing flavor to Nothing phones.</li><li>Wait no longer! <a href=\"https://9to5google.com/2026/10/12/lineageos-support-finally-comes-to-pixel-10-and-10a-lineup/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pixel 10s and Pixel 10As finally get LineageOS</a> support</li></ul><p><br></p><p>01:16:52 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK</p><ul><li>Jared points out that Shannon was right last week about the big three mobile carriers motivations in bringing coverage to uncovered areas</li><li>Robert from Alaska writes in to commiserate with Zip from last week about the Assistant to Gemini transition</li><li>Tharanga from Melbourne, Australia sends in a detailed review of his Pixel 11 Pro Fold</li></ul>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}