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Episode 225: The State of eBook Readers In 2025 Part 2 (Off-the-shelf Readers)Welcome to Episode 225 where we talk about the state of eBook Readers in 2025.Android BasicsIn this segment, we feature part 2 of the state of eBook Readers in 2025 with the emphasis on the “off-the-shelf” eBook readers in the way of the following apps:Speech Central, ElevenLabs Reader, @Voice Aloud Reader, etc.SPOTLIGHTThe One UI 7 Beta 2 for the S23-series is spotlighted where the use of the Side-Key can be used for a different digital Assistant instead of Bixby.APP OF THE WEEKTo commensurate with the theme of this week’s episode, the “app of the week” highlights “Reedy.”TIP OF THE WEEKFor the “Tip of the week,” our friend, Joe Hodge demonstrates how to use the “Share Screen,” while using “Gemini Live.”Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 224, launch of the Google Pixel 9AAndroid basicsWe discuss the changes in Android 16 Beta 3.1.SpotlightThis week Google launched the Pixel 9A.  The crew discuss the phone and whether or not they’ll be buying it.App of the weekJohn demonstrates the Button Mapper app.Tip of the weekWarren shows us how to perform some basic phone operations using Google Gemini in place of the Google Assistant.Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 223: PODCAST CLIENTS IN 2025Welcome to Episode223.ANNOUNCEMENTS:Google is looking for participants from the U.S. and the UK for the “Phone Typing Research study.”Details:Length of Study: 75 minutesDates: March 20th through April 4thCompensation for your time:$100 or 80 British PoundsURL for remote participation:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYWM6XHX8WXtDN5o1XZ0I2DbHCVkG6FKDWJlkr7oCpYH_81g/viewformAndroid BasicsIn this segment, we take a look at the state of podcasts clients in2025 where we mentioned the likes of: “Pocketcasts,” “Antennapod,” “AudialsPlay,” “Podcast Addict,” “Tune-In Radio,” “Spotify,” etc.SPOTLIGHTIn the week of March 10th, both Google and Samsung dropped betas.Android16Beta3 for Pixels6-9 and Samsung dropped the first beta of One UI7 for the S23-Series for U.S. users.CSR ENTRY:Kareen brings us another entry from Jieshuo called “Translation.”Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 222: MWC2025 AND MARCH2025 PIXEL DROPAndroid BasicsWelcome to Episode222.In this segment, Google dropped both the March Pixel Feature-drop for Pixel phones and the Watches. SPOTLIGHTIn the spotlight segment, we highlight what took place at the MWC2025 week, where Samsung dropped a trio of phones—A26, A36 and A56.We also mentioned in passing phones from the likes of Honor, Xiaomi and ZTE.HARDWARE DEMOOur friend and listener of the podcast Aaron Spears shows us how to install a Ruki screen protector.TIP OF THE WEEK:In this week’s “tip of the week,” we highlight the “Read Mode” of the “Aggregator News RSS Reader.”Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 221: OnePlus 13 Review and New Voices for RHVoice TTS Android BasicsWelcome to Episode 221.In this episode, Olga, the Dev of “RHVoice” informs us of what’s going on with the new voices for Armenian and Finish languages.Google dropped a little patch for Android 16 Beta 2, bringing it to Android16Beta2.1 with the following fixes:Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented devices from entering Doze mode. (Issue #396603519)Fixed issues that caused some animations to appear choppy while configuring live wallpapers. (Issue #397659072)Fixed an issue that sometimes caused devices to reboot unexpectedly. (Issue #396541565)Fixed various other issues that were impacting system stability, connectivity, and performance.During the same week, Google and Qualcomm team up to extend support for future SnapDragon 7 and 8 powered phones by 8 years.SPOTLIGHTIn the spotlight segment, John gives us a review of the OnePlus 13.The app mentioned to correct the bluetooth issue can be found here.Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 220, shopping with innosearch AIAndroid basicsTalkback 15.2 has been released.  Braille displays which use the HID protocol are now supported via Bluetooth, such as the most recent releases from Humanware.SpotlightWe are joined by Patrick Long from Innosearch AI, a shopping site which aims to make the experience of shopping from major retailers more accessible.App of the weekWarren brings us a demonstration of the game Project Dark.CommentaryKarene shows us the touch locking feature in Jieshuo.Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 219: THE STATE OF AUDIO RECORDERS IN 2025Welcome to Episode 219.In this episode, we continue on our journey of essential app categories in 2025 and this week, we focus on Audio Recorders.Android BasicsKeeping in line with the subject matter of this episode, we discussed the following recorders:ASR Recorder,Easy Recorder,HiQ MP3 Recorder,Dolby On,Advanced Recorder,Parrot Voice Recorder,AudioLab Audio Editor/Recorder, etc.SPOTLIGHTIn the spotlight segment, we take a look at the 2nd beta of Android16 as well as mentioning the very first security patch for the S25-series since its unveiling last monthAPP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “app of the week,” we demonstrate a magnifying app in the way of “Magnifier.”Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.e.g., On this award-winning show, we dive deep into the psyches of the world's cereal killers. Does Snap make Crackle Pop? And is Tony really that grrreat after all? All this, and more, from Cereal

Episode 218, The state of text editors in 2025Android basicsWe continue our look at app categories we examined a few years ago, to see what has change as apps come and go, or simply get updated.  This week, it’s the turn of text editors.  We discuss the pros and cons of Google Keep - Notes and Lists, UpNote, Simple Text Editor, Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Simplenote and Joplin.UnboxingWarren unboxes the HMD Vibe.Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.

Episode 217, First open listener session of 2025We’re delighted to be joined by our listeners to discuss a range of topics related to Android.UnboxingJohn unboxes the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, subscribe to our YouTube channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797.