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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.

Episode 216: Android16Beta1&Samsung S25-Series Unpack EventWelcome to Episode216.In this episode, we salute the 1st Android16Beta and welcoming the Samsung S25-series of phones.ANNOUNCEMENTSWe update you as to what’s going on with Ed’s family and wish Katie a belated birthday.Android BasicsKeeping in line with the subject matter of this episode, this segment focuses on the 1st Beta of Android16Beta1, where interested users can enrol using this page.https://www.google.com/android/betaWe discussed the highlights of this Beta and below is the URL to read up some mode about the “Advanced Protection Mode” by Mishall Rahman of Android Authority.SPOTLIGHTSamsung dropped the S25-Series of phones during its “Samsung unpack” event on Feb. 22nd.Your faithful crew digs into what this means, highlighting some of the aspects we love or don’t quite care about.APP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “APP of the week,” we demo the “Perplexity Assistant” from the Devs of the “Perplexity Search Engine.”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 214, CES 2025 and The OnePlus 13 and 13RAndroid BasicsWe discuss the latest beta releases from Samsung and Google. One UI 7.0 Beta 3 and Android 15 QPR 2 Beta 2.1.Spotlight 1We let you know what Android related news caught our attention at CES 2025.Spotlight 2We give you the details from the OnePlus winter Event and share our thoughts on the new OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 13R.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 213: BATTERY VERSUS PERFORMANCEWelcome to Episode213, our very first episode for the year 2025.Android BasicsIn this episode, we deliberate on Battery versus Performance. In other words, which one is better? Is it better to have a phone with a great performance, or is it better to have one that has great battery with a mid-of-the road performance?APP OF THE WEEKFor this week’s “APP of the week,” we demo a file-management app called “File Manager” by a developer called “File Manager Plus.”."Staying in touchMake a donation via PayPal, Email us with suggestions or comments, Send in your Android journey stories, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, follow us on Twitter, subscribe to our YouTube and rumble channel.Leave us a voice message via our suggestions, comments and questions phone number at: +1-307-202-9797