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Episode 229, Audio book appsAndroid basicsIn recent episodes we have been revisiting app categories we looked at in the early days of the podcast.  This week, we look at the state of audio book apps in 2025.  We discuss various apps including  Audible, Smart AudioBook Player, Listen Audiobook Player, mAbook and  LibriVoxSpotlightWe talk about the new phones from Motorola.My Android JourneyKirt Manwaring joins us to tell his Android journey story.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 228, a look at browsers and Android 16 Beta 4AnnouncementsThe developer of the app  Magnifier which John demonstrated a few weeks ago has very generously donated a number of codes which will remove ads from the app.  Get in touch if you’d like one.Android basicsIn recent episodes we have been revisiting app categories we looked at in the early days of the podcast.  This week, we look at the state of browsers in 2025.  We discuss Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Brave, Samsung Internet Browser, Microsoft Edge and Firefox.SpotlightIt’s a busy Spotlight section this week.  First, we discuss the changes in Android 16 Beta 4.  Next, we talk about Samsung resuming the roll-out Of OneUI 7.  Finally, we look at the Honor Power, notable for its massive battery.CommentaryIn keeping with the theme of this week’s episode, Karene demonstrates the web browser built into 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.

Episode227: The state of Email Clients in2025Welcome to Episode227, where we discuss the state of email clients in2025.ANDROID BASICSEmail clients continue to be a hot subject matter on both our email and Telegram groups.Thus, this week, we focus on the state of email clients in 2025.In this week’s discussion, we touch on the following clients:Gmail, Email Lite, Edison mail, Spark Mail, TwoBird, Aquamail, etc. where we talked about their strengths and weaknesses.SPOTLIGHTIn the spotlight is the One UI 7 stable release for the S24-series and the new changes it brought.Alongside with that is a spotlight on the Pixel update for the month of April as well as the Android 16 beta 2 coming in for the OnePlus 13.TIP OF THE WEEKJohn brings us an updated tutorial on how to install the Google Talkback on a Samsung device.The required batch files are found using this URL.ANDROID JOURNEYTo close this week’s episode, our friend Devin Prater brings us his Android Journey story.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.

Episode226: 2025 2nd Quarter Open-Listener SessionWelcome to Episode226, our 2nd Quarter Open-Listener Session.SPOTLIGHTSince this is an open-listener session, we moved segments around some, thus, the “spotlight” segment is about Android16Beta3.2 and One UI7Beta for the Galaxy A55 phone.BACKUP DISCUSSIONThis segment is a general discussion on Android backup, especially focusing on Talkback.TTS DISCUSSIONIn this segment, the focus is on the implementation of the Google TTS update policy.EMAIL DISCUSSIONThe question of how email threads are handled in Gmail and others is the focus of this segment.THE CUSTOMIZATION OF BRAILLE COMMANDSThis segment spotlights the inability of customizing commands for either the Braille Display or the virtual Braille keyboard.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.