Episode description

One full year of Android Faithful is in the books and we're so elated to welcome Jason Howell back to the show to join Huyen Tue Dao and Ron Richards get hyped for what's new in Android and look back at the past year.

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NEWS

• 00:05:28 - Looks like there's an Apple-like approach to cyber attack protections coming from Google
• 00:11:39 - There was a major security breach from Authy and Xiaomi is testing a "Disable Ads" toggle option
• 00:17:36 - Microsoft makes employees in China use iPhones for security reasons
• 00:21:13 - PATRON PICK: Mishaal details an unexpected use of Fuschia on Android devices

HARDWARE

• 00:29:06 - Nothing released the CMF Phone 1 and we're all in love with it!
• 00:42:05 - Samsung Galaxy Unpacked is tomorrow and pretty much everything has now leaked
• 00:51:00 - Pixel news as the Pixel 9 is rumored to get an ultrasonic fingerprint reader and the Pixel Watch 3 gets reviewed by the FCC with revealing results
• 00:54:19 - OnePlus's big announcement event is July 16 and we're expecting the One Plus Watch 2R, OnePlus Pad 2, the Nord 4 and Nord Buds 3 Pro
• 00:56:32 - Huawei is developing a tri-fold phone that looks like a taco holder and we're here for it.

LOOKING BACK ON ANDROID

• 01:01:07 - Overrated: Passkeys, Magic Photo Tools and RCS
• 01:11:56 - Underrated: RCS on iPhones, Widgets, Google Vs. Epic fallout and Android TV

Thank YOU the listener/viewer of Android Faithful for a wonderful first year of the podcast. We'll be back next week for more Android news, hardware, apps and more and we can't wait to bring you another year of podcasts! Thanks for your support!

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