Leica Liking Friends - Android Faithful Episode #32

It's a big week as Android 15 has landed and Huyen, Mishaal and Ron are excited to talk about it with our special guest, Android Developer Zarah Dominguez joining us direct from Australia!

Featured in this episode:

NEWS

• The first Developer Preview of Android 15 is here
• Mishaal breaks down why it wasn't hard to break down Android 15
• Android 15 could have new features to protect your sensitive notifications AND speed up web pages
• As if Android 15 wasn't enough, Google rolled out Gemini 1.5, upping the game for AI
• Fewer Android users jumped to iPhones in 2023
• Patron News Story Pick: 8 new Emoji are coming to our keyboard soon!

HARDWARE

• Pixel Fold and Pixel Watch Prototypes leaks in unlikely places
• OnePlus teases the One Plus Watch 2 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress
• Asus Zenfone 11 will be unveiled on March 14
• Honor Magic V2 gets a Porsche makeover
• ZTE Libero Flip hits Japanese markets at a low price
• Details emerge on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra
• Go watch Jason's review of the OnePlus Open!

APPS

• Google Messages could soon let you edit texts
• Google explains Android Auto AI Message Summaries
• "Talk to a Live Rep" coming to Android, not just Pixels
• Google Play Store gets AI with App Highlights and FAQs

COMMUNITY

• Email 1: Tom from Ireland and Scotland shares an app to enable Nearby Share with MacOS called Near Drop
• Email 2: Adam in San Diego shares a YouTube video that helped him figure out how to change notification sounds on his Samsung Galaxy S24

Thanks to Zarah Dominguez for joining us on the show! Check her work out at https://zarah.dev/