Unpack, Unfold and Flip Out! - Android Faithful Episode #4

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We're extremely excited to welcome a special guest to the show, Chet Haase, author of the book "Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System".

Featured in this episode:

NEWS: AI overhaul of Google Assistant, Smartphone sales are down, Update on Google Tracker Alerts and Find My Devices

HARDWARE: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 broken down plus Mishaal's hands on with the Samsung Fold 5

APPS: Google Play Store for large screens and Threads loses half it's users

COMMUNITY: Your emails about the Pixel Tablet as a dashboard and the demand for SD Cards!

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