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It's an exciting week at Android Faithful as Jason Howell and Florence Ion share their Android XR experience with Ron Richards and we kickoff the first ever Android Faithful awards...the 2025 Annual Podcast Kudos or the APKs!!! You can vote for your favorite phones and news stories at https://bit.ly/2025apks - Voting closes on 12/22 at Midnight ET!Note: Time codes subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor00:03:38 - HARDWAREAll the details of the new AI Glasses unveiled by Google at the Android XR eventA bunch of Samsung news as it likes like they're adding Qi2 wireless to the Galaxy S26And Samsung rolls out OneUI 8.5And we can't get enough of the Tri Fold. Here's info on the fingerprint scanner and a glimpse of a 4 camera prototypePebble unveils their latest product, a ring! It's a memory ring and it's open for pre-order!Patron Pick: 90:10 Split-Screen multitasking in Android is brilliant… so why do I almost never use it?00:45:15 - NEWSA Judge limits Google's contracts to a single yearThe EU is coming after Google's AI SummariesPatron Pick: Check out this adorable MagSafe E-Reader! 00:59:23 - APPS
