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Welcome to episode 107 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Damien, Abner, and Will dive headfirst into some Pixel speculation following the official announcement of this year's Made by Google. From phones to smartwatches to pondering what might surprise us, it's shaping up to be an interesting event. Enjoy the episode? You can listen to our brand new weekly members-only Pixelated P...

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Welcome to episode 106 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Damien talks Abner and Will through his first impressions of Google's latest Home Speaker, a reboot of sorts of the company's smart speaker lineup. After the break, we're joined by Jonah Becker and Taylor Helgren of Google to discuss the launch of the Fitbit Air and Google Health. Sponsored by Bitwarden : Pixelated listener...

Welcome to episode 105 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Abner, Damien, and Will return to talk all through the launch of Android 17. From general improvements to Pixel-specific changes, there's plenty to dig through. Plus, Pixel Screenshots goes cloud, Google's new smart speaker goes up for pre-order, and it might be easier than ever to jump back and forth between Android and iO...

Welcome to episode 104 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Abner, Damien, and Will hop over the walled garden to discuss Siri AI, changes to Liquid Glass and its ripple effects on Android, and plenty of other WWDC thoughts. Plus, Paris Hilton loves Android and Google releases a fourth QPR1 beta. Sponsored by Bitwarden : Pixelated listeners can get started with Bitwarden's free indi...

Welcome to episode 103 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Abner, Damien, and Will make a mad dash through all the Google news coming out in a post-I/O world, including a new Android Drop, some new tools for avoiding deepfake phone call scams, the growing world of Fitbit Air accessories, and what just might be the silliest Pixel leak of all time. Sponsored by Bitwarden : Pixelated...

Welcome to episode 102 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Abner, Damien, and Will catch up on some of their opinions and impressions surrounding Google I/O, before pivoting to discuss Will's review of the Fitbit Air. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited : Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company's suite of privacy-friendly services by signing up using our...

Welcome to episode 101 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Abner and Damien are joined by Seang Chau and Dieter Bohn of Google to discuss the biggest announcements of I/O 2026. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited : Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company's suite of privacy-friendly services by signing up using our link . Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sp...

Welcome to episode 100 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google . This week, Abner, Damien, and Will celebrate the milestone by diving into Google's latest Android Show announcements, including Android Intelligence, user-generated widgets, and, of course, Googlebook. Sponsored by Proton Unlimited : Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company's suite of privacy-friendly...

Welcome to episode 99 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Damien, and Will tackle the latest rumors surrounding Google's Pixel 11, which could arrive later this summer with new camera sensors, whatever Pixel Glow is, and a whole lot of downgrades. Then they turn to the long-awaited Fitbit Air and try to predict how the fitness tracker audience will react to a significantly c...

Welcome to episode 98 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Damien, and Will dig into all sorts of recent exclusive reporting. From Google's upcoming app icon redesigns for Workspace — and, if Pixel is any indication, far beyond — to the upcoming Fitbit Air fitness band and its Google-ified partner app, there's plenty to talk about. Plus, we look at Samsung's upcoming Galaxy G...

Welcome to episode 97 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien and Will are joined by Andrew Romero to talk through a couple of Pixel hardware leaks coming out of Android 17 Beta 4. First, they discuss the growing possibility of a Pixel Laptop, and wonder what Google needs to do to succeed in an ever-competitive space. Then they turn to "Pixel Glow," a mysterious new notification...

Welcome to episode 96 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien, Abner, and Will talk through Google's new native Gemini app for Mac and wonder why now, and why we don't see more standalone applications from the company. They also dive into new reports surrounding Google's portion of the foldable market — and the risk Apple holds against it — before finishing up with YouTube's new...

Welcome to episode 95 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien, Abner, and Will take a deep dive into the world of Gemini, breaking down Google's frequent UI changes, the different ways all three hosts use the service, and how it needs to evolve moving forward. Damien also walks Abner and Will through his experience using Gemini with Android Auto, and how it's more of a mixed bag...

Welcome to episode 94 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien, Abner, and Will talk all about this week's Pixel 11 leaks, granting everyone an early look at what appears to be a strikingly familiar smartphone launch on deck for later this year. After a brief dip into some Android 17 Beta 3 thoughts, the crew discusses Google's upcoming display-less Fitbit band, clearly designed...

Welcome to episode 93 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien, Abner, and Will discuss Google's new "advanced flow" for enabling sideloading on Android, set to launch on all Play-supported devices later this year. It's a change built with security and safety in mind, and your hosts are pretty impressed with how the company has designed this shift. Then they dig into the potentia...

Welcome to episode 92 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien and Will break down all of the changes coming to Google Maps, including a fresh 3D look and a Gemini-powered Ask Maps tool. They also break down recent reports that Motorola dominates 50% of the North American foldables market, asking what the brand can do to stay on top, before wrapping up with some kernel changes co...

Welcome to episode 91 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, with Abner and Damien out at MWC, Will invites Andrew Romero to join him on a whirlwind tour of two new OS upgrades from Google: Android 16 QPR3, and Android 17 Beta 2. The two discuss AI-generated wallpapers, that new Now Playing app, and Android's new bubbles — not to be confused with its own bubbles — while Andrew introdu...

Welcome to episode 90 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through the launch of the Galaxy S26 series, all of its various Pixel-inspired AI tools, and ask whether it's too boring of an upgrade for Samsung. They also discuss Google's newly-announced agentic features for Android, with support for ordering groceries, deliveries, and more, ahead of next mon...

Welcome to episode 89 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Will, and Ben talk all about the Pixel 10a, a device where the 'a' seems to stand for 'again.' Without much in the way of new features, the trio dive into all of the nuances that make the Pixel 10a stand out from its predecessor, before asking the obvious: is it time for smartphone makers to take longer generational b...

Welcome to episode 88 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Ben Schoon joins Damien and Will to talk through the announcement — and subsequent un announcement — of Android 17. The group talks through how and why this launch fell apart before discussing exactly what expectations we all should have for Android updates in 2026. Then they turn to Samsung, which just confirmed an Unpacked...

Welcome to episode 87 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Damien, Abner, and Will talk through Google's surprise Pixel 10a announcement, what we might expect from that phone, and whether it's worth picking up a Pixel 9a in its place. Their attention briefly turns to Google's February patch for Android — a patch without any much in the way of actual fixes, it seems — before finally...

Welcome to episode 86 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Damien, and Will dig into an early Android 17 build that includes one big visual change: blurred backdrops. Is this a sign of things to come for Google's vision of its OS, or a more minor system-level tweak? The crew also checks out a leaked look at Android's new — albeit really familiar — desktop mode, Google's more...

Welcome to episode 85 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through the end of Asus as a smartphone brand, as the company takes an indefinite hiatus from Android to focus on AI. After trying to figure out what's next after the smartphone, we're diving into some thoughts on the Clicks Communicator, Google's Digital Wellbeing tools, and the whole thinking b...

Welcome to episode 84 of Pixelated, a podcast by  9to5Google.  This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through Google's big changes to Gmail, including a new AI Inbox and improved search. They also turn their attention to Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature that aims to make it the best virtual assistant we've seen yet, but not before digging into the latest Pixel 10a leaks that have us scratch...