This week, Daniel Bader, Andrew Martonik, and Jerry Hildenbrand are joined by Mr. Mobile himself, Michael Fisher, to talk about Samsung’s dominance in the Android phone market, a hypothetical Galaxy Note Pro, and LG’s most recent earnings.

In addition, the crew dives deep into the newly announced Moto Z2 Force by analyzing its place within the Moto product range and upper echelon of smartphones. All that, plus Android O Dev Preview 4, the Emperor’s new gadget, and more!

Show Notes and Links

Samsung:

• Samsung Galaxy Note 8 - Emperor edition?
• Galaxy Note Pro
• Samsung Q2 earnings
• LG Q2 earnings

Moto Z2 Force:

• Moto Z2 Force announcer / hands-on
• Moto 360 Camera / death of Moto 360 watch as a thing?
• Moto Z2 Force specs
• Moto Z2 Force vs. Samsung Galaxy S8
• The Moto GamePad Mod is finally here and it's awesome

Sponsor: Thrifter

Android O:

• What's new in Android O Dev Preview 4?
• New Octopus Easter egg
• Are animals the new desserts?
  
  

This week, Andrew Martonik and Jerry Hildenbrand discuss a universe of Android news, including ‘Andromeda’, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Bixby Voice, Bluetooth fixes, and more!

Show Notes and Links:

• Android is an open road, not a dead end
• Google's 'Andromeda' looks to be hiding in plain sight
• Galaxy S8, three months on
• Bixby Voice now available for every Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the U.S.
  
  

Galaxy Note 8 is coming

• Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 8 launch for August 23
• Galaxy Note 8 renders give clean look at boxier design, Infinity Display
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8: What we know so far, the video
• Galaxy Note Pro: Why Samsung should sell a $1500 phone
• Google Play Protect now widely available
• Android O fixes a lot of what's wrong with Bluetooth
• YouTube is taking an even stronger stance on 'extremist' videos
  
  

This week, we invited our homebody friends, Mikah Sargent and Phil Nickinson, to chat about smart homes and how they're changing the way we live.

Should you buy a Google Home or an Echo or, if you're into Apple, should you wait for the HomePod, which is hatching later this year? And what about ecosystems and standards? What *is* a Zigbee, anyway? All of these questions are answered — or at least acknowledged — and more!

There isn't a lot going on right now, but somehow Andrew, Daniel and Jerry still manage to fill 90 minutes of hot takes.

Most of that time is spent talking about Google's showdown with the European Commission on Android's dominant position in the market, while the rest is spent between talking about Motorola's strange smartphone strategy, and why Amazon would make a pretty damn good carrier.

Action Launcher is one of the most popular launchers on the Play Store, and it just received its biggest update in years. So what better time to bring on its owner and chief developer, Chris Lacy, for a chat about its past, its present and its future? 

Right now, by the way. The time is right now.