On this week's podcast: We dive into Apple's "privacy" campaign and discuss if it's really that much better (or different) than Google and Android. Plus we've reviewed a $9,000 smartphone, have some new hardware in-house, and we answer your questions live on air!

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Now that we've digested Google I/O and Computex, it's time to take another look at the new Google Photos and what it means for our privacy and our love for things long since past. Plus we catch up on the latest with Android M, Andrew walks us through NVIDIA Shield TV, Phil breaks things, and we answer more of your questions live on air.

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Google I/O 2015 recap!

• The 10 most important things from Google I/O 2015
• Watch the Keynote address all over again!
• Android Pay isn't killing off Google Wallet
• Project Tango now half-off
• A big update for Google Cardboard
• More than 50 billion app installs, 1 billion active users
• Google makes it easier to find family-friendly apps
• Android Studio 1.3 adds support for C++
• Full offline Google Maps will be a boon for emerging markets
• Google tailors search experience for regions with slower data
• Google Now on Tap gets smart
• Neural networks make search smarter
• All about Project Brillo
• Android Pay officially coming

Android M Developer Preview

• M Developer preview now, full release in Q3, updates to come
• Nexus 5 on up get Android M Preview
• Download the Android M Developer Preview
• App permissions get a huge shake-up in M
• Android M has a new launcher
• ¯_(ツ)_/¯
• What's new in the M Preview in pictures
• More aggressive power management in M
• Fingerprint scanning goes native in M, lets you log into apps
• Apps play better together in M

Google Photos

• New Google Photos available on Android, iOS and the web
• Google Play Services 7.5 gives Android app developers access to Smart Lock for Passwords

NVIDIA Shield and Android TV

• NVIDIA Shield review
• Where to buy NVIDIA Shield
• HBO Now coming to Android

The time has arrived. Or, rather, it'll arrive May 28-29. In San Francisco. For that is when the 2015 edition of the Google I/O developer conference is upon us. Or, rather, we're upon it. And so in this week's podcast we preview the things that shall come in the week hence. Or the things we think we'll see. Maybe. Hopefully.

If you at all care about Google and Chrome and Android and the Internet of Stuff/Things/Whatever, you don't want to skip this podcast.

And be sure to check out all our Google I/O coverage here!

This week on the Greatest Android Podcast in the World™: Samsung goes all Iron Man on the GS6 edge, the GS6 Active appears, Microsoft's Hyperlapse hits Android in beta, Verizon buys AOL — and we'll answer more of your questions live!

We're back at it this week with the latest on the Android 5.1.1 rollouts, more details on Google's Project Fi, continued thoughts on the LG G4, and we'll answer more of your questions live on air!

We've got a ton going on today, starting with anything and everything about the new LG G4, fresh off its unveiling in New York City. We're very much linking this phone, folks, and we'll walk you through why.

Plus, the LG Watch Urbane is shipping with its new version of Android Wear, and we'll answer more of your questions live, on air.

On today's podcast: Google serves up a double dose of T-Mobile and Sprint service with its new Project Fi. Plus, the LG Watch Urbane and LG G4 smartphone are nigh, and Alex is going to lose his stuff on Sony. Again.

Plus, we answer more of your questions live!

We're back with some new hardware this week after the London launch event for the Huawei P8. Plus, the latest on the upcoming LG G4 after another flurry of leaks and official teasers, more on the Samsung Galaxy S6, and we'll answer even more of your questions live on air!

And, yes, MOAR STAR WARS!

It's pretty crazy out there today. The Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 are in stores, and folks have tons of questions. We'll see what we can answer. (And, yes, we'll touch on this "new" M9 software update that is and isn't new.) Plus, we're buying Star Wars. Again. Only this time on Google Play.

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Our journey through the new crop of Android phones — specifically the Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9 — continues today, now that devices are shipping. Plus, you can now (relatively) easily run Android apps in Chrome thanks to ARC Welder, we're about to unleash Jerry and Russell on Washington, D.C., for the Big Android Meat and Greet, and we'll answer more of your questions live!

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If you've got questions about the latest major Android releases — that'd be the Galaxy S6 and GS6 edge, and the HTC One M9 — we're going to have answers for you on this show. Plus, Aaron Kasten joins us to talk about the Big Android Meat and Greet. And we'll be answering more of your questions live!

Strap in, folks. This week is gonna be fun. Perhaps most exciting is that Android Auto has been released — and we're taking it for a test drive! If you've got questions, we'll have some answers.

Plus, Peter Chou is out as HTC's CEO — we'll talk about what that means as we get ready for the release of the HTC One M9. And, yes, we'll talk a tad about the damned Snapdragon 810. Is it hype? Or overheating? 

Plus, more on the Galaxy S6, and we answer more of your questions live!

Also: Enter our Huawei Friendly User Testing Contest at androidcentral.com/huawei.

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It's Friday the 13th, which for some folks is a day of doom and gloom. But we have so many days like that we figured with turn things on their head and break down the latest with the release of Android 5.1 Lollipop, rap a bit about the new devices we've still got coming our way, Russell nerds out on some 3D printing — and, yes, we'll devote precisely 270 seconds to the damned Apple Watch.

OK, maybe a little more than that. Enjoy!

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We're back from Mobile World Congress! So let's talk more about Mobile World Congress! Specifically we'll get takes on the Galaxy S6, HTC One M9, the HTC Vive virtual reality stuff, and tons more — from the guys back and home who weren't bogged down in the mix. This should be a fun perspective!

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We're coming at you live this week — and, yes, earlier than usual — from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain! We're fresh off the announcements (and some serious hands-on time) with the all-new Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, the HTC One M9, and more! Join us!

• Check out all our MWC coverage here.
• More on the new Samsung Galaxy S6, including our comprehensive first look
• More on the HTC One M9.

Android Auto and Apple's CarPlay are going to be game-changers for many of us. But that doesn't mean we don't still have questions. So we brought in analyst (and engineer and former PR rep for a major manufacturer) Sam Abuelsamid for a fascinating discussion about what's going to change for us in the cockpit. Of our 2005 Honda Civic.

You can find more on the auto industry from Sam at Navigant Research, on Google+ and at his personal blog.

And in the second part of this two-parter, Phil has some hard questions for iMore.com's Rene Ritchie as the Apple Watch gets closer to its debut, and epsecially as we've started to get more and better looking options from Android Wear.

We're back with our last live recording before we head off to Mobile World Congress. On tap: We'll see if this Lenovo "Superfish" means anything for us on Android. We'll get Alex's initial thoughts on the LG G Flex 2. And we'll definitely preview what to expect from MWC in just one more short week.

And someone sings some Chris Isaak. 

Come in from the cold and spend an hour with us as we wrap up the week that was in Android, including more Samsung devices getting Lollipop (for better or worse, judging by our inbox), Xiaomi's San Francisco meetup, Google "only" selling 750,000 Android Wear devices in the first six months, and we answer more of your questions live.

This is the one in which Phil accidentally invites the entire world to be on the podcast. We also talk about the Amazon Echo, all the Android 5.0 Lollipop updates we're finally starting to see, and we answer a bunch of your questions live. You're not going to want to miss this one. 

This week we discuss what it does (and especially what it  doesn't mean) for Microsoft to have invested in Cyanogen, more folks have gotten Android 5.0 Lollipop on the HTC One M8, we've got new pictures of what the upcoming M9 might look like, we've got a Samsung Tizen phone in house, we wrap up our Nest series and launch into Android antivirus stuff — and we answer more of your questions live, without a net.

Welcome back to the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! Coming up today we'll have the latest on these supposed HTC One M9 leaks, the Google MVNO rumor that refuses to die, a little site-specific inside baseball, and we answer your questions live on air!

We're rested and recovered after a successful CES 2015 in Las Vegas. On tap for this week's podcast: HTC is first out the gate for Mobile World Congress teasing, we get to the bottom of this WebView security non-scandal, and we answer your questions live on air. Join us!

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We're coming at you this like live from the Mobile Nations/GeekBeat/Purch stage in South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Which we mentioned because that's why it's crazy and loud and awesome and really just a heck of a lot of fun this week.

We wrap up the best of what we've seen here at CES 2015, brining along Phil, Alex, Andrew, Myriam Joire and Russell Holly.

For our complete CES coverage, hit up this monster live page!

We've arrived at our first show of a new year. So it's a good time to take a quick look back at the best of 2014 — and what we really think is important might surprise you — and look ahead to 2015, including CES in Las Vegas.

For all of our CES coverage, visit AndroidCentral.com/ces2015.

Sometimes life gets in the way, even for us. Hope every had a good holiday week, and we'll be back with a regular show this week. Promise. Probably.

It's that time of year in which Google tends to dump a bunch of year-end updates on us. Some good. Some ... could use a little more time in the oven. We take a look at some of the bigger changes of the past couple weeks — including the major Android Wear 5.0.1 update — and see what's worked out, and what needs more work.

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Only four more shows left this year! This week we've gotten our hands on the new YotaPhone 2 and whether gimmicks can be a good thing, some fixes with Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, our take on the Nexus 9 Keyboard Folio, and of course more of your questions answered live.

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It's Thanksgiving week for us here in the U.S., so we're doing things a tad different. Phil sits down (or stands up, really) with iMore.com editor-in-chief Rene Ritchie to chat up where we stand with anything and everything iOS and Android. 

Hope everyone had a good holiday, and we'll be back with our regular show on Dec. 5

It's been a bit of a big week as Android 5.0 Lollipop updates start hitting devices of those who might not have hopped on board first thing. And that's caused a bit of a problem for some folks. We'll discuss what's going on, and what you can do about it. Plus, our Galaxy Note Edge review, the latest Android Wear watches, and we answer your questions live on air!

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We're back from a week at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, so we'll recap all the awesome openy (yes, really) madness that took place. Plus, we'll see where we stand on all the Nexus madness now that the reviews have landed and Android 5.0 Lollipop updates are upon us. Plus, we answer more of your questions live!

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OK, folks. Here we go again. Coming up this week, way more on the Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, we wrap up the Motorola Droid Turbo, Android 5.0 Lollipop is sort of available, and we answer more of your questions live on air.

We're back from yet another week on the road, this time for Verizon's Motorola Droid Turbo event, as well as Google's Lollipop open house. (Be sure to check out our hands-ons with the Nexus 9, as well as the Nexus 6.)

Plus, we answer a whole bunch of your questions live on air. Join us!

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This week: We've gone hands-on with the HTC Nexus 9, we've spent some quality time with the updated Android 5.0 Lollipop preview, we recap the Verizon Sony Xperia Z3v and the latest Android Wear update — and of course we'll answer your questions live!

Thing 1: Nexus 9 and more Lollipop

• Nexus 9 hands-on and first impressions
• Android 5.0 Lollipop: What to expect when...
• Android 5.0 Lollipop Material Design in pictures and video
• Lollipop brings proper multi-user accounts for your phone
• This is the new automatic setup assistant in Android 5.0 Lollipop

Thing 2: A couple reviews

• Sony Xperia Z3v review
• LG G Watch R review

Thing 3: Other things

• A few quick thoughts on Google Inbox
• Not so exclusive: Google sends out a truckload of Inbox invites

Let's just cut to the chase. We've got the new Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player upon us, as well as Android 5.0 Lollipop. And we've only got an hour or so to talk about it. Let's do this!

We're back after a crazy week on the road. Phil was in New York City for the HTC Desire EYE and RE camera, and Alex and Richard did Lenovo in London. Plus we weigh in on the major Google Play Store update, and we answer a bunch of your questions live!

Thing 1: HTC and Sony events

• Sony sends out invites for Oct. 9 NYC event for possible Xperia Z3 announcements
• Xperia Z3 + Z3 Compact hands-on
• HTC 'Desire Eye' specs leaked, set to include a 13MP front-facing 'selfie' shooter
• Teaser video sure makes it look like HTC's making some kind of camera

Thing 2: More Nexus 6 leakage

• Google's Nexus 6 reportedly spotted engulfing the hand of its user on a bus ride

Thing 3: Other things

• This is Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5
• Using the LG Tone Infinim (HBS-900) Bluetooth headset
• Nexus 7 LTE now receiving tiny OTA to Android 4.4.4
• New Moto X, Moto Maker now available in the UK
• Google+ app update tweaks the Material Design a bit
• Google Play Newsstand gets revamped with new Material Design look
• Future LG smartwatches may also run webOS
• This is Android One
• Moto X Pure Edition (XT1095) may soon get more LTE bands
• NVIDIA Shield Tablet LTE hands-on and impressions
• Photoshop coming to Chrome OS

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Thing 1: Nexus 6/Nexus X/Shamu

• Nexus 6 will reportedly look like oversized Moto X
• Leaked photo shows Motorola Shamu breaching for the camera as next Nexus
• Poll: Is a 6-inch Nexus just too damn big?

Thing 2: Rounding up the reviews

• Moto X (2014) Review
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha review
• Moto G (2014) review

Thing 3: Other things

• There's a reason you're seeing more Google on new Android phones — Google wrote the contracts that way
• Pocket Casts' web-based podcast player in beta now!
• It's hard to go wrong recommending the new Moto G
• Moto 360 update keeps a better connection with your phone
• 125 AT&T stores to offer preview of Samsung Gear S starting Friday, Sept. 26
• Verizon's Droid Turbo struts its stuff in new leaked photos
• Android Central's Question & Answer feature is here! (in beta)

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We've got most of the game back together to round up our reviews of the best of Motorola's new lineup. Plus what we're expecting in the weeks ahead, and we answer a slew of your questions live on air.

Thing 1: Reviews!

• Moto G (2014) review
• Moto 360 Review
• HTC Butterfly 2 review

Thing 2: Other stuff

• Galaxy Note 4 is available for preorder today on two carriers
• Android L phones will shut out NSA for increased privacy
• Moto X, Moto Hint and Turbo Charger preorders start NOW!
• The Moto 360 with the Pebble Steel bracelet
• This week's sidebar poll: Leather or links - which Moto 360 looks better?
• Eight reasons to buy a Moto X 'Pure Edition'
• Why you shouldn't delete the Google Voice app just yet

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We've got our pals JR Raphael and Russell Holly on hand this week as we continue our journey into the Moto X and Moto 360. Plus more on Samsung's newest lineup, where things stand with the new Google Hangouts and Google Voice integration, we nail down what Apple's latest means for Android — and we answer more of your questions live!

Thing 1: Hangouts, Google Voice and you ...

• Google Hangouts and Google Voice are finally playing nice
• Explaining the new Google Hangouts, and old Google Voice
• Video Hangouts on Android no longer require Google+ account

Thing 2: More Moto!

• Moto 360 vs. the LG G Watch R!
• Don't try to force a strap that's too thick onto your Moto 360
• Moto 360 teardown reveals antiquated hardware, smaller battery
• Moto responds to iFixit battery size confusion
• How to customize your Moto 360 watch face with Motorola Connect
• The unlocked and unadulterated Moto X might be called 'Pure Edition'
• Wireless charger roundup and giveaway — 15% off all charging mats!

Thing 3: Yes, we'll talk about Apple

• iPhone 6 and 6 Plus vs. Android

Thing 4: Other things

• HTC plans 'Double Exposure' event Oct. 8
• HTC reported to be working on its own camera to tackle the sturdy GoPro
• HTC rumored to launch an Android Wear smartwatch in early 2015
• Android version numbers are in: KitKat on one quarter of active devices
• NVIDIA reveals Nexus 9 tablet launch timing in lawsuit

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Join us, friends, as we do something we've yet to attempt in our 200-show history. With Phil and Andrew at Samsung and Motorola in New York City and Chicago, and Alex and Richard in Berlin for IFA, we're bringing you this Intercontinental Ballistic Podcast for the new Galaxy Note phones, a little virtual reality, the new Moto X, Moto G and Moto 360 — and Alex pretty much loses it on Sony.

ASUS

• The ASUS Zenwatch is official
• ASUS launches the new MeMo Pad 7
• Hands-on with the ASUS Zenwatch

Samsung

• Samsung Unpacked liveblog
• The Note 4 is now official
• Samsung Gear VR will have plenty of content
• The Galaxy Note 4 in pictures
• Samsung's full 2014 fall lineup
• A first look at the Samsung Gear VR
• Galaxy note 4 specs
• Galaxy Note Edge specs
• The Galaxy Note Edge in pictures
• Hands-on with the Samsung Gear S
• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4
• The Galaxy Note 4 vs, the iPhone 5S
• The Galaxy Note 4 vs. the LG G3
• The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs. The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
• The Galaxy Note 4 vs. the HTC One M8
• The Galaxy Note 4 uses the Android L task switcher
• A look at the Note 4 and Note Edge official accessories
• The Galaxy Note 4 and Gear S all blinged out

Motorola

• Hands-on with the all new Moto X
• Did Moto go too big with the new Moto X?
• What's up with steel bands for the Moto 360?
• Moto 360 hands-on, part duex
• Moto X camera samples
• Hands-on with the new Moto G
• Where and when you can buy the 2014 Moto X
• Moto G availability
• Here's where you can buy the Moto 360 when it comes back in stock
• Moto G 2014 specs
• Moto X 2014 specs

Sony

• The Sony liveblog
• The Sony QX1 and QX30 lens cameras are officially official
• Sony's Smartwatch 3 will run Android Wear
• Sony announces the Xperia Z3
• Sony announces the Z3 Compact
• The Xperia Z3 is integrated with the PlayStation 4
• Sony's new Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
• The budget-friendly Xperia E3
• See Sony's new Smartband Talk
• Hands-on with the Sony Xperia Z3
• Hands-on with the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
• Hands-on with the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
• Hands-on with PlayStation gaming on the Xperia Z3
• Hands-on with Sony's new Android Wear-powered Smartwatch 3

The next couple weeks are going to be crazy, between IFA at large, Samsung specifically, and more, finally, from Motorola. On this, our 200th official episode, we preview all the things.

Thing 1: Samsung  preview

• Samsung asks if you're 'Ready to Note' in latest Note 4 teaser ad
• Samsung announces another Tizen smartwatch, the curved Gear S
• Nike+ Running transforms the Samsung Gear S into a fitness tracker
• Latest Galaxy Note 4 teasers show the creative power of S Pen

Thing 2: The LG G Watch R 

• This is the LG G Watch R
• LG G Watch R could retail for 299 euro

Thing 3: IFA preview

• IFA 2014 preview
• Qualcomm teases IFA reveal of Snapdragon 'multi-core 64-bit smartphone'
• Sony's IFA teaser video hints at Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, wants you to demand great things
• Asus teases their upcoming smartwatch again, gives it a name: ZenWatch   
• Archos announces 50b Platinum handset and 101 Oxygen tablet ahead of IFA

Thing 4: Other stuff

• T-Mobile's 'personal' Uncarrier 7.0 event to be held at San Francisco store on September 10   
• HTC One E8 makes US debut on Sprint  
• Report: Apple to invent smartwatches on September 9
• Google News & Weather app gets major overhaul 
• What Facebook is about to do to your News Feed will SHOCK you!

The HTC One M8 is now running Windows Phone, Uber's API may see it come to all the apps, we break down the latest FUD of the week, and we edge ever close to the release of the Moto 360, and Motorola's next smartphones. Plus, where we stand with the next Nexus, and we answer your questions live!

Thing 1: The HTC One M8 now runs Windows Phone

• Verizon-exclusive HTC One M8 with Windows Phone is official
• Verizon gets its HTC Ones confused in new commercial

Thing 2: Last week's FUD scare

• Understanding Google's Android location tracking

Thing 3: Uber in all the things

• Uber offers developer API to integrate car service in third party apps

Thing 4: Other stuff

• Another Android 'fragmentation' report misses the point
• Flappy Bird developer returns with new frustrating game Swing Copters
• LG bringing L Fino and L Bello to IFA, targeted at teens and emerging markets
• Verizon said to be taking on Google Play with its own misguided app store
• Everything you need to know about Android and Wifi
• 'Moto X+1' leaks again ahead of Motorola event on Sept. 4th
• Coin, the one credit card to rule them all, now available for backers, sort of

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Motorola finally gets things going by announcing a Sept. 4 event. Plus Samsung rolls out the Galaxy Alpha, OnePlus does another something silly, and we answer more of your questions live on air. 

Thing 1: Finally, Motorola

• Motorola holding September 4 event, Moto 360 + new phones inbound
• 'OK Google headset:' Imagining a different kind of Motorola wearable

Thing 2: Samsung Galaxy Alpha

• Samsung unveils metal-framed Galaxy Alpha, available September
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha specs
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha versus Galaxy S5: What's the difference?
• Samsung Galaxy Alpha availability and pricing

Other things:

• HTC One E8 headed for Sprint
• HTC Zoe app released as beta — we've got a first look!
• HTC One M8 Phunk Studio Edition unveiled
• KitKat is now running on over 20 percent of active Android devices
• Samsung Gear VR detailed in leaked image ahead of rumored IFA unveiling
• OnePlus apparently thinks ladies are dying to get naked for a phone

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Thing 1: Facebook Messenger app FUD

• Facebook Messenger permissions: Not as scary as the stories might have you believe

Thing 2: Device limits hit Google Play music again

• Google Play Music now limits you to 4 mobile device deauthorizations per year
• Originally put in place a couple of years ago

Thing 3: New Android L dev release

• Google posts updated Android L factory images for Nexus 5, 7 with support for Google Fit
• Google Fit SDK preview is now available for developers!

Thing 4: Other stuff

• LG G3, two months on ...
• Yahoo teams up with Google on encrypted email service
• HTC Gallery update lets you share M8 Duo Camera effects
• Latest Moto 360 images show off the secret charger for the first time
• The Verizon Motorola XT1096 may be the Moto X successor
• Samsung Unpacked confirmed for September 3 in Berlin, Galaxy Note 4 inbound [updated]
• A smartwatch as a boarding pass is anything but first class
• A look at NVIDIA's Jetson TK1

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Andrew is dodging the Blue Angels as they get ready for Seafair in Seattle, and we're podcasting in the Danger Zone anyway, going a day early and without any real preparation. So you know this one's going to be fun! Join us for more on Android Wear, where Motorola's at these days, Android L and the rumored "Shamu" Nexus device, HTC and Windows Phone 8 (yes, really), and loads more of your questions!

Thing 1: The Amazon Fire Phone

• The Amazon Fire Phone is officially available — here's what you need to know!

Thing 2: NVIDIA Shield Tablet

• Hands-on with the new NVIDIA Shield Tablet
  

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

• Leaked 'Moto X+1' shots show wooden back, metallic trim
• Verizon bloatware
• Chrome 37 beta for Android released with Material Design update and more
• Chromeast a year old
• Sprint plans to 'Take the edge off' in August
• Google Voice can now handle website calls via Hangouts without Google+
• HTC on that watch in that video: It's not a real product
• Material Design-inspired Google Play app update now rolling out
• Google gives a few details on the enterprise management tools coming in Android L

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So much great stuff this week, we're just going to leave you with a few general links. Click through if you'd like more. Or just listen to us. Which is why you're really here, right?

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We step a little off the reservation for a few minutes this week, discussing the controversial "right to be forgotten" law that's got Google removing search results — and setting a dangerous precedent in the process. Plus, plenty more on Android Wear and the launch of the LG G3. Join us!

Thing 1: Even more on Android Wear

• Android Wear software review
• The LG G Watch review
• The Samsung Gear Live review
• How to change the strap on your Android Wear watch
• Tracking steps with Android Wear
• LG G Watch gets first Android Wear custom ROM
• Google pushes workaround to enable paid apps on Android Wear
• Hacking Android Wear: What you can do — and if you should do it at all
• This week's sidebar poll: Who is waiting for the Moto 360?

Thing 2: The LG G3, finally

• LG G3 now available from Sprint
• LG G3 launches on AT&T, Sprint begins taking pre-orders
• LG's smart keyboard for the G3 gets smarter with latest update
• Verizon finally announces availability for the LG G3

Thing 3: Chromecast and other Google apps updates

• Proper screen mirroring via Chromecast now working on stock Android devices, others with updated app
• How to mirror your Android screen with Chromecast
• Google Camera update brings Android Wear remote trigger
• Gmail update brings better Drive sharing
• Closed captioning support now available for Chromecast
• Google Play edition phone selection dwindles to three

Thing 4: Other odds and ends

• Acer refreshes C720 Chromebook with Intel Core i3, 32GB storage
• HTC adds themes to its Dot View Case
• TSA will check to see if your device turns on for international, U.S.-bound flights
• Searching for the right balance

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We take up nearly this entire episode with Android Wear. What is it? Why would you want it? What is the smartwatch you have to have? Plus we answer your questions, live on air. Join us for the smartwatch revolution!

Thing 1: Android Wear

• The complete list of Android Wear apps
• Android Wear app now available for all in Google Play
• How to blacklist apps in Android Wear

Thing 2: Google I/O follow-up

• Google rolls out Google Play Services 5.0
• The L Developer Preview will have bugs — here's how to deal with them
• Android in 2015: Bringing 'pure Google' to every screen
• Android L preview code hitting AOSP for current Nexus devices
• Google Docs and Sheets updated, edit MS Office files and see a hint of the new design
• Google Voice shows a slight sign of life

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Google takes on Beats with Songza acquisition
• Samsung Galaxy S5, two months on
• Sprint's LG G3 available July 18

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We're live from Google I/O 2014 in San Francisco, where we've gotten so much Android news we almost had to ... well, do something. But before we did anything drastic, we decided to podcast.

For all of our Google I/O coverage, visit our Google I/O hub here.

Strap in, folks. This one's gonna be a doozy. We were in Seattle this week for the launch of the Amazon Fire Phone and T-Mobile's latest "Uncarrier" events, and they both were big ones. Plus we give some last-minute thoughts on Google I/O before next week's developer conference. Join us!

Thing 1: Amazon Fire Phone

• Amazon Fire Phone hands-on
• Amazon Fire Phone specs
• The Amazon Fire Phone hands-on video!
• Pre-order the Amazon Fire Phone direct from Amazon, starting at $199
• Fire Phone will be AT&T exclusive, ships late July
• Fire Phone landing at AT&T in 32GB for $199 and 64GB for $299
• Amazon Fire Phone runs latest Fire OS, looks a lot like a smaller Kindle Fire
• Amazon announces Firefly, visual search on steroids
• Fire Phone comes rich in content
• Amazon's Fire Phone features a 13MP f2.0 camera and unlimited cloud storage
• Amazon Prime has 'tens of millions' of happy customers
• Amazon licensing Android Appstore to BlackBerry
• Amazon Appstore triples selection in a year to 240,000 apps
• Win a 64GB Amazon Fire Phone from Android Central!

Thing 2: More T-Mobile Uncarrier craziness

• T-Mobile announces two massive network expansions
• Uncarrier 6: T-Mobile frees music from your data limits
• T-Mobile says it's open to adding more music services to Music Freedom
• T-Mobile teams up with Rhapsody for streaming music app
• Samsung Galaxy S5 joins T-Mobile's VOLTE ranks
• Here's your list of T-Mobile's Wideband LTE and VoLTE markets

Thing 3: Google I/O preview

• Things we think we think.

Thing 4: Other stuff

• Samsung announces Galaxy S5 LTE-A with QHD display, Snapdragon 805 CPU in South Korea
• Samsung: No plans to launch Galaxy S5 LTE-A globally [Update!]
• Nokia launches a predictive Android launcher
• HTC sells 50,000 HTC One E8 phones in China - in just 15 minutes
• Twitter adds native support for animated GIFs
• Nest Protect is back on sale for $99, gesture control not included

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Strap in, folks. This one's gonna be big. We've got the lowdown on the all new Samsung Galaxy S Tab tablets — both of them — from Thursday event in New York City.

Plus we talk with SwiftKey's chief marketing officer about the popular keyboard going free, adding emjoi and serving up a theme store.

And finally we chat with the design director of Mobile Nations about our shiny new header! If you wondered why we did what we did, here's your chance to find out!

Plus, we answer more of your questions live on air.

We've got our full reviews of the LG G3 — so ... many pixels ... — and the OnePlus One out the door. Plus we've go the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active here for some fun, we'll give our take on Apple's latest innovations, and we'll answer your questions live. Come join us!

Thing 1: Android 4.4.3

• Google releases Android 4.4.3 factory images for Nexus devices
• Check out the indecipherable changelog for Android 4.4.3 and see what's new
• Motorola pushing Android 4.4.3 starting today!
• Motorola's Droid family to skip straight to Android 4.4.3 update
• Android 4.4.3 OTA updates hitting Nexus and GPe devices [Updated]
• Latest Android platform version numbers show KitKat on the rise, Honeycomb finally gone

Thing 2: It's a major review!

• LG G3 Review
• OnePlus One Review
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active hands-on

Thing 3: Other schtuff

• Amazon's phone likely June 18
• New Google Play Store greatly simplifies permissions
• The HTC One E8 brings plastic to a mostly familiar experience
• Samsung and Barnes & Noble team up for Galaxy Tab 4 Nook
• Apple invents Google Voice with OS X 10.10 Yosemite
• Apple finally allows third-party keyboards for iOS

Well, well, well. It's another edition of the Greatest Android Podcast in the World. And once again we've got some new toys. Alex has the LG G3 and is bringing it for show and tell. Plus Android has the latest (and last before release) software for the OnePlus One.

Thing 1: The LG G3 is official

• LG G3 hands-on
• LG G3 specs
• LG G3 video walkthrough
• LG G3 camera samples and first impressions
• So, how much bigger is the LG G3 compared to the LG G2? Hands-on with the LG G3 QuickCircle case
• Win an LG G3 from Android Central!!!

Thing 2: The Samsung Chromebook 2

• Samsung Chromebook 2 (13-inch) hands-on and first impressions

Other stuff

• Motorola's Fort Worth factory shutting down by the end of the year
• Samsung switches the Galaxy Gear from Android to Tizen
• Samsung Galaxy S5 Active now available at AT&T stores and online exclusively
• AT&T Asus PadFone X unboxing
• Hands-on with the Asus Padfone X, coming June 6 to AT&T

Q&A

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• The Playboy Android app: It really is (mostly) about the articles
• Apple and Beats finally get deal done at $3 billion
• Uber and AT&T pair up, will be preloaded on Android phones this summer
• Your Galaxy S5 can have wireless charging for a mere $10 — and a big catch
• Google is building its own self-driving car with electric powertrain, no steering wheel

Folks get all up in arms about something that's not going to happen, Jerry gets all up in arms over something that happened previously, we answer your questions live on air. It's the Android Central Podcast!

• [Google+ update adds beautiful stories(http://www.androidcentral.com/google-update-bringing-auto-awesome-travelogues-and-ui-enhancements)
• Andrew breaks it down
• Secret hits Android
• Google tells SEC about other things it might advertise on
• Nest says no way
• TMo VoLTE in Seattle
• Verizon VoLTE still coming
• Verizon's new XLTE
• Harmon/Kardan M8 review
• Chrome update
• Apple and Moto play nice
• AT&T & Cricket

Thing 1: MOAR NEW PHONES

• The HTC One Mini 2
• The Moto E and Moto G LTE
• First look at Motorola Alert
• Hands-on: HTC Desire 816 with Sense 6
• Samsung to show new Tabs at 'Galaxy Premiere' event on June 12

Thing 2: Awesome Apps of the Week!

• Google Play Store now accepting PayPal
• BillGuard launches all-new version of app, makes tracking spending simple and powerful
• Hands-on with the new Sonos Controller for Android
• Monument Valley brings its beautiful impossible architecture to Android
• Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas now available on Kindle Fire and Fire TV
• Twitter rolling out ability to mute accounts to its official apps
• We've fixed our Android app with some important fixes that needed to be fixed!

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Google I/O 2014 schedule is now available
• The Samsung Galaxy S5 official wireless charging cover
• Google put an ad in my Gmail inbox — so why don't I care?
• Heathrow's Terminal 5 becomes 'Terminal Galaxy S5' to promote Samsung's latest phone
• Sony Xperia Z2 Review
• You can now text to 911 in an emergency
• The Nexus 5 Snap Case

We've got the new Huawei Ascend P7 in the house. Andrew's still giving the OnePlus One the what-for. And we're chomping at the bit to see new stuff from LG and, eventually, Motorola.

Thing 1: New Nexus inbound

• Android 4.4.3 changelog outs new Nexus devices: HTC 'Flounder' and Google's 'Molly' set top box

Thing 2: Google Play Services gives a peek at what's ahead

• Google Play Services 4.4 can tell when you're walking or running

Thing 3: Huawei in Paris

• Huawei Ascend P7 hands-on
• Huawei shows off what the Ascend P7 looks like on the inside, talks design
• Huawei announces the Ascend P7

Other stuff

• Snapchat settles with the FTC over privacy concerns, will be monitored for 20 years
• Half-Life 2 coming to NVIDIA Shield
• Remain in the loop with Yahoo News Digest for Android
• LG unveils new QHD panel, gives a peek at G3 tech
• Pebble firmware updated with some good fixes for bad problems
• Moto E name shows up in Indian import database
• Motorola rumored to be mulling a Moto G Cinema version
• Navigating through the new Google Maps 8.0 interface
• This shocking new Android Central App update will blow your mind!

Thing 1: OnePlus One

• OnePlus One hands-on and first impressions
• CyanogenMod 11S launching alongside OnePlus One with new camera, theme engine
• OnePlus revises their 'smash' contest to allow winners to donate perfectly good phones to charity instead

Thing 2: HTC stuff ...

• Samsung Galaxy S5 versus HTC One M8
• First look at the Harman/Kardon HTC One M8
• Sprint announces a Harman/Kardon version of the HTC One M8
• Unlocked and Developer HTC One M8 receiving Extreme Power Saving mode update
• Cases and Covers for HTC One (M8)

Thing 3: LG G3 all over the place

• LG sends out media invites for G3 launch on May 27
• Up close and personal with the LG G3's rear buttons
• Here's an old but even better shot of the upcoming LG G3
• LG G3 struts its stuff in new leaked photos
• LG G3 name confirmed as LG targets Q2 release for new flagship

Other stuff

• Picture of Amazon's first smartphone leaks
• Verizon Sony Xperia Z2 outed on official Google+ page (Update)
• Facebook Login for apps will now offer users selective permissions and anonymity
• Motorola to unveil their next smartphone on May 13th
• Samsung Galaxy K Zoom camera is official
• Welcome, Connectedly, to Mobile Nations!

Thing 1: Comings and goings ... Well, mostly goings ...

• Vic Gundotra, head of Google+, is leaving Google
• HTC design lead Scott Croyle departing company
• Ford Davidson leaving HTC, contemplates new startup

Thing 2: The OnePlus One is official

• OnePlus One finally official, available in Q2 from $299
• OnePlus One specs
• Don't smash anything: OnePlus uses a bad idea to give away 100 phones

Thing 3: Other stuff

• How we'd 'fix' the HTC One M8
• HTC rumored to be the partner for the rumored Nexus 8 tablet
• Link all of the things! IFTTT now available on Android
• Summary: Motorola's Punit Soni on design, specs and software
• Study shows that Samsung users spend little time on bloatware apps
• The Amazon Phone reported be an AT&T exclusive with Amazon Prime Data
• Amazon being sued for trademark infringement by company behind FyreTV porn streamer

OK, folks. Our Galaxy S5 review is out the door, and it's time to end the week with a little fun. Google's released a compelling new camera application. Chrome Remote Desktop means more working from home. And, of course, we answer your questions, live, on the air, in living color.

Oh, what a tangled week we weave. We — and a lot of you folks out there — now have the Samsung Galaxy S5 in hand. Plus we're getting in deep with Amazon Fire TV. Plus we're answering a lot of your questions this week.

And there might even be some singing. Just a little bit of singing, though, because Phil runs a tight ship. Or something.

Join us!

Phil, Jerry, Andrew and Alex are back to wrap up the week that was, including the Amazon Fire TV and HTC One M8 Google Play edition. Plus we answer a whole bunch of reader questions. Come join us!

• Hands-on with the HTC One M8 Google Play edition
• Amazon Fire TV and Fire Game Controller hands-on and first impressions

We've had a ridiculous amount of HTC One M8 news this week, and for good reason — it's finally official! Plus, we check in from the GPU Developer Conference in San Jose, and answer a whole bunch of your questions live. Join us!

Thing 1: The all-new HTC One M8

• HTC One M8 review
• HTC One M8 Dot View Case
• Zoes, Duo effects and video highlights on the HTC One M8
• These are the new HTC One colors
• Google Play edition HTC One (M8) now available to order]
• Quick comparison: HTC One (M8) versus Samsung Galaxy S5 specs
• HTC BlinkFeed headed to other Android devices
• Developer and unlocked HTC One M8 ready to order
• One versus One: Comparing HTC's all-new flagship to its predecessor

Thing 2: The GPU Developer Conference

• NVIDIA announces Maxwell architecture chip codenamed 'Erista' to come after Tegra K1, launch in 2015
• NVIDIA partners with Valve to bring hit game Portal to Shield
• NVIDIA drops Shield price to $199, updates to KitKat and brings GameStream improvements

After becomming the most-leaked phone in the history of unreleased phones, the new HTC One — also known by its codename, the M8 — is officially official. We've had a good week's worth of use with it, and Phil and Alex sit down to discuss what should be one of the top phones of 2014.

• The new HTC One —  everything you need to know
• Our HTC One (M8) review
• New HTC One (M8) is official — metal unibody design, Sense 6.0, Duo Camera and Snapdragon 801
• These are the new HTC One colors
• One versus One: Comparing HTC's all-new flagship to its predecessor
• Quick comparison: HTC One (M8) versus Samsung Galaxy S5 specs
• Complete HTC One specs
• New HTC One supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
• Preorder a Google Play edition HTC One today
• The experimental ART runtime is possible on the HTC One
• New HTC One includes 'powered by Android' branding

Phil takes a well-deserved day off, but the rest of the gang is here to talk about all the great Android goodies that should soon be hitting the shelves

Thing 1: All things Android Wear

• Google officially announces Android Wear
• Motorola announces 'Moto 360,' its first Android Wear device
• LG announces G Watch, powered by Android Wear
• Bringing Google Now to your wrist: This is the Android Wear interface
• Moto 360 to feature 'secret' charging method

Thing 2: Phones we all want but can't buy yet

• New HTC One (M8) available to buy on March 25 in the UK
• Verizon HTC One (M8) promo box tells us to 'hit refresh' at 1pm ET on launch day
• AT&T teases 'amazing new HTC device,' offers the chance to win one
• HTC posts countdown to March 25, will live stream event
• Sprint Galaxy S5 price: $199 on contract, $649 outright
• Samsung Galaxy S5, new Gear watches now available to pre-order from AT&T
• T-Mobile Galaxy S5 price: $0 down and $27.50 per month
• US Cellular gets two colors of the Galaxy S5, throws in $50 for Google Play
• AT&T Galaxy S5 price - $199 on contract, $649 outright

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Chromecast now for sale in Canada, UK and 9 countries across Europe
• Apps can now have separate changelogs for production, beta and alpha versions
• White House reportedly testing Android phones, could threaten BlackBerry
• All Gmail will now use HTTPS, messages will be encrypted when moving inside Google

Google has announced Android Wear — it's software platform for wearables — and along with it we saw a couple new smartwatches announced. So Phil from Android Central, Adam from SmartwatchFans.com, CrackBerry Kevin and Mobile Nations Design Director David Lundblad got together to hash it all out.

(Warning: There's a little bit of NSFW language in this one.)

• Google officially announces Android Wear
• Motorola announces 'Moto 360,' its first Android Wear device
• LG announces G Watch, powered by Android Wear
• Android Wear announcements today have Pebble founder 'excited'
• Fossil Group supporting Android Wear devices

We've got the full crew here, back on the proper YouTube channel, and ready to break down the week that was — including the to-do over KitKat and SD cards, all the latest leakage on the new HTC One, plus more of your questions, answered live! Join us!

Thing 1: All the news that's fit to leak

• The new HTC One: What we're expecting
• New HTC One packaging, specs revealed as Verizon model apparently sold on eBay
• More new HTC One features and specs leak out
• Aussie leak explains HTC One's new 'Duo Camera,' outs Sense 6.0
• HTC M8 leakage continues with new photos and video
• T-Mobile will only sell 16GB Galaxy S5 in stores
• Purported specs for Google's smartwatch leak
• Leaked benchmark info suggests Galaxy S5 Zoom being prepped
• Amazon game controller appears in leaked images

Thing 2: Google updates all the things

• Google Play Store 4.6.16 now rolling out with new password options, batch app installing
• Sprint launches own-branded prepaid plans, offers 2.5GB high-speed data for $60
• Google updates the Chromecast app
• Google pushes minor updates to a handful of apps
• What is 'Dogfooding'?
• Google slashes prices for Google Drive storage; 100GB now $1.99 a month
• Cheap Cloud Storage — which one saves you the most?

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Exclusive first look at Sega's Crazy Taxi City Rush
• Amazon Prime's annual fee increasing to $99 when you renew
• KitKat and SD cards — what's fixed, what's broken and what's misunderstood
• Instagram update focuses on cleaning up design, boosting performance

Thing 1: Journey to the Samsung Galaxy

• Is hating on the new Galaxy the new hating on the new iPhone?
• MCould Samsung go all-out with a 'Galaxy S5 Prime' later this year?
• Three UK outs Galaxy Gear 2's pricey price
• Quick comparison: Samsung Gear 2 versus Galaxy Gear

Thing 2: Great things not made by Samsung

• Let's talk about HTC's next big thing
• Sony just might have the best flagship of 2014 in the Xperia Z2
• LG's G Pro 2 is bigger and better

Thing 3: Even more stuff

• From the Editor's Desk: Second thoughts ...
• Pebble 2.0 finally available for Android
• Alex hates the Moto X
• Jerry hates the Nokia X
• Vine hates XXX
• Google now Launcher hits Google Play
• Samsung's Chromebook 2 made official: stitched leather and ARM processors

Download all the Mobile Nations Android apps!

• Android Central (update coming soon!)
• CrackBerry
• iMore
• Smartwatch Fans
• WPCentral

We're just about finished here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, so the guys all get together to hash out what we saw, what we didn't see — and what we wish we'd never laid eyes on.

Join us!

We're in Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, where Samsung just announced the Galaxy S5, Galaxy Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, and the Gear Fit. Join Alex Dobie and Phil Nickinson as they break down this latest round of announcements.

• Samsung Galaxy S5 made official: 5.1-inch HD screen, fingerprint scanner, and heart rate monitor in tow
• Samsung Galaxy S5 hands-on and initial review
• Samsung Unpacked 5 Liveblog
• US carriers confirm Galaxy S5 release
• Samsung Galaxy S5, Gear 2, and Gear Fit launching April 11 worldwide
• The Galaxy S5 pictured from every angle you can imagine
• Samsung Galaxy S5 specs

We're on our way to Barcelona, Spain, today for Mobile World Congress, so no podcast this week. See you from MWC!

Four of us are headed to Barcelona next week for Mobile World Congress, and we preview what's ahead from one of Europe's biggest mobile tech events! Plus, what's up with Motorola now that its CEO is headed elsewhere, and our Brits finally get their hands on the Moto X.

We're back with a hodgepodge of Android news from the past week, including an expansion for Chromecast, a red Nexus 5, more of what we expect from Mobile World Congress — plus we answer your questions, live!

Thing 1: Devices, devices everywhere

• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact versus Z1
• HTC One, one year on
• LG G Flex (AT&T) review
• Red Nexus 5 unboxing and hands-on
• Pebble Steel retail unboxing and hands-on
• Chromecast reportedly hitting the UK as soon as March 1
• HTC: A wearable device will be here by the Christmas season
• First HTC M8 photo shows dual rear cameras

Thing 2: More things

• Nexus 5 launcher becomes 'Google Now Launcher' after Search update
• NBC News and the bullshit 'ZOMG Sochi Olympics Android hack' story
• Android 4.x now on 78.6% of active devices, KitKat still under 2%
• Beta version of Pebble app with new appstore now available to developers
• Samsung Unpacked 5 (and Galaxy S5, perhaps) coming to Mobile World Congress
• Google Chromecast SDK released to developers, Google Play Services updated as well

We survived the Great Google Outage of 2014 and the Great Florida Ice Storm of, erm, also 2014 and have made our triumphant return for the 169th edition of the Android Central Podcast! Good thing, too, because there was that little thing where Google sold Motorola off to Lenovo this week. Plus we chat up some of the more rumoriffic stories of the week, and answer a few your your questions. Join us!

Thing 1: Google sells Motorola to Lenovo, plays nice with Samsung

• Lenovo to acquire Motorola Mobility from Google in $2.91 billion deal
• Motorola may not have hurt Google's bottom line quite as badly as it seems
• Stock Talk: Motorola was just a drop in the bucket for Google
• Motorola's final quarter under Google: $1.24 billion revenue, $384 million operating loss
• Samsung and Google sign a 10-year cross-licensing deal
• Also: Samsung could introduce 'Life Times' app in future phones

Thing 2: Rumors we haven't bothered with

• Google gets Samsung to tone down custom software?
• Google to wind down the Nexus line after 2014?

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Galaxy S4 + S4 Mini 'black edition' with leather-effect back coming to Russia
• Red Nexus 5 appears slated for Feb. 4
• T-Mobile, this is the wrong way to try to gain customers
• SwiftKey makes the leap to iOS with SwiftKey Note
• Android Device Manager updated, now has a password prompt
• Leaked images claim to show LG's new G Pro 2
• Packaged Chrome apps come to Android and iOS with dev preview toolset
• Google announces Glass Titanium Collection: New frames and prescription lenses

Download all the Mobile Nations Android apps!

• Android Central (update coming soon!)
• CrackBerry
• iMore
• Smartwatch Fans
• WPCentral

What post-CES lull? Google bought Nest and its excellent connected-home products for $3.2 billion. Plus Richard Devine checks in from Europe's Moto X launch. You still probably shouldn't drive with Google Glass, and we answer more of your questions, live!

Thing 1: Google Buys Nest for $3.2 billion

• Google to acquire Nest for $3.2 billion
• Let Nest be Nest ... (And Motorola be Motorola, and Aviate be Aviate)
• Nest co-founder discusses Google's future in the connected home
• Stock Talk: Google's purchase of Nest is a long-term play, never mind the short-term jokes

Thing 2: Moto X in Europe, Moto G GPe in the U.S.

• Moto G Google Play edition now on sale for $179
• Hands-on with the Moto G Google Play edition
• Motorola brings the Moto X to the UK
• First look: The European Moto X in London

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Legality of using Google Glass while driving still murky, even after woman avoids ticket
• Sprint Wifi Calling poised to debut on two Samsung phones
• Sprint's LG G Flex available in stores Feb. 7
• Google Now is (unsurprisingly) coming to your desktop
• Desire 300: This is how HTC attacks the low-end market

The new suite of Mobile Nations Android apps

• Android Central
• CrackBerry
• iMore
• Smartwatch Fans
• WP Central (coming soon!)

We're live from the Las Vegas Convention Center for CESlive and CES 2014, where wearables is the name of the game. Well, that and new Android phones and tablets. And processors. And lots of wearables. And we're bringing it all to you, live from the floor.

No scripts. No nets. Just three Android nerds, your questions and an hour to kill before we pack up and head to Las Vegas for CES. Enjoy!

And be sure to swing by our CESlive coverage page!

It's our last show before Christmas, and it's a good one. We get up-close and personal (again) with Google Glass, sort out all the Motorola updates, talk some smartwatches — and answer a bunch of your questions. Join us!

Thing 1: Smartwatches

• Samsung Galaxy Gear (U.S.) finally gets new firmware and expanded notifications
• Pebble announces its own app store; open to developers now, public gets it in 2014
• Pebble smartwatch on sale for $120 at Amazon and Best Buy

Thing 2: Motorola's updates and wood

• Moto G getting Android 4.4.2 KitKat starting today!
• Android 4.4 KitKat update hitting Droid Ultra, MAXX and Mini
• Moto X bamboo back arrives on Moto Maker, carries $100 premium
• Bamboo Moto X now ships by the end of the year
• From the Editor's Desk: Shut up and buy this phone

Thing 3: Google Glass update

• Google Glass updated to XE12, brings a wink camera, proper Hangouts support and iOS compatibility
• New Glassware now live on MyGlass
• MyGlass for iOS available in the App Store, again

Other stuff

• Verizon pushing out Android 4.3 for Galaxy Note 2
• BlackBerry: Android and iOS combined for 40 million new BBM registrations in 60 days
• Here's what BlackBerry's CEO really said about bringing the 'BlackBerry experience' to Android
• CyanogenMod receives new round of funding, talks about future plans
• Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition passes Google CTS, launching Dec. 24
• Sony PlayMemories app refreshed, QX-series firmware update coming soon
• LG unveils 21-inch all-in-one Chromebase desktop
• #CESlive update: Awesome guests, sponsors, a Vegas meetup and more!

We're less than two weeks out from Christmas, and Google's updating everything. We've got two new Google Play edition devices. We've got a white Nexus 7. And just about every app Google makes has been updated — along with yet another update to the Android software itself. Strap in, folks. This is a big one.

Thing 1: New Google Play edition devices

• Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition announced, available now
• LG announces Google Play edition G Pad 8.3
• LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play edition unboxing and hands-on
• Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition unboxing and hands-on
• Stock Android 'Gallery' app is no more on the new Google Play edition devices

Thing 2: Google updates all the things

• In pictures: The white Nexus 7
• Nexus OTA updates to Android 4.4.2 are pushing out now
• Google announces new apps, local content streaming for Chromecast
• Chromecast now works with Google Play Music, Movies & TV from the web
• Hangouts update hopes to fix MMS issues
• Android Device Manager app launches on Google Play
• Google Play Books updated, brings performance tweaks and uploading from your phone or tablet
• Google Translate updated with nine new languages
• Want snow on your Google+ photos? Just shake your phone
• Gmail update adds vacation auto responder, expands file attachment capabilities
• Gmail will automatically show images in e-mails

Other odds and ends

• Pebble update v1.14 adds Do Not Disturb, alarm improvements
• Cover lock screen replacement launches in the Play Store, still carries 'beta' tag
• CTIA, FCC come to agreement on cellphone unlocking terms
• 'Instagram Direct' private messaging is now official
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 now available on Google Play
• Plants vs. Zombies 2 updated with 'loads of cool stuff'
• Moto G's U.S. debut delayed by winter weather
• A sneak peek at #CESlive!
• Sprint to sell new tri-band Galaxy S4 in the coming weeks
• Google Glass as a music player: Sounds pretty good, but it's also tough on battery

Phil and Andrew are joined by JR Raphael for more on the Android 4.4.1 update of the Nexus 5, we've got the LG G Flex in house, and a whole bunch of your questions.

Thing 1: Android 4.4.1 and the Nexus 5

• Android 4.4.1 update coming with Nexus 5 camera fixes [update]
• Android 4.4.1 update for Nexus 5 now live
• From the forums: What's new in Android 4.4.1?
• Android 4.4.1 arriving on more Nexus devices

Thing 2: The LG G Flex

• LG G Flex preview
• LG: Nearly half of all smartphones will be curved, bendable by end of decade
• Hands-on with the LG G Flex
• LG G Flex availability dates announced for Singapore and Hong Kong

Thing 3: The Qualcomm Toq

• Qualcomm Toq unboxing

Other odds and ends

• JR Raphael on the Moto G
• Moto G versus Moto X
• Moto G versus Nexus 4
• Moto G Flip Shell review
• Good read: Andy Rubin now heading up Google's robotic moonshot
• HTC and Verizon confirm Droid DNA Android 4.2.2 update
• Coming up at CES 2014: Android Central, Mobile Nations and Geek Beat join forces!
• Google Play Music updated with SD card cache support

We're taking the week off from the podcast to do this Thanksgiving thing. Or as the rest of the world calls it, Thursday and Friday.

Thanks for listening and being a part of Android Central, and we'll catch y'all on the flip side.

We're getting the gang back together this afternoon for what we're told will be the 162nd edition of the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! On tap this week: Motorola is very quickly becoming the good-guy manufacturer, Android 4.4 KitKat updates are rolling out all over the place, and we'll field a bunch of your questions.

Thing 1: Mighty Moto

• Motorola makes it official: Verizon's Moto X first to get Android 4.4 KitKat
• T-Mobile's Moto X getting Android 4.4 KitKat today
• AT&T Moto X soak test is starting, let the KitKat begin
• Motorola to offer factory images for Developer Editions, no longer void warranties
• Motorola puts Motorola Assist in Google Play, adds custom autoreply option
• Motorola Connect hits the Play Store as well, compatible with Moto's KitKat devices
• Moto G now available in Canada
• Moto G review

Thing 2: KitKat finally rolls out for Nexus devices

• Google pushing a bugfix for Android 4.4 KitKat [KRT16S], new factory images available for Nexus devices
• Nexus 4's Android 4.4 KitKat OTA download links now available

Thing 3: Other stuff

• Sprint Spark: theoretical speeds are theoretical
• HBO Go Android app updated with Chromecast support
• Chromecast app gets a redesign
• Google Wallet update lets you scan cards to enter them
• Google Wallet Card now available to order, ships in 10-12 days
• Verizon now selling the HTC One Max for $299
• Google rolls Play Magazines and Currents into Play Newsstand
• Android Central hits 1 million Google Play Newsstand subscribers - here's how to add us!
• Google gives an early look at the Glass Development Kit, shows off new apps

We're back and we've got the Moto G in house. Plus KitKat updates to the Nexus line, what, excatly, is going on with all this search and launcher stuff, and a whole slew of your questions. Join us!

Thing 1: The Moto G

• Motorola officially announces the Moto G!
• Video: Hands-on with the Moto G!
• In pictures: The Moto G
• Phones 4U carrying the Moto G in the UK, available to order now
• Verizon says it'll carry the Moto G on prepaid next year
• Moto G specs
• Hands on with the new Moto G accessories
• Moto G will ship with KitKat in the U.S.

Thing 2: KitKat abounds

• Android 4.4 KitKat rolling out to Nexus 7s, Nexus 10
• How to manually update your Nexus tablet to KitKat [updated]
• Google posts Android 4.4 factory image for Nexus 4
• Android 4.4 factory images for all Nexus 7s now available, too
• This week's sidebar poll: Do you sideload OTA updates?

Thing 3: Other things

• Nexus 5 review
• Google Search update brings new features and new cards to Google Now
• Samsung Galaxy Gear manager app update brings rich notifications from any app to the Gear
• Sprint doesn't want you to forget you've got dizzingly fast Spark LTE data
• ISIS Mobile Wallet now available for Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile customers
• CyanogenMod Installer hits the Play Store to help you flash your phone
• Google Glass Explorer Program opens sign-ups to anyone interested
• Google Glass officially adding music in 'the next two weeks,' stereo earbuds available soon
• You can now design a custom Moto X on all four major U.S. carriers

It's all Nexus, all the time this week. OK, mostly Nexus. And Android 4.4 KitKat. And a few other things. But, really, just a whole lot of Nexus goin' on.

Thing 1: Still more on the Nexus 5

• The Nexus 5 vs. the LG G2
• The Nexus 5 speaker: Yes, there's only one — and software may be hurting what you hear [updated]
• Nexus 5 battery life first impressions: Good enough, but not great
• Nexus 5 models 820 and 821: What's the difference?
• What I'm using: The Zens Wireless Charger with the Nexus 5
• Nexus 5 now available from Canadian carriers
• Nexus 5 now available through Sprint, Amazon and Best Buy

Thing 2: Still more on Android 4.4 KitKat

• Hangouts 2.0 now rolling out with SMS support
• How to disable SMS messages in Hangouts
• Google Voice numbers can now receive MMS from T-Mobile numbers
• Google Keyboard update brings KitKat features, drops the holo blue
• The KitKat Clock app has a subtle but impressive feature
• Gallery and Photos: Why does the Nexus 5 have two ways to handle images?
• Photo editing improvements in the Android 4.4 KitKat Gallery
• Printing in Android 4.4 KitKat (with some help from HP)
• Switching launchers with Android 4.4's new 'Home' setting
• How to add and arrange home screens in Android 4.4 KitKat
• Nexus 5 camera samples and first impressions
• How to get Google Now off your Android 4.4 KitKat home screen

Thing 3: Anything that's not Nexus or KitKat

• New YouTube comment system integrated with Google+ now available
• Your Google+ profile picture will soon be paired with your phone number
• Verizon announces their own tablet - the Ellipsis 7 will debut Nov. 7 for $250
• Google Glass gets XE11 update, adds new directions, calendar search, setup and screencasting shortcut
• BBM4ALL Video Contest - Make a kick-ass BBM commercial and you could win a trip to Toronto and visit to BlackBerry HQ!

Phil, Alex and Andrew spend an hour fielding questions from a live Q&A on the new Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat. No script. No prep time. We're working without a net. Join us!

We've got the Nexus 5 with Android 4.4 KitKat in our hot little hands, and we're gonna talk them to death this week. Plus, Phil finally gets Google Glass. Join us!

Thing 1: The Nexus 5

• The Nexus 5 is official, Play Store now taking orders
• Nexus 5 official specs
• Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 KitKat video walkthrough
• In pictures: The Nexus 5
• Sprint Nexus 5: $149 for 16GB on contract; preorders Nov. 1, available Nov. 8
• T-Mobile says it'll carry the Nexus 5, forgets to give a price or date
• Yes, you can buy a Nexus 5 from Google Play and activate it on Sprint
• Hangouts v2 preinstalled on Nexus 5, updated in Play Store in coming weeks

Thing 2: Android 4.4 KitKat

• Android 4.4 KitKat is official, launching on the Nexus 5
• Google releases Android 4.4 KitKat SDK
• In Android 4.4, Google Now is finally part of your home screen
• Android 4.4 KitKat 'Easter egg' animation
• Kit Kat branches hitting the Android source tree, Nexus 5 factory images now available
• Google Wallet 'tap and pay' can work on any Android 4.4 device, but still requires a U.S. SIM
• Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 will all get Android 4.4 KitKat
• Galaxy Nexus will not get Android 4.4 KitKat
• Motorola to bring KitKat to Moto X, new Droids and Dev Edition RAZR HD
• HTC One to get KitKat within 90 days in the U.S. [Updated]
• Google Voice won't be integrated into latest Hangouts update, but it's coming
• Video: What's new in Android 4.4 design
• Video: What's new in Android 4.4

Thing 3: Yes, there's other stuff to talk about

• Motorola makes updating the Moto X camera easy, moves app to Google Play
• Sprint Galaxy Nexus Android 4.3 update rolling out starting today
• Pandora now officially supports Chromecast
• Google Glass and moving violations: There will be growing pains
• Android Central Live: It's a wrap!

Phil, Andrew and Alex are joined by Russell Holly of Geek.com to see where we stand on the new Nexus stuff, the launch of BBM — Its really great user friendly and smooth! — and we take a slew of questions from the live Q&A. Join us!

Thing 1: Ready or not, here's BBM!

• BBM for Android finally here today ... later ... eventually ... NOW!
• BBM bests 1 million installs in its first day on Android
• Who's using BBM on Android?
• BlackBerry 'aware' of suspect reviews, 'working with Google to resolve this'
• BBM updated to support more devices, doesn't list which ones

Thing 2: Nexus watch 2013

• ... ... ...

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

• Plants vs. Zombies 2 now live in Google Play
• Call of Duty: Strike Team now available - latest postmodern war shooter is $6.99
• Custom Moto X now $99.99 from Moto Maker site
• Is T-Mobile starting to offer free tethering on prepaid plans?
• Samsung hit with fine in Taiwan, probe into failing devices in China

The gang's all here, and we're taking Nexus rumors and leaks, giant phones, and $3000 goats. 

Phil and Alex each has the HTC One Max, a massive phone with a not-quite-as-massive display, running Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5. Here we have our initial thoughts on the oversized phone.

Samsung does all right with the Note 3 and new Note 10.1, but the Galaxy Gear leaves a bit to be desired. Plus, the state of HTC, we try to benchmark Jerry live on the air — and Google gives numbers on the great malware scare that isn't.

Thing 1: Samsung's trifecta

• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 review (European version)
• Samsung Galaxy Gear initial review
• Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 - 2014 Edition review
• How to shrink the Galaxy Note 3's display into a tiny window
• T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear now available
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 + Gear now available on AT&T and Sprint
• Cheating at Android benchmarks isn't new

Thing 2: What's up with HTC?

• HTC announces $101 million operating loss for Q3 2013
• Microsoft wants HTC's Android phones to dual-boot into Windows Phone
• HTC elaborates on Android 4.3 plans for HTC One on other U.S. carriers
• Stock Talk: HTC's Q3 loss isn't good, but neither is it unexpected

Thing 3: Other odds and ends

• Android security chief breaks down real malware data
• Android 4.3.1 update rolling out to LTE Nexus 7
• Twitter beta track receives yet another striking interface change
• Hulu Plus gets Chromecast support

Alex, Andrew and Jerry talk all things Note 3. IT'S HAPPENING!

Jerry and Andrew have been living and breathing the LG G2 for a few weeks now, and they tackling some of your burning questions about one of the hottest devices of the year.

The thing: The LG G2

• Verizon G2 review
• AT&T G2 review
• Verizon and AT&T versions rooted
• Long-pressing those crazy buttons will open apps
• Verizon version already has an update.
• Carrier IQ says hello on AT&T.

Phil, Jerry, Andrew and Alex talk up a week's worth of news, including the Nexus 7 controversy, CyanogenMod's rebirth as a real live corporation, more on the LG G2, and more of your e-mails. Join us!

Thing 1: New Nexus LTE hullabaloo

• Nexus 7 LTE now available in UK, Canada, Australia and more
• Verizon responds to inqury about LTE-enabled Nexus 7 activation issues
• Verizon clarifies LTE Nexus 7 certification process
• Tethering with the Nexus 7 on AT&T

Thing 2: New devices

• More LG G2 talk, tips and tricks
• Moto X developer editions appear, Verizon version now available
• Motorola Droid Maxx Developer Edition now available for $649
• Sony Xperia Z1 video walkthrough

Other odds and ends

• CyanogenMod team goes commercial, bullet-proof installer coming soon
• Sprint introduces 'One Up' annual upgrade program
• Quickoffice now free for all, courtesy of Google
• It's official: BBM for Android coming September 21
• Updated Google Wallet app coming to all US-based Android phones

Phil, Jerry and Andrew are back to talk up the latest Nexus leaks, we've got the U.S. versions of the LG G2 in our hot little hands, new Chromebooks in our hearts — and what we really think about all this iPhone buzz.

Thing 1: New Nexus incoming?

• Our best look yet at a possible Nexus successor
• Mysterious Nexus phone shows up in Google KitKat statue video

Thing 2: The LG G2 is here!

• LG G2 now available on AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
• AT&T LG G2 hands-on
• Verizon LG G2 hands-on
• Motorola's Active Display versus LG's Knock-On
• The LG G2 QuickWindow Case

Other odds and ends

• Twitter releases beta update with drastically new interface
• Future Samsung phones will have 64-bit CPUs too, says CEO
• Apple's iPhone 5c announcement won't change anything
• Google Play edition Samsung Galaxy S4 also getting JWR66Y update
• HTC One Google Play edition receiving JWR66Y OTA update
• Google unveils new Chromebooks, Chromebox with Intel Haswell processors
• Android 4.3 with Sense 5.0 RUU for the AT&T HTC One leaks out

We're wrapping up our week in Berlin with more on the Sony Z1 and QX cameras, more thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear and the Note 10.1 2014 Edition (that's a tablet, if the name didn't give it away), plus the LG G Pad 8.3, ASUS and other sundry items. 

We're live from Berlin, Germany, and the annual IFA conference, where we've got the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Gear smartwatch and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Plus, Sony rolled out the new Xperia Z1 and the Cyber-shot QX10 and QX100 camera systems. And if that's not enough, we weigh in on Android 4.4 Kit Kat, and HTC's new wares. Join us!

Thing 1: Microsoft, Nokia and HTC, plus Android 4.4 Kit Kat

• Android 4.4 is announced — a confectionary perfectionary
• Kit Kat statue joins the crew at Google HQ
• Mysterious "Nexus" device shows up in Kit Kat statue unveiling
• Hands-on with the HTC Desire 601
• First look at the HTC BoomBass speaker
• What Microsoft buying Nokia means for Android

The Sony Xperia Z1 and Cyber Shot QX series

• Hands-on with the Sony Xperia Z1
• Sony announces the Cyber Shot QX10 and QX100
• Hands-on with the Sony Cyber-shot QX100

The Samsung Galaxy Gear, Note 3 and Note 10.1 (2014 edition)

• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Gear
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 hands-on
• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 edition)
• Galaxy Note 3 hitting all four major U.S. carriers
• In pictures: The Samsung Galaxy Gear

Phil, Alex, Andrew and Richard preview next week's IFA conference in Berlin. Plus, more on the LG G2, a wee bit on the Moto X, who among us has spent the most money on Asphalt 8 — and a few of your e-mails. Join us!

No show this week. But we'll catch y'all on the flip side!

Thing 1: More Moto X

• Customize your Moto X: A Moto Maker preview
• Motorola has a snazzy desktop dock for the Moto X, too
• Moto X car dock goes on sale for $40 direct from Motorola
• Moto X hits AT&T on Aug 23
• Moto X 'Skip' unlocking accessory now available for $20

Thing 2: More LG G2

• Verizon LG G2 comes with wireless charging in addition to logos
• LG G2 coming to most Canadian carriers
• LG G2 up for pre-order at Negri
• LG G2 up for pre-order in the UK, release due late Sept

Thing 3: Big IFA devices leak

• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 specs leak
• Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch coming Sept 4, says WSJ
• Crazy Sony lens camera leaked pics
• Yet another Sony Honami leak
• LG's making another Optimus Vu
• HTC One Max leaked render

Other things that might've happened:

• North Korea unveils Android phone
• Verizon's HTC One coming Aug 22 with Android 4.2.2
• Dots launches for Android