Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down.
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#274: Put a Ring On It
September 25th, 2020 · 92 minutes
We talk about what to expect from Chrome OS. Then, why Google is adopting a hybrid work-from-home model and how to use the new COVID transmission layer on Google Maps. For those on Android 11, we help you unlock the secret kitty game.
#273: Google's 99 Problems
September 17th, 2020 · 79 minutes
We discuss Apple's announcements and the features we'd borrow for Android, why Google is tightening its internal message boards, how Senators are grilling Google in the latest anti-trust hearings, and what to expect from its next hardware event.
#272: Dingus
September 10th, 2020 · 88 minutes
We discuss the launch of Android 11 and why Google Maps automatically blurred out protest slogans in Hong Kong. Then, we lift your spirits with a reflective interview with Google's former camera czar, Marc Levoy.
#271: Event Horizon
September 3rd, 2020 · 89 minutes
We talk about the Made by Google event that hasn't been announced quite yet but that everyone keeps alluding to. We also dive into some regional Google news, as well as UFOs.
#270: Terribly Exciting and Terribly Concerning
August 28th, 2020 · 75 minutes
Flo and Andy ponder the future of streaming media now that Google Play Music is no longer playing along. Then, why Google engineers are confused about Android's privacy settings and how the new Earthquake Alert System works around the world.
#269: Google Down Under
August 20th, 2020 · 80 minutes
Andy has the Pixel 4a, and Flo can't capture the California wildfires with the OnePlus 8's Nightscape mode. We talk about the farce that is timely software updates, and why you should pay attention to why Google wrote an open letter to Australia.
#268: The Right Kind of Distraction
August 14th, 2020 · 84 minutes
We dive into all the drama associated with Epic Games' lawsuit against Google. We gush at length about the new Surface Duo and how it might shape the future of Android devices to come. And we muse about how the Pixel is the second coming of the Nexus.
#267: Rebuilding Year
August 6th, 2020 · 90 minutes
We'll touch upon the bummers from Alphabet's Q2 earnings call and why it's wrong to steal. This week also brings us the Pixel 4a and a whole lineup of new Samsung gadgets.
#266: Google-bit
July 31st, 2020 · 88 minutes
We talk about the theater that is US Congress and how Sundar Pichai carried the torch as the hearing veered off course. We'll also touch upon the rumors that Samsung is ditching Bixby for the Google Assistant, and we'll decode the Pixel 4a leak.
#265: Pure Momentum
July 24th, 2020 · 83 minutes
Andy and Flo discuss Google's efforts to compete with Amazon in online shopping and how Marc Levoy's departure will affect future generations of the Pixel. We also take a journey back to the days of internet yore, before Google was a search engine.