Android Authority Podcast

Fin Part Deux

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is the last episode of the second season of the Android Authority podcast. That sucks. But that doesn't mean we don't have tech to talk about. Ad...

LG's promise and Google's experiments

25 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We have a ton of housecleaning to take care of right off the bat including the Moto RAZR, Whatsapp's dark mode, MWC 2020 and more. Plus, we take a loo...

A Samsung fanboy's wet dream

18 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off the CES Train, we have some housecleaning to do. We chat about the Escobar Fold, Google hitting a trillion dollar valuation, and in what way...

#CES2020 was amazing!

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Feist leads David Imel, Hadlee Simons, and C. Scott Brown for a roundtable discussion of all the top showings at CES 2020. It was a great sho...

#CES2020 Preview and Xiaomi's insecurity

04 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

C. Scott Brown joins Joe and Adam to talk about what he's excited about for CES next week. Looking back on a decade of Android we revisit some of the ...

Google vs. Fortnite, Round 2019

28 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the last podcast of the decade and we're looking back on the 2010s, and 2019, and looking ahead to 2020. What were the biggest tech fails of 2019...

Best of Android 2019: And the winner is...

22 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Every year, Android Authority looks to award the best smartphone released. But if you ask 50 different reviewers what the best phone of the year is, y...

Google > Ring. Snapdragon > Apple A13. 2 Zooms > Zoom.

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

OnePlus has a concept phone coming to CES and Samsung has a Star Wars phone out now. The Snapdragon 865 finally beat its Apple counterpart - kinda. Th...

DJI Mavic Mini Podcast Review: Small but mighty

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan Feist from Dronerush.com joins Adam to talk about what might be the best bargain in tech in 2019. The DJI Mavic mini is a tiny powerhouse, th...

Google dropping features and fancy watches featuring The Mr. Mobile, Michael Fisher

14 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Mr. Mobile a.k.a. Michael Fisher drops by and joins Adam and Jonathan this week. Samsung has (NOT!) sold 1 million Galaxy Fold units, and we're ta...

Meet Google's new boss, same as the old boss

07 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe discuss the Escobar Fold 1 and the...unique marketing approach for this phone. Qualcomm's Hawaii-based processor event dropped...

Deadpool's Mint and driving with Google in cars

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe get together on this short holiday week to chat about Android Auto. Adam has a new radio and Joe is an old Android Auto soul. ...

The Android Authority Black Friday Wish List

29 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe list the items they'll be looking to buy this Black Friday. And here they are: Nintendo Switch with free minecraft - $299 Ri...

Hello Google Stadia! Farewell, John Legere!

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Hindy takes a turn at the hosting mic while Adam and Jonathan join him to chat. We get some final thoughts on Google Stadia, and why Joe is so set...

Google Stadia Podcast Review: Life is a subscription

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Imel joins Adam to talk about Google's new cloud-streaming gaming platform, Google Stadia. Is this the gaming solution of the future? Is the fut...

Google checks in on Moto's RAZR ambitions

16 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe talk mostly Moto RAZR, Motorola's folding phone and it's pretty awesome. We also geek out over retro mode on the phone. Also, ...

A Pentacamera masterpiece and Google Pixel Perks

09 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a ton of housecleaning to do and C. Scott Brown joins Adam and Jonathan to do it. The Google Pixel 4 gets a crazy Black Friday deal. Astro m...

Google's Fit, Moto's RAZR, and who the hell is BBK??? Featuring Andru Edwards from Gear Live!

02 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam and Joe are joined by Andru Edwards, host of the Geared Up Podcast to talk about the Google Pixel. The battery is small, but people are buying it...

Final Pixel 4 thoughts and lots of surprises

26 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Imel joins Adam and Jonathan to wrap up our final thoughts on the Google Pixel 4. Does Google have the right strategy following Apple's lead? Ju...

Google Pixel 4 Podcast Review: It's so Google

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Google Pixel 4 is a fairly controversial phone. It's got so much great going for it, but it also falls short in a few key areas. Our review calls ...

Motorola's new RAZR, and Google Pixel 4 final thoughts

19 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Motorola sent out invitations for its folding phone, and we discuss what we're looking forward to most. Plus, we follow up our Pixel 4 launch podcast ...

Made By Google launch event: A Pixel 4 and Nest story

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Google introduced us to a whole bevy of devices today, interwoven around a story. We saw announcements about Stadia and Pixel Buds. We saw the new Pix...

OnePlus 7T Pro, Essential Gem, Threads by Instagram, Google's Rules and other existential questions

12 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The OnePlus 7T Pro is official, along with its racing counterpart. Andy Rubin revealed a new smartphone-we-think from Essential that is roughly half a...

Huawei is out, Microsoft is in

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There used to be a really easy way to install Google Apps onto the Huawei Mate 30 Pro, but that service is no longer. A security researcher found an u...

Huawei Mate 30 Pro Podcast Review: It's Complicated

04 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is one of the most gorgeous pieces of hardware to ever come out of the Chinese OEM, or any OEM for that matter. It has stunning...

Gary Explains: Speed Test G 2.0

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Sims of Gary Explains fame is back to announce an exciting new development - literally a development - of Speed Test G 2.0, now with 100% more iP...

Samsung Galaxy Fold Podcast Review

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is finally here and available for purchase. Reviews editor Eric Zeman joins Adam and Joe to talk about one of the most anticip...

The OnePlus 7T Podcast Review: Not a Pro, but still a Pro

28 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Imel joins Adam to talk about the OnePlus 7T and give it the full review. Power, endurance, camera, battery, we cover it all on this podcast rev...

Taking phones to the extremes

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Thomas-Shaw joins Adam and Joe to talk about the ROG phone 2, Asus's latest gaming phone. Then we take a look at the Xioami Mi Mix Alpha and it's...

Is the Huawei Mate 30 Pro half empty, or half full?

21 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe reunite to discuss the latest flagship from Huawei. The Mate 30 Pro  and family are all official, and pretty awesome. Except ...

Hello Moto - A look at the future of smartphones from Motorola

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam got a chance to sit down for an hour with Douglas Michau, Executive Director North America Business Development at Motorola Mobility. If that sou...

Everything about the iPhone 11 and the Google Pixel 4...but only one of them was announced featuring Jaime Rivera from Pocketnow

14 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Rivera from Pocketnow joins Adam and Jonathan on a trip through Cupertino. What did Apple bring to the table? Plus, we know basically everything...

IFA 2019 - Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X, LG G8X, and so, so, so much more

07 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam is joined by David Imel and Jimmy Westenberg from the floor of IFA 2019 in Berlin, Germany. They cover a wide range of devices from phones to fol...

IFA I'm getting a phone, make it Fold!

07 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Thomas from the SoundGuys and the SoundGuys Podcast joins us to talk about some sound advancements from IFA. Also, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is sh...

This is Android 10, and we can't wait...

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Android 10 is officially here, and rolling out to phones as we speak. Adam and Joe walk you through all the new features coming to our favorite operat...

IFA preview and how ethical is your phone?

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

C. Scott Brown joins Adam, Jonathan, and Joe discussing IFA in Berlin. Also, a protip on how to prevent calendar spam, which is unfortunately a thing ...

Android is dead. Long live Android!

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe, and Jonathan discuss Google's rebrand of Android. Desserts are gone; letters are gone. The logo has changed, and the wordmark is different....

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Podcast Review: Leading, but is it a leader?

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam and David Imel talk about Samsung's latest flagship, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+. The Note line has long been the "everything" phone but is that ...

Gary Explains: RISC-V: The open-sourced hardware solution of our dreams

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Sims of Gary Explains comes on the show to talk about open-sourced hardware and some of the myths that surround the RISC-V ISA. Is this the Linux...

So you think you can zoom? Hold my beer.

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe, and Jonathan take a look at the Motorola One Zoom, which doesn't have Android One, and might not even zoom. Speaking of cameras, Xiaomi and...

Final Samsung Note 10 Notes and Netflix's foe

10 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Samsung Note 10 wasn't the only news of the week! Adam, Joe, and Jonathan explore new rumors about the Google Pixel 4 - more RAM, less battery. Me...

Note 10-ium Leviosa

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung's Unpacked event has come and gone and Adam, Joe, and Jonathan are breaking it all down. We've got the Note 10, and the Note 10+, we've got a ...

Looking back at our long-lost phones

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When Adam stumbled across an old phone favorite in a box, it got him thinking - what other phones hold special places in the collective hearts of the ...

Samsung's shock and awe

03 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe, Jonathan, and a new friend discuss rumors of a leaked dongle seemingly confirming at least one Samsung Galaxy Note will not have a headphon...

Asus ROG phone 2 is an absolute unit

27 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Imel joins Adam, Joe, and Jonathan to talk about the latest from Asus - the ROG Phone 2. It is a powerhouse in every way possible and a new line...

Will the Samsung Galaxy Note get the snappier Snapdragon?

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's our one-year anniversary, and we're celebrating with our friends! Sam Moore and David Imel join Adam and Joe for a lively discussion about Qualco...

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Review: Big and Beautiful

20 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, Adam went to downtown Chicago to test out Sprint's 5G network, and he did so on a Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. Since then, he's been using the 5G...

Switching on Sprint's 5G

13 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe, and Jonathan discuss the newly announced Nintendo Switch Lite - gaming for all! Adam spent an afternoon in downtown Chicago checking out Sp...

US Government all up in your Google

06 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe discuss Huawei's place in the US-China Trade War. Also, US government officials might be coming after your encryption. And spe...

Android on your desktop? Android IS your desktop!

29 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Molina joins us from the SoundGuys podcast to talk about speaker cables, and the coat hangers that love them. Meanwhile, we get a great new look...

LG V50 5G Podcast review, plus talking Sprint 5G deployment with Richard Self, Director of RF Engineering

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam and Jonathan sit down and talk to Eric Zeman, Reviews Editor at Android Authority to talk all about the LG V50, LG's first 5G smartphone. Plus Er...

Google pushes RCS into the Fold

22 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam returns from vacation with some Sabotage! YouTube remasters up to 1,000 music videos and bring the RCS protocol to your phone. Meanwhile, Scott A...

Google Pixel 4 confirmed and E3 gaming

14 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe, Jonathan, and Sam Moore talk about Google's confirmed leak of the Pixel 4, E3, Xiaomi Mi Band 4, more E3 and Google Stadia. What is the future of...

Introducing our new home!

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Community is everything for us at the Android Authority Podcast. So we rebuilt our landing page to make it your one-stop shopping for everything you n...

Google Stadia and be recognized

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe talk about the Asus Zenphone 6 with a contribution from a vacationing David Imel. We now know a lot more about Google Stadia a...

Apple's WWDC Keynote: Know thy enemy featuring Megan Morrone from TWiT!

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

WWDC is on and Apple packed a lot into its keynote. Adam and Joe needed an expert, so we snagged the biggest Apple expert we could find - Megan Morron...

Helloooooo Moto Z4 and the Pixel is on the right track

01 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Say hello Moto to the Moto Z4 and continuing support for Moto Mods! Adam, Jonathan, and Joe look at Moto's latest not-a-flagship flagship. Adam Sinick...

Gary Explains: ARM's new toys and how the SoC works

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Sims from Gary Explains joins Adam, Jonathan, and Joe to talk about ARM's latest CPU and GPU, the Cortex A77 and the Mali-G77. But we go deeper, ...

Huawei's Woes

24 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This is not a featured story of the Android Authority Podcast, but it is centered on Huawei and the trouble it found throughout the week. What happene...

Pixel 3a XL Podcast Review: Not a Nexus

18 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Despite comparisons to its old siblings, the Nexus phones, reviewed Dhruv Bhutani thinks this Pixel 3a XL is cut from a different cloth.  The softwar...

Google's excuses and a new OnePlus in town

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe are joined by Chris Thomas, executive editor of SoundGuys.com. Google's reason for including a headphone jack in the Pixel 3a ...

OnePlus 7 Pro Podcast review: 2019 Champion?

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Imel joins Adam and Jonathan to discuss OnePlus's latest offering. The full written review and video are out, so we settle down for a podcast ab...

Google Pixel 3a: "A" is for "Nexus" featuring Jason Howell from All About Android!

11 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by distinguished guest Jason Howell from the All About Android podcast/TWiT network. Adam, Jonathan, and Jason discuss Google I/O and th...

Google I/O 2019 wrap up

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Google I/O keynote is over and we're left to digest so much of what was announced. We got new advancements in Google lens, Google Assistant, Andro...

LG, Motorola: Winners who still somehow lose featuring Juan Carlos Bagnell a.k.a. @SomeGadgetGuy

03 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe, and Juan dive deep into the LG G8 and also examine why LG has seen 9 straight quarterly losses. But at least it didn't fail as mightily as ...

Samsung vs. iFixit

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe, Jonathan, and C. Scott Brown break down the post mortem of the Galaxy Fold, including the last minute takedown of iFixit's posts. OnePlus i...

Samsung's Fold Foibles, Apple's submission, and new best friends

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Samsung Fold is in the wild, but so far, it hasn't gone well. But is that necessarily Samsung's fault? We're not so sure. Some of the issues were ...

Qualcomm's latest, Oppo's copy, and Samsung's crazy flipper

13 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Jonathan, and Joe break down the latest processors from Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 665, 730, and 730G. Oppo released a new phone with some curious...

The LG G8 Thinq Podcast Review: Bland advancement

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The LG G8 Thinq has landed. The phone has a beautiful but unremarkable design. It's powerful and fast and a flagship in every sense. Plus, the LG G8 T...

Huawei's killer camera, Android Q's killer features, and 5G's killer speed!

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're no April Fools here. Adam, Joe and Jonathan take a look at their favorite April Fool's day gags. Plus, they have a moment of silence for Google+...

Huawei P30 Pro Podcast Review: All our problems are solved

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro solve a lot of problems that smartphones typically have. They can't zoom. They can't take good photos in low light. They do...

The Huawei P30 Pro puts the P in Photography

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Huawei P30 Pro is out and it's bringing 5x optical zoom with a new periscope style camera. It's an awesome new innovation in smartphone camera tec...

Stadia as she goes

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Adam, Joe and Jonathan get into a long discussion about Google's cloud-based gaming platform, Stadia. There's a ton to digest there, and they dig deep...

The Galaxy s10e, the Motorola RAZR, and the other leftovers

16 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We had a huge week, which included two other podcasts.  So this podcast focuses on what's left in the news, which is still huge! We've got our Samsun...

There's no one like Q

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's Pi Day and we're celebrating by saying goodbye to Android Pie. Too ironic? The first beta for  Android Q is available and we're breaking down al...

Nokia 9 PureView Podcast Review

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Nokia 9 PureView is here, and Eric Zeman comes aboard to give us all of his thoughts. Nokia's innovative pentacamera setup, along with the "PureVi...

Samsung and Huawei go 10 rounds featuring Tnkgrl, Myriam Joire from the Mobile Tech Podcast

09 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Myriam Joire a.k.a. Tnkgrl from the Mobile Tech podcast joins Adam and Joe to talk all things tech from the last week. Samsung and Huawei are throwing...

Beyond Barcelona

02 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Never underestimate the amount of news that can pour out of one trade show. Now that we've finished our MWC 2019 podcast, we catch you up with news fr...

MWC 2019 Wrap up

02 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Going to MWC can be quite overwhelming, but fortunately, our crack team on the ground kept the content coming, giving Adam, Jonathan, and Joe plenty t...

Samsung Galaxy S10 Podcast Review

23 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To get a better idea of just what the Samsung Galaxy S10 has to offer, Adam and Joe sit down with David Imel, the chief reviewer of Android Authority....

Samsung brings you into the fold

23 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Give it up for the Galaxy Fold! Samsung's exciting new foldable device is here, and Adam and Joe are arguing about it. Plus, they look at Samsung's ne...

BB-8 is getting all Misty featuring Jonathan Strickland from Tech Stuff

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard of Sphero. You may have heard of Star Wars. Adam looked at all the robots he could find. But one robot maker had a great product, a...

Looking ahead to MWC 2019

16 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Up until now, we've only seen mid-tier phones. But that's all about to change with MWC right around the corner. Plus, AT&T is trying to con everyone, ...

Nokia and Google Nostalgia

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Never seen a Nokia-made, android powered phone in the States? That's about to change! Also, Adam, Jonathan, and Joe take a look at three new Moto G7 p...

U.S. vs. Huawei: It's getting real

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Going into February, things are becoming more clear in the United States versus Huawei fight, and the tide may be turning. China is trying to help Hua...

Honor View 20 podcast review

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

To fully appreciate the Honor View 20, you need to start on the back, because it is gorgeous. However, the Honor View 20 is more than just a pretty fa...

Google Play has a problem

26 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Let us regale to you the tale of the startup that deregistered a user's wi-fi connected garage door because of a bad review. The Google Play store has...

Getting the Royole Treatment: An interview with Bill Liu, CEO of Royole

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

You may have heard of Royole, maker of the world's first (and as of publication, only) folding phone, the FlexPai. Adam puts on his interviewer hat an...

Google Pixel 3 Lite revealed?

19 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Down in Las Vegas, Gary Sims took the Snapdragon 855 processor for a spin at CES and the results are impressive. Motorola is hoping you'll flip for it...

CES 2019 - All your favorite people

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For our last CES 2019 episode, we take 5 minutes to talk to some of the faces of CES that make this space so great to work in. Hear from Myriam Joire,...

CES 2019 Wrap up, featuring Michael Fisher of TheMrMobile/Mobile Nations

12 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wrapping up a long week of technology and innovation can be hard to do in one podcast, so Adam and Jonathan are joined by Michael Fisher, a.k.a. @TheM...

CES 2019 Special: Samsung's Press Conference with Daniel Bader of Android Central

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung's press conference brought us a number of goodies at its press conference yesterday. Adam sat down with Daniel Bader, Managing Editor of Andro...

CES 2019 Preview!

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Guest host C. Scott Brown and Adam discuss CES 2019 - first experiences, and what we'll see...probably. We also caught some OEMs trying to cheat on Be...

Live podcast Q&A: So Long, 2018!

29 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We recorded a live podcast on December 27th, on our Android Authority YouTube channel, and took questions from the viewers, which tied in nicely with ...

Looking back on 2018 - Huawei, Lenovo, and more

22 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The end of 2018 is here, and we want to know what you this. Please fill out our survey and let us know what you think! We also take a look at the best...

OnePlus 6T McLaren, Start Your Engines

15 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Vitaminwater wants to know if you can ditch your phone for a year and it willing to pay $100,000 to find out We go hands-on the OnePlus 6T McLaren edi...

Gary Explains: Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 processor

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Qualcomm's latest flagship SoC is out, and we're breaking it down here. But processors are complicated, so we got the smartest guy we know to come on ...

Huawei's Arrested Development

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Qualcomm introduced us to the SoC that will power your smartphone next year. Huawei's CTO has the right to remain silent, eh? Samsung's mobile divis...

The Best of Android, the Best of Google

01 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our Readers Choice Award is in and it should come as no surprise. We also look at the best innovation of 2018, as voted on by the Android Authority st...

DGiT Daily - November 30, 2018 - Down goes Daredevil

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Thanks again, Android Authority crowd, for letting us butt in. Your normal programming will return next week. But if you like us, subscribe! This is y...