Amazon Fire Fired, Alexa Hired
Summary
This episode of Android Faithful covers the impact of the RAM shortage on Q3 smartphone shipments, noting a 20% global decline. The hosts discuss the merger of Smart Launcher and Custom Industries into Wild Pixels, celebrating the preservation of indie development. A major segment analyzes early reviews of the Google Book, highlighting app compatibility issues and the challenges of transitioning from Chrome OS. The show also details Amazon’s rebranding of Fire tablets to Alexa tablets with full Android support and previews the upcoming global release of the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Capital One and Verizon
Intro, pinball bed, and Patreon promo
Announcing the new YouTube channel
Global smartphone shipment decline analysis
Smart Launcher and Custom Industries merger
Patreon community art and news vote
Oppo Find N6 leak and camera design
Sponsors: Capital One and Camtasia
Google Books OS laptop experience review
Amazon Fire tablets rebranded to Alexa
New Google TV Streamer features and design
Fitbit Edge smartwatch announcement
Sponsors: Camtasia, Capital One, Zen
Play Store Game Finder and driving audio
Nothing OS 5.0 and Pixel 10 Lineage OS
Listener emails: Starlink and Pixel Fold
Host updates: Pinball, Score A Bit, CMF
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