Material

Apr 25 2024 14.7k
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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. Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.

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461: Nothing Works Anymore

Apr 25 2024 73 mins  
This episode might bum you out, especially if you're mad at your boss. At least this one is about Google bosses.

460: You Better Work!

Apr 18 2024 72 mins  
The episode starts with an existential crisis and ends with ruminations on what's ahead in Android 15 and Google Search.

459: Wizard Needs Data Badly

Apr 12 2024 69 mins  
Mercury is in retrograde. Andy didn't make it to the new Google Store, and Google killed more stuff this week. We recap Google Cloud Next 2024 and what's coming.

458: Happy Birthday, Gmail

Apr 04 2024 61 mins  
It's Gmail's 20th birthday, and we're celebrating by ruminating about its presence in our lives.

457: I'll Smell Mine

Mar 28 2024 61 mins  
The Pixel 9 rumors are confusing, but not as confusing as why YouTube is letting AI jump around the timeline. Also, have you smelled your Galaxy S24 Ultra's S Pen lately?

456: Topsy-Turvy

Mar 22 2024 57 mins  
This week's biggest Google news was actually about Apple. Has Apple finally accepted that it needs Google's help in the AI department? Will the companies hold each other in solidarity as they face the DoJ?

455: A Good Final Draft

Mar 15 2024 78 mins  
Andy is solo this week and attempting to wrangle his Google Photos library. Plus, rumors of square smartwatches and other shakeups.

454: Squeaky Hamster Wheel

Mar 07 2024 70 mins  
Google hopes to reduce spam with its new search algorithms. Meta shatters our dreams for AndroidXR on its hardware. And the Windows Subsystem for Android _est mort_.

453: Way Too Big

Feb 29 2024 46 mins  
We've got on the big OnePlus Watch 2, wondering why Google didn't check Gemini's answers before they went live.

452: Literally Literally

Feb 22 2024 68 mins  
It's time for Cowboy Andy and Sheriff Flo's AI roundup rodeo! COME ON DOWN. Also, the first developer preview of Android 15 is out, and it's not 100% boring.