AAA Rundown (2021-2022)


1		Episode Title: A Major Minor Upgrade	621	3/14/23
2		GUEST: Adam Doud LOWER THIRD URL: SlashGear.com BenefitoftheDoud.com	Adam also needs systemofadoud.com -Burke

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4	5:27	START OF THE SHOW	Links	VIDEO	0:05:00
5	JH	Welcome to All About Android! Your weekly source for the latest news, hardware and apps for the Android faithful.
6		I'm Jason Howell --- I'm Mishaal Rahman!
7		Introduce Adam Doud from Slashgear and the Benefit of the Doud podcast!
8				Ready News
9	5:32	News (3 top stories)	Links	VIDEO	0:15:00
10	MR	@MishaalRahman: Here is what’s new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2	https://twitter.com/MishaalRahman/status/1633529635253174274
11		Google is preparing to crack down on apps that claim to speed up your Android phone	https://blog.esper.io/google-crack-down-task-killer/
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13	JH	New for Pixel: Fall Detection, faster Night Sight and more	https://blog.google/products/pixel/feature-drop-march-2023/
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15	JH	Stadia’s pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down	https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/stadias-pivot-to-a-cloud-service-has-also-been-shut-down/
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17	5:52	UP NEXT: HARDWARE! But first:	Bitwarden.com/twit		0:05:00
18	JH	This episode of All About Android is brought to you by Bitwarden. Bitwarden is the only open-source, cross-platform password manager that can be used at home, at work, or on the go, and is trusted by millions; even our very own Steve Gibson has switched over! With Bitwarden, all of the data in your vault is end-to-end encrypted, not just your passwords. Protect your data and privacy with Bitwarden by adding security to your passwords with strong, randomly generated passwords for each account. Go further with the Username Generator, create unique usernames for each account, or even use any of the five integrated email alias services. Bitwarden has new features to announce in their latest February release, including: Significant updates to the Key Derivation Function encryption: New Bitwarden accounts will use 600,000 KDF iterations for PBKDF2, as recommended by OWASP. Argon2ID is also an optional alternative KDF for users seeking specialized protection. A stronger master password has a higher impact on security than KDF iterations, so you should have a long, strong, and unique master password for the best protection. Master password security checks: New users who create their accounts on mobile apps, browser extensions, and desktop apps can now check known data breaches for their prospective master password via HIBP. Logging in with a device is now available for additional clients. Login requests can also be initiated from browser extensions, mobile apps, and desktop apps. Share private data securely with coworkers, across departments, or the entire company with fully customizable and adaptive plans: Bitwarden's Teams Organization option is $3 a month per user, while their Enterprise Organization plan is just $5 a month per user. Individuals can always use the Basic Free Account for an unlimited number of passwords. Upgrade any time to a Premium account for less than $1 a month, or bring the whole Family Organization option to give up to 6 users premium features for only $3.33 a month! Call to Action (verbatim - URL 2 times) At TWiT, we are fans of password managers. Bitwarden is the only open-source, cross-platform password manager that can be used at home, on the go, or at work, and is trusted by millions of individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide. Get started with a free trial of a Teams or Enterprise plan, or get started for free across all devices as an individual user at Bitwarden.com/twit. That’s Bitwarden.com/twit.
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20	5:56	Hardware (3 top stories) ALL PIXEL!!!	Links	VIDEO	0:15:00
21	JH	Google Pixel 7a surfaces in hands-on leak with 8GB RAM, updated camera bar design	https://9to5google.com/2023/03/12/pixel-7a-leak-ram-hardware/
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23	JH	These blurry subway photos may offer the latest Pixel Fold leak	https://9to5google.com/2023/03/08/pixel-fold-leak-subway/
24		Google Pixel Fold & Pixel 7a: Colors & Storage; in stores from June?	https://winfuture.de/news,135122.html
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26	JH	[Exclusive] Pixel 8 Pro First Look: Might be showcased at Google I/O 2023 in May	https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/exclusive-pixel-8-pro-first-look/
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28	JH	The Pixel Watch seems to be a hit as Google takes second place in wearable market	https://9to5google.com/2023/03/11/pixel-watch-units-sold-report/
29		What is going on with Fitbit?	https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/24/23612141/fitbit-google-server-outage-challenges-wearables
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31	JH	Pixel Buds Pro spatial audio with head tracking update rolling out	https://9to5google.com/2023/03/07/pixel-buds-pro-spatial-audio-update/
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33	6:20	UP NEXT: APPS! But first:	cachefly.com		0:05:00
34	JH	This episode of All About Android is brought to you by CacheFly. Customers won’t hang around for your content to load, so don’t give them a reason to leave. Dramatically increase your sites’ and apps’ speed over long distances for global audiences with CacheFly. With more than 3,500 clients in over 80 countries around the world, organizations (like us!) consistently use CacheFly for scalability, reliability, and unrivaled performance. Some markets are more challenging than others, and content delivery costs vary drastically. Partner with a CDN that knows what it takes to deliver content fast in global markets and is honest about the costs to get you there. Scale your content delivery in these emerging markets: South and Central America are predicted to be a significant emerging market in gaming and entertainment over the next five years. CacheFly has committed to navigating the complex government attitudes, tariffs, and laws to understand how this market operates. IP traffic in the Asia Pacific is growing year-over-year by 25%, and Australia is no exception. Owing to a lack of early investment in the region, many network operators struggle to cover the entire Australian continent. With a presence in Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney, this isn’t a problem for CacheFly. India is a market that also cannot be ignored, with one of the world's fastest-growing consumer economies, mobile content consumption, and many business operations tied to the west. By providing edge-optimized content tailored to the mobile market and dedicated transfer and caching solutions, CacheFly has your needs covered in the Indian market. Reach your audience anywhere in the world. With CacheFly's 50+ locations across the globe, you'll get: Ultra-Low Latency Video Streaming that delivers video to more than a million concurrent users. Lightning Fast Gaming which delivers downloads faster, with zero lag, glitches, or outages. Mobile Content Optimization that offers automatic and simple image optimization, so your site loads faster on any device. Plus, never pay for service overlap again! Get flexible, month-to-month billing for as long as you need it and discounts for fixed terms once you're happy. Design your own contract when you switch to CacheFly. How do we know all of this? We've been using CacheFly for over a decade, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Building trusted CDN relationships since 1999, CacheFly continues to hold the track record for high-performing, ultra-reliable content delivery. Call to Action (verbatim - URL 2 times) CacheFly is the only CDN built for throughput, delivering rich-media content up to 10 times faster than traditional delivery methods and 30 percent faster than other major CDNs. Learn how you can get your first month free at cachefly.com. That's cachefly.com.
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36	6:25	Hardware	Links		0:15:00
37	AD	Honor Magic Vs 5G Review: Magic Hardware And Missed Opportunities	https://www.slashgear.com/1227270/honor-magic-vs-5g-review-magic-hardware-and-missed-opportunities	SKIPPY
38		Honor Magic Vs product page	https://www.hihonor.com/global/phones/honor-magic-vs/	BIT
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40	JH	Samsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof	https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/11nzrb0/samsung_space_zoom_moon_shots_are_fake_and_here/
41		Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon	https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/13/23637401/samsung-fake-moon-photos-ai-galaxy-s21-s23-ultra
42		Is the Galaxy S21 Ultra using AI to fake detailed Moon photos?	https://www.inverse.com/input/reviews/is-samsung-galaxy-s21-ultra-using-ai-to-fake-detailed-moon-photos-investigation-super-resolution-analysis
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47	6:40	UP NEXT: Your feedback! MEGAPHONE			0:00:00
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49	6:57	Email (AAA@TWIT.TV or 347-SHOW-AAA)			0:10:00
50	JH	I've just moved to Japan and my Japanese is dreadful. it's not an easy language ya know? Some of the best apps for getting around on the trains are Japanese apps, and you guessed it, in the Japanese language ONLY. [Google Maps is ok but consistently shows the wrong time and is extremely inflexible.] Currently, I use a Japanese website and Chrome to translate. So my question to you is, is there a way to translate an app on my phone if the app only comes in one language? If only, say, a company with a massive translation service could translate apps on the fly. If only I knew of such a company with such a massive translation service. So do you know of any way to switch the language on these apps? I have in the past taken screenshots, gone to translate, realised I got the wrong page, switch back to the app, screenshot again etc. Sayounara Irish Brian in Japan.	https://support.google.com/translate/answer/6350658?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid	Tap to Translate does this with copied text... not sure if it will work for the entire app though
51		Google Play will now machine translate Android apps for free	https://9to5google.com/2023/03/14/google-play-free-translate-android-apps/
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53	JH	I've been looking at this kind of phone with great interest, since I'm visually impaired and want the big screen. But I always use a case on my phone, so any exterior screens seems superfluous. Or am i wrong? Christian
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55		EMAIL OF THE WEEK!!!		DRUMROLL
56	JH	I was listening to last weeks AAA while driving around Sonoma in the new Nissan Ariya today. I wanted to chime in on your discussion of the silicon carbon batteries in the Honor phone. First a little background. This is still a lithium ion battery. There are lots of different flavors of lithium ion, all of which have a common component, the lithium. When charging, lithium ions (positively charged lithium particles with an electron stripped off move through the cell from the positive cathode to the negative anode). The cathodes are coated with a variety of different materials that hold the lithium. These are combinations like nickel-cobalt-aluminum, nickel-manganese-cobalt, nickel-manganese-cobalt-aluminum and iron-phosphate that have varying properties for energy density and cost. Almost all current Li-ion cells have a coating graphite (a form of carbon) on the negatively charged anode. What Honor’s battery supplier has done is blend in some silicon into the graphite. This allows the anode to absorb more lithium ions and electrons during charging and release them during discharge. Silicon-graphite (aka silicon carbon) anodes aren’t new and have been used in many EV batteries for a number of years. While silicon does improve the capacity of the battery, there is a notable downside. When the battery is charged, it swells. The more silicon, the more it swells. That’s why most cells are limited to about 10% silicon, to minimize the swelling. As we all learned from the Note 7 debacle, battery swelling in the tight confines of a smart phone is not an ideal situation. Hopefully Honor has left enough empty space in the phone to accommodate some swelling. On the topic of battery recycling, li-ion batteries are actually very recyclable and with the growth of EV sales, recyclers are ramping up capacity. Redwood Materials in Nevada already recycles enough batteries to produce raw materials for about 6 GWh a year of new batteries, enough for about 60,000-80,000 EVs. The recycling process can recover about 95-98% of the key materials (lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, copper, aluminum and more) and then feed it right back in to the manufacturing process for new batteries. There’s still a limited supply of end-of-life EV batteries since they are relatively new but that will change over the next decade. About half of what Redwood recycles today is consumer electronics batteries and the rest of mostly scrap and cuttings from battery manufacturing. The cost of many of the materials makes recycling a potentially lucrative business and we can’t just throw EV batteries away. sam abuelsamid
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58	7:11	Signoff			0:05:00
59		Adam - plug
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64		Victor/Burke - plug	awwww skippy
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69	JH	That's it for this week! - This podcast publishes every Tuesday evening. - Subscribe at twit.tv/aaa - Voicemail: 347-SHOW-AAA - Email: AAA@twit.tv See you next time on All About Android
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72		SLATE:	This is All About Android, Episode 621, Recorded Tuesday, March 14, 2023: A Major Minor Upgrade
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74		BILLBOARD #1	This episode of All About Android is brought to you by Bitwarden. Get the password manager that offers a robust and cost-effective solution that drastically increases your chances of staying safe online. Get started with a free trial of a Teams or Enterprise plan or get started for free across all devices as an individual user at Bitwarden.com/twit.
75		BILLBOARD #2	This episode of All About Android is brought to you by CacheFly. CacheFly is the only CDN built for throughput, delivering rich-media content up to 10x faster than traditional delivery methods and 30% faster than other major CDNs. Learn how you can get your first month free at cachefly.com.
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78		TEASE:	Pixel rumors galore, fake moon photos: OK or not OK?, Android 14 Developer preview 2 is full of a few major minor features, stadias final nail in its coffin, Adam's review of the Honor Magic Vd 5g foldable, your feedback and more!
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80		TITLE:	A Major Minor Upgrade
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82		SHORT DEK:	Honor Magic Vs 5G review, Pixel Fold/Pixel 7a leaks, Android 14 Dev Preview 2	77 characters (max 34)
83		COMBINED TITLE:	A Major Minor Upgrade - Honor Magic Vs 5G review, Pixel Fold/Pixel 7a leaks, Android 14 Dev Preview 2	98 characters (max 100)
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85		FULL DEK (Most important at the top, begin w/ elongated short dek):	- @MishaalRahman: Here is what’s new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2. - Google is preparing to crack down on apps that claim to speed up your Android phone. - New for Pixel: Fall Detection, faster Night Sight and more. - Stadia’s pivot to a cloud service has also been shut down. - Google Pixel 7a surfaces in hands-on leak with 8GB RAM, updated camera bar design. - These blurry subway photos may offer the latest Pixel Fold leak. - Google Pixel Fold & Pixel 7a: Colors & Storage; in stores from June? - [Exclusive] Pixel 8 Pro First Look: Might be showcased at Google I/O 2023 in May. - The Pixel Watch seems to be a hit as Google takes second place in wearable market. - What is going on with Fitbit? - Pixel Buds Pro spatial audio with head tracking update rolling out. - Honor Magic Vs 5G Review: Magic Hardware And Missed Opportunities. - Honor Magic Vs product page. - Samsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof. - Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon. - Is the Galaxy S21 Ultra using AI to fake detailed Moon photos? - Google Play will now machine translate Android apps for free. - Phone cases on foldable devices. - Sam Abuelsamid shares insight into Honor’s silicon carbon battery tech.
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