Android Police Podcast

 Take the Android Police Podcast survey! ✅ bit.ly/appodcastsurvey ==== ### Google Needs to Talk About Repairability https://onezero.medium.com/google-needs-to-talk-about-repairability-ec0b4065ce34 ### The Pixel 4 XL visits JerryRigEverything, fails the bend test https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/05/the-pixel-4-xl-visits-jerryrigeverything-fails-the-bend-test/ ### iFixit Pixel 4 XL teardown reveals difficult repair, surprise Samsung component https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/10/24/ifixit-pixel-4-xl-teardown-reveals-difficult-repair-surprise-samsung-component/ ### There just aren’t enough good reasons to upgrade to the Pixel 4 (reax) https://twitter.com/LordRavenscraft/status/1194322143821086722 ### Asurion acquires uBreakiFix, adding phone repairs to its handset insurance business https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/27/asurion-acquires-ubreakifix-adding-phone-repairs-to-its-handset-insurance-business/ ### iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Review: Thinking Differently in the Golden Age of Smartphones https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/technology/personaltech/iphone-11-review.html ### Fairphone 3 unsurprisingly receives perfect 10/10 repairability score on iFixit https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/09/12/fairphone-3-ifixit-repairability-score/ ==== If you enjoy the show and want to support us, we would love it if you could consider subscribing to us on Twitch. When you subscribe, you get to use a special emoji in the live chat, and you get extra entry methods in our site’s giveaways. Amazon Prime members can link their Twitch accounts to receive one free subscription. How to link Amazon Prime and Twitch accounts: https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2574978-how-to-link-your-amazon-account ==== “11” “22” and “28” by HOME is licensed under CC BY 3.0 https://home96.bandcamp.com/album/resting-state https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 Take the Android Police Podcast survey! ✅ bit.ly/surveyandpo Apologies for some technical difficulties as referenced in the show... ==== ### November security patch still hasn't rolled out to many Pixel 4 devices, but Google says it's on schedule https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/11/google-pixel-4-november-patch-rollout/ ### There's a second, more objective reason for the lack of 4K 60fps video on the Pixel 4 (and Google could fix it) https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/11/pixel-4-4k-60fps-recording/ ### Markiplier fans unbanned from Google accounts following YouTube emote controversy https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/11/markiplier-youtube-emote-chat-spam-ban-google/ ### Instagram will hide like counts for some US users starting this week https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/11/instagram-hide-like-counts-the-us/ ### Weekend poll: Which pocket do you put your phone in? https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/10/weekend-poll-which-pocket-do-you-put-your-phone-in/ ==== If you enjoy the show and want to support us, we would love it if you could consider subscribing to us on Twitch. When you subscribe, you get to use a special emoji in the live chat, and you get extra entry methods in our site’s giveaways. Amazon Prime members can link their Twitch accounts to receive one free subscription. How to link Amazon Prime and Twitch accounts: https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2574978-how-to-link-your-amazon-account ==== “11” “22” and “28” by HOME is licensed under CC BY 3.0 https://home96.bandcamp.com/album/resting-state https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 Take the Android Police Podcast survey! ✅ bit.ly/surveyandpo ==== ### T-Mobile 5G goes live December 6, free service promised for low-income families and first responders https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/07/new-t-mobile-5g-launch-un-carrier/ ### AT&T gifts its Mobile Value Share users with a bonus they cannot refuse https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/08/att-gifts-its-mobile-value-share-users-with-a-bonus-they-cannot-refuse/ ### I’m an Android user who tried the Apple Watch for a month — it’s now the only smartwatch I’l recommend https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/08/im-an-android-user-who-tried-the-apple-watch-for-a-month-its-now-the-only-smartwatch-ill-recommend/ ### Buying Fitbit won’t save Google’s failing Wear OS https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/02/pixel-watch-or-not-fitbit-cant-save-googles-failing-wear-os/ ### Fossil reveals Hybrid HR smartwatch with two-week battery life for $195 https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/06/fossil-reveals-hybrid-hr-smartwatch-with-two-week-battery-life-for-195/ ==== If you enjoy the show and want to support us, we would love it if you could consider subscribing to us on Twitch. When you subscribe, you get to use a special emoji in the live chat, and you get extra entry methods in our site’s giveaways. Amazon Prime members can link their Twitch accounts to receive one free subscription. How to link Amazon Prime and Twitch accounts: https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2574978-how-to-link-your-amazon-account ==== “11” “22” and “28” by HOME is licensed under CC BY 3.0 https://home96.bandcamp.com/album/resting-state https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

 Take the Android Police Podcast survey! ✅ bit.ly/surveyandpo ==== ### Xiaomi Mi Note 10 boasts penta camera array with impressive 108MP sensor and up to 50x zoom https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/06/xiaomi-mi-cc9-pro-note-10-108-mp-penta-camera-50x-zoom-snapdragon-730g/ ### Pixel 4 Smooth Display 90Hz feature now works at more brightness levels https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/04/pixel-4-90fps-only-above-75-brightness-workaround/ ### Pixel 4 throttles down to 60Hz when these blacklisted apps are on screen https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/05/pixel-4-throttles-down-to-60hz-when-these-blacklisted-apps-are-on-screen/ ### AT&T spanked with $60 million fine for throttling grandfathered unlimited data plans https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/06/att-fined-60-million-throttling-grandfathered-unlimited-data/ ### First-gen Pixels will get one final update in December https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/05/first-gen-pixels-will-get-one-final-update-in-december/ ### Hilarious Google ad offers $26 for old Nexus phones on Pixel 4 trade-in, doesn't even work https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/05/hilarious-google-ad-offers-26-for-old-nexus-phones-on-pixel-4-trade-in-doesnt-even-work/ ==== If you enjoy the show and want to support us, we would love it if you could consider subscribing to us on Twitch. When you subscribe, you get to use a special emoji in the live chat, and you get extra entry methods in our site’s giveaways. Amazon Prime members can link their Twitch accounts to receive one free subscription. How to link Amazon Prime and Twitch accounts: https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2574978-how-to-link-your-amazon-account ==== “11” “22” and “28” by HOME is licensed under CC BY 3.0 https://home96.bandcamp.com/album/resting-state https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

###  Take the Android Police Podcast survey and tell us how we can improve! ✅ bit.ly/surveyandpo ==== ### Google launches Play Points in US to reward you for Play Store spending https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/04/google-play-points/ ### TikTok is being investigated by the U.S. government over security and censorship concerns https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/02/tiktok-is-being-investigated-by-the-u-s-government-over-security-and-censorship-concerns/ ### Huawei ban may soon lift as US closes in on new Chinese trade deal https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/04/huawei-ban-may-soon-lift-as-us-closes-in-on-new-chinese-trade-deal/ ### Adobe announces Photoshop Camera with 'AI-powered' filters https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/04/adobe-photoshop-camera-announcement/ ### It's 2019, and some Wear OS watches still haven't figured out daylight savings https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/04/google-wear-os-aod-time-bug-daylight-saving-switch/ ### Microsoft Edge has a new swirly logo https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/02/microsoft-edge-has-a-new-swirly-logo/ ==== If you enjoy the show and want to support us, we would love it if you could consider subscribing to us on Twitch. When you subscribe, you get to use a special emoji in the live chat, and you get extra entry methods in our site’s giveaways. Amazon Prime members can link their Twitch accounts to receive one free subscription. How to link Amazon Prime and Twitch accounts: https://help.twitch.tv/customer/en/portal/articles/2574978-how-to-link-your-amazon-account ==== “11” “22” and “28” by HOME is licensed under CC BY 3.0 https://home96.bandcamp.com/album/resting-state https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/