Best Tech TalkBack Podcasts (2025)

Episode 263, The 5 year anniversary We’re joined by listeners and developers for our 5 year anniversary. Thanks so much for your support, and here’s to the next 5 years! Staying in touch Make a donation via PayPal, Email us your Android journey stories, suggestions or comments, subscribe to our Email list, join our Telegram and Facebook groups, sub…

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Episode 262, TalkBack 16.2 1:29:22

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Episode262: Meet the Dev of ScribeMe Welcome to Episode262 where we meet the developer of the ScribeMe app. In addition to meeting the Developer of the “ScribeMe” app, we also discuss the updated Android Accessibility Suite 16.2. SPOTLIGHT 1: Mark Morad of the ScribeMe app gives us insight into the background of the app. SPOTLIGHT 2: In our Spotlig…

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Flu Season: Why is medical guidance met with so much skepticism? 39:11

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Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Is America the guardian of freedom—or it's greatest threat? 23:07

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Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Episode 261, Music Players: Online vs Offline 1:01:09

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Episode 261, Music players – online vs offline announcements We’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time. Android basics We discuss the state of music players in 2025, including the merits of online vs offline playback. Apps we co…

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Episode 260, The State of Shipping Trackers in 2025 1:08:39

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Episode 260: THE STATE OF SHIPPING TRACKERS IN 2025 Welcome to Episode 260 where we discuss the need or the lack thereof shipping trackers. This is the shopping season and lots of folks are shopping for stuff for themselves or for family. Does one need a third-party shipping tracker or is it enough to track the items direct from the merchandise sto…

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What should be the place of Christianity in Northern Ireland's schools? 25:38

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Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.By BBC Radio Ulster

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The two-child benefit cap is being lifted in the budget - a necessary step to help child poverty? Or an unaffordable change? 34:50

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Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Talkback: The Budget Special 56:41

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William and guests analyse the budget and potential implications for Stormont's spending.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Episode 259, All About Cameras 57:49

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Episode 259, cameras announcements We’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time. Android basics We return to our occasional series on app categories, and this week your crew discuss different camera options. App of the week Warren …

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Episode 258, Eloquence Returning to Android 1:29:34

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Episode 258, It’s all about Eloquence announcements We’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time. Spotlight We are joined by Eduard Sanchez from Code Factory to talk about the much anticipated return to Android of Eloquence. Stayin…

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Can the Presbyterian Church be trusted with safeguarding? 53:19

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Richard and guests discuss Rev Trevor Gribben’s resignation and the church’s future.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Episode 257, Meet the Innosearch AI App 56:59

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Episode 257, InnoSearch AI announcements We’ll be celebrating the podcast’s 5th birthday on 20 December! Please join us and keep an eye out across our various channels for the joining link nearer the time. Spotlight We catch up with Patrick Long on what’s new at InnoSearch AI, including their Android app App of the week Warren demonstrates Sora by …

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Episode 256, Meet the Blind Shell Classic 3 with AI 1:08:55

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Episode256: MEET BLIND SHELL CLASSIC3 WITH AI Welcome to Episode256 where we chat with Diane from the Blindshell group. The Blind Shell group has a new phone in the way of the “Blind Shell Classic3” and this time, it has tapped into AI. APP OF THE WEEK: For this week’s “app of the week,” we spotlight the “Innosearch,” an app intended to make online…

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Episode 255, 4th Quarter Open Listener and Developer Session 2:11:34

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Episode255: 2025 4th-Quarter Open-listener Session Welcome to Episode255, the 2025 4th-quarter “Open-listener and Developers Session. Meet some of your Developers and listeners as we interact with these Developers who talked about their projects. Following the segment that features the Developers and their projects, we have the “Q” and “A” segment,…

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Episode 254, Getting Familiar with the Android Setup Process 1:40:33

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Episode 254, setting up an Android phone Android basics This week, John presents a beginner’s guide to setting up an Android phone for the first time. Spotlight We discuss Quarterly Platform Release 2 Beta 3, and new initiatives from Google to protect you from scams. App of the week Jacob Kruger demonstrates Umsizi Reader, which offers support for …

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Episode 253, Meet the Pixel Watch 4 1:05:56

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Episode 253: MEET Pixel Watch4 Welcome to Episode 253, featuring the Pixel Watch 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our 3rd “open-listener session” FOR 2025 is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Mark that down on your calendar and join us for this great session. ANDROID BASICS: October Security Patch Read what the October 2025 Pixel security patch has at this…

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Episode 252, Meet Indigo Nav 1:35:07

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Episode 252: MEET INDIGO NAV Welcome to Episode 252, featuring the Indigo Nav ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our 3rd “open-listener session” FOR 2025 is taking place on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Mark that down on your calendar and join us for this great session. ANDROID BASICS: Google preps Gemini for the Home Devices Google took to its blog to announce Gemini supp…

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Episode 251, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 1:09:14

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Episode 251: QUALCOMM SNAPDROGON 8 ELITE GEN 5 Welcome to Episode 251, where our focus is on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. SPOTLIGHT: NEW QUALCOMM CHIPS In keeping with its tradition, Qualcomm just wrapped up its annual chip summit in Maui, HI, where it showcased its newest Snapdragon chips. Alongside this, we also took a look at Xiaomi’s …

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Episode 250, Samsung One UI 8 and Accessibility 1:30:38

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Episode 250: ONE UI8AND ACCESSIBILITY Welcome to Episode 250, where we meet One UI 8. SPOTLIGHT: One UI 8 Samsung rolled out One UI 8 to the S25-series of phones, however, this rollout Breaks Accessibility for those who like using their phones with the “Hide-Screen” feature enabled. With this on, gestures and other related functions are basically b…

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Episode 249, Meet TalkBack 16.1 1:14:26

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Episode 249: MEET TALKBACK16.1 Welcome to Episode 249, where we meet Talkback 16.1. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The death of Nova Launcher For those of you lovers of the Nova Launcher, it seems that the sweet journey has come to an end as the developer announces the end of the road for this beloved Launcher. ANDROID BASICS: Talkback 16.1 With the announcement o…

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Episode 248, The State of Translation Apps in 2025 1:18:43

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Episode 248: The State of Translation apps in 2025 Welcome to Episode 248, discussing the state of Translation apps in 2025. ANDROID BASICS: The state of Translation apps in 2025 With AI changing the landscape in technology, we discuss the state of Translation apps in 2025 as to what their role is in this evolution. SPOTLIGHT: Samsung unveils new d…

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With hate crimes rising and Catholic families forced out of home- is this now just life in Northern Ireland? 39:15

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William and guests discuss recent hate-motivated crimes and consider what could be done.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Episode 147, A Big Welcome to Soundscape for Android 1:44:48

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Episode 247: A BIG WELCOME TO SOUNDSCAPE FOR ANDROID Welcome to Episode 247, where we salute the folks from the “Scottish Tech Army,” the great folks behind “Soundscape for Android.” SPOTLIGHT In this week’s spotlight, are Kirsty Macintosh, Dave Craig and Tunde Ojelabe of the “Scottish Tech Army” group that brought “Soundscape to Android.” These wo…

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Episode 246, Made by Google 2025 1:11:39

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Episode 246: MADE BY GOOGLE 2025 Welcome to Episode 246, the “Made By Google 2025” Episode. ANDROID BASICS Aug. 20, 2025 was a very busy day for Google as they pushed out the Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 as well as the 3rd iteration of the “Android Canary.” Spotlight This week, the Spotlight is on the “Made By Google 2025” event where Google unveiled the…

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Episode 245, Color Detection Apps: Do We Need Them in 2025? 50:30

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Episode 245: COLOR-DETECTION APPS, DO WE NEED THEM IN 2025? Welcome to Episode 245 where we take a look at Color-detection aps. ANDROID BASICS Do we still need these COLOR-DETECTION APPS in 2025 with all the AI? Spotlight This week, the Spotlight is on the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 with some 24 bug-fixes and a crucial fix for those who use Voice-dic…

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Episode 244, What's New with ReVision Fitness 1:16:32

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Episode 244: What’s New with “ReVision Fitness” Welcome to Episode 243 where the focus is on “ReVision Fitness.” Spotlight This week, our friend Tyler Merren from “ReVision Fitness” joins us to talk about the new happenings with “ReVision Fitness” and updates us about an upcoming event. APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “app of the week,” we bring yo…

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Episode 243, Who Are Tablets For? 1:02:53

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Episode243: Who are Tablets For? Welcome to Episode243 where the focus is on Tablets. ANDROID BASICS (Who are Tablets for?) Your faithful crew talks about the pros and cons of Tablets and who these could be suited for. Spotlight Our friend Joe Hodge reviews the “Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3.” APP OF THE WEEK For this week’s “app of the week,” we bring y…

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Episode 242, 2025 3rd Quarter Open Listener Session 1:21:29

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Episode242: 2025 3rd Quarter Open-Listener Session Welcome to our 3rd Quarter Open-listener session of 2025. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our sister site: Accessible Android marks its 2nd anniversary since inception. Spotlight This week, as part of the 2025 3rd Quarter Open-listener Session, we interact with some Developers who talked about their projects. Phili…

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Episode 241, Are Currency Recognizers Necessary in 2025? 1:18:09

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Episode241: ARE CURRENCY RECOGNIZERS NECESSARY IN 2025? Welcome to Episode 241. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our 3rd quarter “open-listener session” is scheduled for July 26, 2025 at 9AM Pacific time. Join us and interact with some Devs. Android Basics In this week’s episode, your faithful crew discusses as to whether or not “Cash Readers” are relevant in 2025 w…

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Episode 240, Samsung Unpacked for July 2025 1:07:38

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EPISODE 240 SAMSUNG SUMMER2025 GALAXY UNPACKED Welcome to Episode 240. In this week’s episode, our focus is on the Samsung2025 Summer Galaxy Unpacked. Android Basics 1. Google July Pixel Drop 2. Android Canary 3. Galaxy S24 and S25 July Security patch Spotlight In the spotlight, we spotlight the “Samsung2025 Summer Galaxy Unpacked devices App of th…

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Episode 239, The State of Radio Apps in 2025 1:09:31

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EPISODE 239 THE STATE OF RADIO APPS IN 2025 Welcome to Episode 239. In this week’s episode, our focus is on the state of Radio apps in 2025. Android Basics: RADIO APPS IN 2025 1. TuneIn Radio, 2. VRadio, 3. Cloud Radio, 4. AudialsPlay AND 5. Radio - Apps (Radio FM). Spotlight In the spotlight, we spotlight the “Nothing Phone.: App of the week For t…

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Episode 238, Blastbay TTS for Windows and the Quest for an Android Version 1:02:47

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Episode 238, Blastbay TTS for Windows and the Quest for an Android Version Android Basics We discuss what's new in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1. Spotlight We have the privilege of talking to Philip Bennefall of Blastbay Studios, the developer behind new text-to-speech voices for Windows. We discuss the process of creating the TTS engine and the possibi…

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Episode 237, Exploring the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 1:18:21

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Welcome to Episode 237. In this week’s episode, our focus is on the review and impressions of the Motorola Razr+2024. Spotlight John treats us to a quick review and impressions of the Motorola Razr+2024, where the crew members voice their opinions of the phone. App of the week For this week’s “App of the week,” our focus is on the “Office Viewer Re…

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Episode 236, Android 16 Released and More 1:27:58

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EPISODE 236 ANDROID 16 RELEASE AND MORE Welcome to Episode 236. This week has been busy for Google as Android 16 Public release drops including the “Pixel Feature-drop” and the Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS We knew that at some point, the ElevenLabs Reader would become a subscription-based access, but we didn’t think it was coming this soon.…

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Episode 235, Meet the Devs of TableEX 1:10:55

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Episode 235, a visit with the developers of TableEx Android basics We discuss the release of Android 16 QPR Beta 1.1. Spotlight We are joined by the developers of TableEx – an app designed so that blind and visually impaired people can play classic board and card games. App of the week Warren brings us a demonstration of a new bible app, Random Scr…

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Episode 234, A Visit with the Devs of Seeing Assistant GO 1:30:07

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Episode 234, Seeing Assistant Go Android basics We discuss what’s new in the recently launched Samsung One UI 8 Beta available on the S25 series of phones. Enroll via the Samsung Members app. Spotlight We are joined for a conversation by the developers of Seeing Assistant GO – an app we recently discussed when we surveyed the state of GPS apps. Tal…

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Did police overreact in arresting two pro-Palestinian protesters in Belfast? 21:04

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Protester Sue Pentel has accused the PSNI of criminalising a peaceful protest.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Episode 233, Google I/O 2025 1:11:34

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Episode 233, Google I/O 2025 Android16 QPR1Beta1 Google preceded the public release of Android16 with “Android16QPR1Beta1.” Spotlight This week, the focus is on Google I/O 2025 – Google’s annual developer conference which took place on 20 and 21 May. The crew discuss the highlights, but it’s worth reading the 100 I/O announcements in full. App of t…

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Episode 232, TalkBack 16 Released 1:12:01

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Episode 232, Talkback 16 Android basics This week, we discuss the release of Talkback 16. Spotlight It’s a busy section this week. We talk about various phones including the Samsung S25 Edge, The Sony Xperia 1 VII and the latest Android 16 Beta. Talkback highlights John shows us how to ask follow up questions when you have a Talkback image descript…

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Episode 231, Screen Readers for Android 1:28:30

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Episode 231, Screen readers for Android Android basics In recent episodes we have been revisiting app categories we looked at in the early days of the podcast. However, we have never dedicated a full segment to screen readers though we have discussed the differences in passing, so we are remedying that now. This week, we look at Talkback available …

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Episode 230, The State of GPS Apps in 2025 1:56:04

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Episode 230, GPS apps Android basics In recent episodes we have been revisiting app categories we looked at in the early days of the podcast. This week, we look at the state of GPS apps in 2025. Apps discussed include Google Maps, Lazarillo Accessible GPS, Seeing Assistant Move and the simpler Seeing Assistant Go, Goodmaps Outdoors and Waymap (disc…

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Episode 229, The State of Audiobook Players in 2025 1:25:32

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Episode 229, Audio book apps Android basics In recent episodes we have been revisiting app categories we looked at in the early days of the podcast. This week, we look at the state of audio book apps in 2025. We discuss various apps including Audible, Smart AudioBook Player, Listen Audiobook Player, mAbook and LibriVox Spotlight We talk about the n…

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The influence and legacy of Pope Francis 55:50

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William and guests discuss the death of Pope Francis and his impact as pontiff.By BBC Radio Ulster

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Episode 228, The State of Internet Browsers in 2025 1:28:21

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Episode 228, a look at browsers and Android 16 Beta 4 Announcements The developer of the app Magnifier which John demonstrated a few weeks ago has very generously donated a number of codes which will remove ads from the app. Get in touch if you’d like one. Android basics In recent episodes we have been revisiting app categories we looked at in the …

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Episode 227, The State of Email Clients in 2025 1:49:18

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Episode227: The state of Email Clients in2025 Welcome to Episode227, where we discuss the state of email clients in2025. ANDROID BASICS Email clients continue to be a hot subject matter on both our email and Telegram groups. Thus, this week, we focus on the state of email clients in 2025. In this week’s discussion, we touch on the following clients…

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Episode 226, 2025 2nd Quarter Open Listener Session 1:18:08

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Episode226: 2025 2nd Quarter Open-Listener Session Welcome to Episode226, our 2nd Quarter Open-Listener Session. SPOTLIGHT Since this is an open-listener session, we moved segments around some, thus, the “spotlight” segment is about Android16Beta3.2 and One UI7Beta for the Galaxy A55 phone. BACKUP DISCUSSION This segment is a general discussion on …

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Episode 225, The State of eBook Readers in 2025 (Part 2) 1:51:11

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Episode 225: The State of eBook Readers In 2025 Part 2 (Off-the-shelf Readers) Welcome to Episode 225 where we talk about the state of eBook Readers in 2025. Android Basics In this segment, we feature part 2 of the state of eBook Readers in 2025 with the emphasis on the “off-the-shelf” eBook readers in the way of the following apps: Speech Central,…

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Episode 224, Launch of the Pixel 9a 1:45:28

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Episode 224, launch of the Google Pixel 9A Android basics We discuss the changes in Android 16 Beta 3.1. Spotlight This week Google launched the Pixel 9A. The crew discuss the phone and whether or not they’ll be buying it. App of the week John demonstrates the Button Mapper app. Tip of the week Warren shows us how to perform some basic phone operat…