Show Notes
Welcome to episode 80 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through all of the new changes in Android 16 QPR2 and beyond. After digging through everything Google's been working on these past few months, their attention turns to the newly-confirmed Galaxy Z TriFold. Can they make sense of what's bound to be yet another ultra-premium device from Samsung, or does this feel like an experiment without a clear path to success?
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00:00 - Intro
00:54 - The state of early Android builds
12:06 - Android 16 QPR2 features and changes
24:06 - Galaxy Z TriFold announcement
41:41 - Wrap-up
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Abner Li
Damien Wilde
Will Sattelberg
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