Learning to love Liquid Glass

The Android Police podcast baits you with a title full of roasted crow, but the underlying gnashing of teeth remains the same. True, it turns out we didn't hate Apple's new aesthetic as much as we'd thought we would, but it's also carrying way too much baggage that either is neglected or is sweatily avoiding a fix. We'll get to some iPhone 17 Pro Max thoughts, but not before we cut through an onslaught of smart homewarming from Google and Amazon, and some Snapdragon elitism from Qualcomm. All of that on this week's show! 05:01 | Summit Qualcomm tries to unseat Apple with 'world's fastest' mobile chip OnePlus confirms bold new design for phones at Qualcomm Summit Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite reference designs go so hard this year If you thought Snapdragon X was cool, Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme blows it away Benchmarks are in: The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme smokes everything else 18:03 | Google, at home Gemini for Home is simply too powerful for battery-powered Nest Cams Google Home redesign promises faster loading and enhanced Gemini integration Google just discontinued Nest Aware, here's what replaces it 29:16 | Tangent Tech Corner #1 - PowerBook 1400c Rogers Sony Ericsson Xperia Play & arc launch party 38:09 | Amazon, at home Amazon redesigns Echo devices around its Alexa+ AI assistant Peter Thiel Wants Everyone to Think More About the Antichrist - WSJ 53:55 | iPhone I used the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and iPhone 17 Pro Max, and I can't believe which one I prefer My partner asked why she shouldn't get an iPhone 17 — and I blanked on a reason The one iPhone 17 Pro feature that convinced me I'd rather stick with my Pixel 10 Pro Apple's lost focus: How to regain the company's...