- Lobotomize Your Google TV

People have finally had enough of their smart TVs, and so they’re using those vibe coding skills they read about in the news and directing chatbots to de-cruft the experience! This week, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, and Florence Ion compare it against old-school rootin’-n-ROMin’ that made underpowered devices more capable back in the day. Plus, Googlebooking ChromeOS, a smartphone-sized crypto wallet, and a mega-array of potential foldables coming next year from Samsung.

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00:04:53 - NEWS

* Someone got Googlebook OS running on a Chromebook, and it's surprisingly smooth

* People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb again

* Developers Are Using AI to Strip Ads and Tracking From Smart TVs

* Google lets you make personal Android apps for free now – with just prompts

* PATRON PICK: Ledger’s new hardware wallet is an Android phone without the phone

00:42:48 - HARDWARE

* REDMAGIC 12 Pro+ Debuts With RGB Liquid Cooling and 185Hz Display

* Dizzying lineup of Galaxy Z Fold 9 devices leaks, including the Galaxy Z ‘Slide’

* Samsung reportedly hasn’t finalized Galaxy S27 details, considers February launch

* ANBERNIC is quietly removing a controversial extra from its Android handhelds

00:59:51 - APPS 'n SOFTWARE 'n STUFF

* Google upgrading Gemini for Android Auto with Personal Intelligence

* Google launches its ‘universal’ online shopping cart ahead of the holidays

* Google Messages adding ‘enhanced protection mode’ as Android works to combat phone scam

01:10:49 - COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

* Tom asks how the crew deals with Pixel video falling short of the iPhone and whether Video Boost is a practical solution

* Bryan sends in audio of Gemini on Android Auto reading “ETA” as a mysterious phrase in another language

* Wil asks why some Google app notifications require a fingerprint to open after updating to One UI 9

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