The Sideload: A 9to5Google Podcast

Welcome to episode 48 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Daniel Bader to discuss AI mania, vibe coding, and the uneasy feeling of finding useful tools in an industry you inherently cannot trust.

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Will Sattelberg

Daniel Bader

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Welcome to episode 47 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by 9to5Google's own Ben Schoon and Android Authority's Joe Maring for a roundtable discussion on a decade of Pixel phones and some speculation on what's to come. Plus, we play a rapid-fire quiz game to see who can identify the most Pixel devices from the least amount of visual information. Happy birthday, Pixel!

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Welcome to episode 46 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Allison Johnson to discuss her experience with Meta's new agentic AI chatbot Muse, and whether agents are really prepared to save their users time. Plus some thoughts on the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture, Allison's hands-on impressions of the iPhone Duo, and much more.

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Allison Johnson

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Welcome to episode 45 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Daniel Bader as they sit down with Kevin Michaluk (aka Crackberry Kevin) and Jeff Gadway from Clicks to discuss the upcoming launch of the Clicks Communicator. They discuss launching a first-gen smartphone during the RAM crisis, what it's like to return to physical keyboards, and how you build a product that avoids becoming a jack of all trades, master of none.

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Kevin Michaluk

Jeff Gadway

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Welcome to episode 44 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will is joined by Android Authority's Stephen Radochia to discuss what Android brands should and shouldn't take away from Apple's first entry into the foldable market.

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Timecodes

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:47 - Gadget Pricing, AI, and More

00:18:12 - Do's and Don'ts for the iPhone Duo

01:18:13 - Brief NFL Week One Discussion

01:27:21 - Wrap-up

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Will Sattelberg

Stephen Radocia

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