Mobile Roar 145: Moto Z Droid review, Android Nougat Easter egg, and Poké-rant

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This week we’re talking about our review of the Moto Z Droid Edition for Verizon. Droid Does modular, but will anyone care about it? We also rant about how the Pokémon GO launch has been a disaster, the new cat game in Android Nougat, and curved displays before Samsung ruined them. Thanks for watching/listening!

Top Stories

• Moto Z Droid Review (available now for pre-order)

Quick Hits

• Niantic is blowing it with Pokemon GO launch
• Android Nougat DP5 with cat game Easter Egg
• Leak shows Galaxy Note 7 without curved display
• Moto Z Play to have headphone jack
• Everyone can apply for Twitter’s blue checkmark
• New BlackBerry devices being announced next week

#tbthursday: before curved displays were cool

Wins/Fails

• Joe: Bubble zoom for Play Books / Niantic
• Chris: / OnePlus 3 GPS issues and video audio recording
• Ashley: Amazon’s $60 BLU phone is okay (for a certain type of person) / 3 Step Bug Pokemon Go

App Picks

• Joe: Flytube
• Chris: SNOW
• Ashley: Messenger for Pokemon GO

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