Mobile Roar 151: Pixel Launcher, Android Wear silence, and hilarious iOS 10 problems

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Nick Gray joins us on the podcast this week. We talk about the leaked Pixel Launcher and Google’s design changes for the upcoming Pixel phones. We also talk about iOS 10’s rocky start and iMessages NSFW problem. Thanks for listening/watching! (Note: We had some sync issues with Hangouts. Sorry if it seems like we’re talking over each other a lot.)

Top Stories

• New Pixel Launcher and Pixel rumors
• iOS 10 off to rocky start, iMessage is surfacing NSFW GIFs

Quick Hits

• New Amazon Dot priced at $50
• Nexus 6 & 9 will get Nougat in coming weeks
• Major Android OEMs quiet on Android Wear
• Mysterious HTC Bolt headed to Sprint
• Galaxy Note 7 poll results and round-up

#tbthursday: Flash

Wins/Fails

• Nick: IFA was great / Samsung proprietary headphone jack
• Joe: LG G5 is still good / Samsung can’t get new Note 7’s fast enough
• Chris: Pokemon GO will eventually support Android Wear / Careful buying glass screen protectors for the LG V20

App Picks

• Nick: Muviz
• Joe: Energy Bar
• Chris: Screen Balance

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