Mobile Roar 149: New phones from IFA 2016, exploding Galaxy Note 7, and YouTube drama

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We’ve got a lot to talk about this week. Joe wraps up his thoughts on the Galaxy Note 7, we cover all the important stuff from IFA 2016, and should you worry about your Note 7 exploding? Also, what is clickbait and why does Chris hate the Google Play Store so much? Thanks for watching/listening!

Top Stories

• Galaxy Note 7 Review
• IFA 2016 (Moto Z Play, camera mod, HTC One A9s, Huawei Nova)

Quick Hits

• Is this the end of Nexus branding?
• Galaxy Note 7 exploding issue
• Android Nougat officially released
• YouTube adding a Facebook-like feed

#tbthursday: “Android Market”

Wins/Fails

• Joe: Good Lock is a must / HTC 10 killed in a pool
• Chris: Pokemon GO buddy system / YouTube demonetization “censorship”
• Ashley: Yoga Book looks like the Microsoft Courier / HTC One A9s sucks

App Picks

• Joe: Conscient, F—Colors
• Chris: Night Mode Enabler
• Ashley:

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