Android and Chill
One of the web's longest-running tech columns, Android & Chill is your Saturday discussion of Android, Google, and all things tech.
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When is a photo not a photo?
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Google will add metadata that says AI was used whenever you do any of its fancy tricks on your Pixel phone. That's a good thing.
Making sense of the Google Chrome and ad blocker extensions mess
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Changes made for extensions mean plenty need to be updated and can't have the same access they used to. And everyone hates it.
If Android is split away from Google it will die
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill The DoJ is considering splitting Android away from Google over antitrust concerns. If that happens you should probably buy an iPhone.
How to shop wisely on Prime Day
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Prime Day means it's time to fire up your wallet and buy a ton of stuff. You probably shouldn't.
The FTC is finally going after AI scammers
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Some reasonable regulations need to be placed on AI companies. Meanwhile, using current laws to go after the bad guys sounds good to me.
Life360 and the new Tile lineup deliver as promised. Should you use them?
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill These are useful tools for some, but others see them as making it too easy for abusers.
The people complaining about the iPhone 16 were never going to buy one
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Any time we see a high-profile tech product launch, we get to hear about why it's so bad from the internet. I just ignore it.
Don't forget what else you need as you head back to school
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill It's important to remember a few things to help mind your online privacy and security as you head off to school.
California's bizarre proposed AI regulations would make things worse, not better
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill California has sent a bill to the governor for signing that makes companies responsible for the terrible things people will do with AI.
The Pixel 9 isn't the only way to make unhinged AI pictures
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill You might think the Pixel 9 is the only way to make terrible AI photos but you would be wrong. It's just the only way that is getting any attention.
The Pixel Watch wasn't built for people like me, and I'm not surprised
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill The Pixel Watch 3 isn't the right choice if you're in a wheelchair. I've come to grips with this.
The HMD Skyline offers the type of repairability I wish all phones had
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill The HMD Skyline won't compete with high-end phones in the specs department, but it beats them all when it comes to user serviceability.
Do you really know how to use the camera on your phone?
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill A day with uncomfortable people doing uncomfortable things with a phone camera taught me a lot about filming in public.
I'm giving Motorola another chance
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill I think Motorola is finding ways to turn itself back into the great phone maker it used to be. I'm ready to try them again.
That huge 'Microsoft outage' probably didn't affect you, but the next one might
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Software outages are messy and expensive. They can also be a great learning opportunity.
Samsung must think foldables are for suckers
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill The base-spec Galaxy Z Fold 6 costs $1900, and Samsung thinks that's just fine. You shouldn't.
Apple's outsourcing to OpenAI is a very 'un-Appley' move, but it works
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill Apple could have built its own version of ChatGPT but it didn't. Now it has to rely on the competition for it.
Overreacting is easy, but it will never fix any real problems
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
Android & Chill It's fine to hate what companies like Adobe and Meta do with your information, but you still have some control over it all.
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