Samsung's strengths and missed opportunities

It may have been the sharpest unit out of the entire Unpacked presentation, but did it really live up to all the hopes we had of at least a dash of excitement from Samsung in 2025? The Android Police podcast is on the ground in San Jose as we report and opine on what the Galaxy S25 family has to offer and what Android's biggest brand name is holding back.

00:27 | Sledging the Edge

• Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge teaser put a bow on an otherwise 'slim' Unpacked

06:38 | Everything else S25

• Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra hands-on: The indifference is on display
• It's official: The Galaxy S25 Ultra's S Pen has fewer features than last year
• Samsung's Galaxy S25 series is 'Qi2 ready,' but only if you shell out extra on these cases
• 5 Samsung Galaxy S25 takeaways from my first hour with the phone
• 5 reasons the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra left me unimpressed
• Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with 16GB RAM exists — but you can't get it

19:37 | Servicing the S25

• Google's fingerprints are all over the new Galaxy S25 series
• Latest Circle to Search update brings more AI summaries, less Google Lens

29:31 | Android 16 beta

• Android 16's first beta is here with major tablet improvements and iOS-like Live Updates
• How to install Android 16 Beta 1 on your phone
• Android 16 Beta 1 brings Google's predictive back animation to button navigation
• Android 16 may tidy up your lock screen with a compact notification shelf

35:28 | Pour Me Another

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• Google levels up its Android XR ambitions with another HTC acquisition
• TikTok's For You page has amnesia after the app's resuscitation

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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