Welcome to episode 83 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will welcome their fellow 9to5 staff members Andrew Romero, Ben Schoon, and Jordan Floyd to the show to assemble a full tier list for 2025's Android-adjacent launches. From phones and wearables to software upgrades and Gemini's improvements, we manage to rank more than 20 launches from throughout the year from the best to the rest. Check out the complete tier list at the bottom of these show notes (spoilers!).

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• Abner Li
• Damien Wilde
• Will Sattelberg
• Andrew Romero
• Ben Schoon
• Jordan Floyd

• The Sideload
• 9to5Mac Happy Hour
• Electrek
• Space Explored

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Welcome to episode 82 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will break down their reactions to Google's surprise release of Gemini 3 Flash. After talking through their preferred models and Gemini launchers, the crew discusses Android 16 QPR3's arrival and the long-awaited option to remove the At a Glance widget on Pixel. Finally, all three offer their visions for where Google is headed in 2026.

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• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:47 - Gemini 3 Flash
• 15:12 - Android QPR3 and At a Glance
• 34:59 - Pixel patch
• 37:43 - Google's 2026 vision
• 43:26 - Wrap-up

• Abner Li
• Damien Wilde
• Will Sattelberg

• Google announces Gemini 3 Flash with Pro-level performance, rolling out now
• Gemini app adds 3 Flash ‘Fast’ and ‘Thinking’ models, with 3 ‘Pro’
• Here’s everything new in Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 [Gallery]
• Android 16 QPR3 lets you remove At a Glance from your Pixel’s homescreen

• The Sideload
• 9to5Mac Happy Hour
• Electrek
• Space Explored

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Welcome to episode 81 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner shares his experience with trying out some early samples of glasses running on Google's Android XR platform with Will and Damien. After a surprisingly impressive demo, is it time to start getting excited for the return of Google Glass-esque technology? The trio also dips into some new changes coming to Wear OS and take a quick look at the first One UI 8.5 beta, if only to ask: what's up with the iOS-ification of Android?

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• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:58 - Google's AI glasses demo
• 33:43 - Wear OS updates
• 38:12 - One UI 8.5 and Android's design language
• 46:09 - Wrap-up

• Abner Li
• Damien Wilde
• Will Sattelberg

• Hands-on: Google Glass is now real with ‘monocular’ Android XR glasses coming in 2026
• Samsung and Apple split best-selling phones in Q3 2025, iPhone leads premium market
• Pixel Watch December 2025 update rolling out with Wear OS 6.1
• One UI 8.5 seems like a very nice, but small update [Video]

• The Sideload
• 9to5Mac Happy Hour
• Electrek
• Space Explored

Drop us a line at gtips@9to5g.com, leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer.