Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to episode 28 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Allison Johnson, senior reviewer at The Verge, to discuss her attempts at purchasing and reviewing Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold in the run-up to its eventual demise. They also discuss Allison's hands-on with Google's new agentic tools for Android and wonder whether this is a lead-up to some more impressive demos to come at this year's I/O.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:01 - Allison's TriFold Experience
00:41:43 - Android's Agentic AI Tools
01:10:16 - Wrap-up

The Sideload is a podcast from 9to5Google hosted by Will Sattelberg. Every week, we welcome a new guest to talk about a recent editorial, review, video, or a fascinating piece of news that caught Will's eye. From there, the conversation can go wherever it needs to, off-topic or no. It's a relevant, irreverent, low-key podcast made just for you.

This week's hosts:
Will Sattelberg
Allison Johnson

Follow all of Allison's writing here: theverge.com/authors/allison-johnson

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