Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 55.

Don't forget - the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast is every Thursday at 5PM PST (www.androidpolice.com/podcast). The unedited video version of the podcast can be found here - and will likely include various verbal expletives, technical snafus, tangents, and probably a good 5-10 minutes of pre-podcast banter as we prepare. Watch at your own risk!

https://soundcloud.com/androidpolice/androidpolice-podcast-ep55

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The Cast

• Matthew Smith, Host
• Bob Severns, Editor, A/V
• Cameron Summerson, Co-host
• Eric Ravenscraft, Co-host
• Liam Spradlin, Co-host

THE OUTLINE

Carrier 411

• T-Mobile activates its new LTE network and launches some new service plans all at once. But don't call them contracts.

Android at Arms

• Google promises not to sue over, like, a couple patents. But you guys have to promise to never sue Google for anything ever, okay? Cool? Cool.

Code Google

• Google may be working on a smart watch. Then again, Google may be working on a lot of things.
• New Nexus 4s rolling out have some tiny changes, like a smaller camera hole and little "nipples." You can bring your own joke on this one.
• The Google+ app gets a new coat of sexy.
• Play Movies now recognizes faces, will allow you to find Jack Black in the Play Store.
• If Liam's predictions are accurate, cards are the new buttons

The Hotsheet

• AT&T pre-orders for the Galaxy S 4 begin on April 16th for $249 with a 2-year contract, while T-Mobile will have a full launch on May 1st.
• HTC, meanwhile, will launch the One in the Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific by the end of April.
• HTC IS NO LONGER QUIETLY BRILLIANT. MAYBE YOU GUYS COULDN'T HEAR IT BEFORE. THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T BUY THE ONE X, RIGHT? TOO QUIET?
• The Sony Xperia ZL has a price and street date in the U.S.. You can find it here if you'd like.
• Sprint may or may not be killing the Optimus G.
• Device Updates: LG Optimus G gets 4.1.2 on Bell, Rogers, & TELUS; ASUS pushes 4.1.1 to the Padfone; T-Mobile's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 gets 4.1.2; Sprint's Epic 4G Touch gets Jelly Bean; Verizon's Stratosphere gets Jelly Bean; AT&T announces 4.1 for Galaxy Express; Sony rolls out Jelly Bean to the Xperia TX

Product Reviews

• Look, Chromebook Pixel. Cameron likes you. Like! He likes you. There's a lotta things about him you don't know anything about, Pixel. You don't wanna get mixed up with a guy like Cam. He's a loner, Pixel. A rebel.

App Updates

• This game is freaking me the PUK out.
• Action Launcher has one of the coolest ways of putting widgets on your home screen.

In Other News

• The MiiPC is an Android-powered, kid-friendly device that is totally not going to get sued by Nintendo.
• MakerBot and Ouya team up to let you print your own console cases, prompting our own Matt Smith to suggest a TARDIS-shaped print-out in what may be one of the best ideas ever put forth on our show.