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Howdy, all, I'm Michael. If you've been reading Android Police for a long time, you might recognize me: I was part of the team between 2012 and 2017. I used to handle AP's weekly app and game roundups. Now I'm back as the site's News Editor.I'm more or less the same flavor of nerdy as you'll find in any tech writer circle. I've been an avid Android user since I picked up a Nexus One on launch day, and I still tinker around with a custom ROM or two. (Once I upgraded to a new build of CyanogenMod on the CES show floor.) I've also been getting more into Chromebooks lately, swapping between the Lenovo Duet and the Pixel Slate, because I have a soft spot for doomed Google tablets. My daily driver at the moment is a Pixel 5.
Time for the obligatory autobiography, my news editor Stephen Schenck texts me in Slack. I dread writing about myself, especially under the pretense of doing it for work. It's about as fun and pleasurable as standing up to introduce yourself at camp and coming up with three random facts on the fly. And yet, here I summit my cowardice and submit to you my introduction: I am Jules Wang and I am with Android Police.
Hello folks, Manuel here. You're probably wondering why I'm writing one of these 'Meet the new guy' pieces just now – avid Android Police readers like you have probably been reading my articles for quite a while now. But we've noticed that I didn't properly introduce myself, so this is it, finally.
Hello there, friends! I'm Hagop, one of the newest additions to the Android Police team. As we say, I'm part of the "night crew" because I'm based in France and I work hard on delivering news when America is asleep. Of course, I also focus on bringing content to our readers across the world, who get to read my posts fresh out the oven. What I love here is the diverse background our writers and editors have, how we work together, but also how awesome our readers are! In the few weeks I've been writing for AP, you taught me so much, and interacting with you has been a genuine pleasure, so thank you for that.
What's crackalackin', fellow mobile-tech aficionados? I'm Stephen, your resident News Editor and latest addition to the Android Police crew. I'm here to keep that sweet, sweet, Android info flowing, and make sure you stay at the head of the curve with the freshest news about your favorite mobile platform.
Hi folks, this is Paul, one of the newer writers here at Android Police. I have to begin my meet-the-new-guy post by acknowledging just how cool it is that I'm writing for this site, one that I have long admired as just about the smartest and most comprehensive site of its kind. Admittedly, I haven't been able to give as much time to the site as I had hoped when they first brought me on, but I'm having so much fun contributing what I'm able, and I intend to keep at it as long as they'll have me.I started writing for Android Police in the middle of last December, and perhaps no one was more surprised to find my byline here than me. I'm a stage actor and director, a musician and songwriter, an essayist and wanna-be academic, and I currently work in nonprofit and political communications and host my employer's podcast. I know nothing about programming or software development, though I did once successfully make a little stick figure guy jump up and down by copying dozens of lines of code from the manual that came with my family's VIC-20. I've never rooted or flashed or modded, and I more or less consider computer technology to be based on magic. Who better to write here?The thing is, as much as I am perplexed by the inner-workings of all these devices, I have always been enamored of them. From the time of my first computer to today, I've been fascinated by the story of technology as much as its products. And that story has never been more important than it is today. I love obsessing over hardware design choices, the impact of the addition of new features (or the removal of them), the overlap of politics and technology, how our devices and platforms are changing journalism and the humanities, what the rapid pace of change is doing to our ape-brains, and all the other big questions that just keep coming at us.I've been a full-fledged Android user since 2014 after about a decade of being an Apple devotee. I had frankly gotten bored with Apple's lack of choices and insistent hand-holding, and the Android hardware space was positively blossoming with intriguing ideas and designs. I had owned a first-generation Nexus 7 for a while, but it wasn't yet enough to pull me away from iOS entirely. But when I saw all that was going on with Lollipop and Material Design, I decided to make the switch, starting with a Nexus 5.I loved that damn phone so much. It was fast, it felt great in the hand, the screen was so sharp, and the interface was wonderfully fluid. But the battery life was awful and the camera was garbage (I have two small and fast-moving kids that the Nexus camera could not hope to keep up with), so I had to embark on a quest that led to my trying out several models. Over the next couple years, I became a little manic about buying and selling phones, trying to find The Perfect Device—a hopeless quest, really.Other than the Nexus 5, devices I have particularly loved were LG's G3 and G4 (with which I experienced no looping of boots), as well as the Nexus 6 and the Note 5, both of which replaced tablets for me for a while. The device I owned the longest was probably the Galaxy S7, mainly because I was stuck on a payment plan. It was indeed a great device while it remained fast, but that didn't last past a year. (My wife's S7 is so slow you have to wonder if it got switched with a fake.)Today, I am the one guy who has an HTC U11, and I love it, with some reservations. Yes, I got the red one, and that was the correct thing to do. I might write a piece in the near future extolling the U11's virtues and, of course, railing against its faults. But, importantly, it is very red.I admit I miss certain things about iOS, mostly regarding Apple's mad devotion to its AppleCare customers. Once having had the most minor of problems with an iPad Pro, I chatted online with a specialist, and the next day I had a replacement unit. Dizzying. I have, however, grown weary of my aging MacBook Pro. I'm not interested in the current generation of MacBooks' crap keyboards that feel like you're slapping paper, and I'm sorely tempted by that Pixelbook.I think my favorite tech purchase without a screen on it has to be my Sony MDR-1000X noise-canceling headphones, which I bought refurbished. As someone who loves to be absorbed in music, as an autistic with big sensory issues, and as a dad with LOUD children, disappearing into these comfy cans is just about the best self-care I ever allowed myself. I also love Kindles, and I am trying very hard not to throw money at the new Oasis.As for Android Police the organization, I can't say enough good things. Everyone has been more than generous with their time and help, which I continue to need more often than I'd like. I'm going to keep trying to improve, and I hope my fairly novel background adds interesting new dimensions to the great work being done here.
Season’s greetings. I’ve been hanging around for the past two months, so it seems time for a proper introduction: My name is Jason, obviously. I currently work in a corporate communications role during the week and enjoy the privilege of writing for this site Saturday and Sunday mornings. Some of my earliest memories of technology involve an IBM PS/2 and a Robie Junior. What brings me here is my fondness for the world of Android, which began when I soft-bricked my Nexus 5 in January 2014.
Hey, I'm James Sanders. I started writing for Android Police in late October, though I've been writing about technology since 2013. I'm also (apparently) the first writer at Android Police who lives in Japan.
My background is a bit different than the other authors on Android Police, so this introductory post is going to have to be a bit different, too. To begin with, I'm not a real nerd like some of my AP compatriots.
When I was approached about writing an introductory post about myself, I really had no idea where to start. The point here is to get to know me a bit better, so I guess I will start with the basics.
I won that Bingle Bear Android figure from AP almost a year before I started working here.