The Sideload: A 9to5Google Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Introducing The Sideload, a new podcast from 9to5Google! Each week, Will Sattelberg sits down with a rotating panel of guests to host a chill, low-key conversation about Android and the world of technology at large. This week, 9to5Google's own Ben Schoon joins the very first episode to break down Made By Google 2025 moment by moment. From Jimmy Fallon's awkward Tensor moment to some surprisingly impressive demos, join Ben and Will as they figure out whether Google's new event format was a success, failure, or something in between.

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• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:02:42 - Initial Made By Google impressions
• 00:10:35 - Full review of the event
• 00:57:22 - Final thoughts on Made By Google
• 01:01:05 - Wrap-up

• Will Sattelberg
• Ben Schoon

• Pixelated
• 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.

Welcome to episode 2 of The Sideload, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Will is joined by Noah Dentzel, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, and Harvey Hunerberg, Associate Director of Product Management at Nomad, to discuss their company's new expansion into Pixel accessories, beginning with Pixel Watch straps. From the decision to launch accessories for Pixel after primarily focusing on the Apple ecosystem to how tariffs affect companies like Nomad, it's a pretty fun — if in-depth — conversation. Plus, Will gets to nerd out on just how excited he is for a Qi2-dominant world, and we get a quick tease for what could be next from Nomad.

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• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:33 - Expanding into Pixel Watch bands
• 13:07 - Why Google?
• 21:45 - The flexibility of power accessories
• 27:22 - Magnetic backplates
• 29:43 - Tariffs
• 34:24 - Wrap-up and Nomad teaser

• Will Sattelberg
• Noah Dentzel, CEO and co-founder of Nomad
• Harvey Hunerberg, Associate Director of Product Management at Nomad

• Pixelated
• 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.

Welcome to episode 3 of The Sideload, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Will is joined by Joe Maring, Trending Editor at Android Authority, to discuss their respective experiences with the Pixel 10 series. With Joe back from a recent trip to visit Will in Buffalo, the two discuss how Google's latest smartphones hold up under the stress of traveling, including whether the battery life is good enough to survive the airport, how the camera performed at Niagara Falls, and the utter mess that is Daily Hub.

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• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:04:20 - Traveling with Pixel 10
• 00:21:10 - How's the camera?
• 00:47:57 - Daily Hub and AI
• 01:09:33 - Wrap-up

• Will Sattelberg
• Joe Maring

• Pixelated
• 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.

Welcome to episode 4 of The Sideload, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Will is joined by 9to5's own Andrew Romero, hot off a recent review of Honor's new Magic V5 foldable. Together, Andrew walks Will through what makes Honor's latest device so enticing, where the software falls short, and what draws him to foldables in the first place. The two also explore the future of folding phones following Samsung's excellent Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the ever-evolving rumor of a folding iPhone.

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• 00:00:00 - Intro and the Honor Magic V5
• 00:20:55 - Ultra-thin phones
• 00:25:57 - The software experience
• 00:36:45 - Foldable design trends
• 00:45:13 - Honor's durability stunt
• 00:50:25 - Camera bumps
• 00:55:29 - Foldable use cases
• 01:03:18 - What would you use?
• 01:19:00 - Wrap-up

• Will Sattelberg
• Andrew Romero

• Pixelated
• 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.