Android

5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Dec 1, 2022 by Ethan Smith · said 44 times in 29 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Everything said about Android, oldest first

Dec 1, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
Smith: Google tracks post-click dwell time via Chrome and Android for ranking
“Google's tracking everyone through Chrome and Android, and they can actually see what happened after they left Google. And ultimately Google wants you to end your session or find the answer, find what you wanted on that page. So the more you click on, on our U…”
Ethan Smith Dec 1, 2022 ▶ 29:07 The ultimate guide to SEO | Ethan Smith (Graphite)
Sep 21, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gilad: Google+ Peak Team Reached Roughly 1,000 Employees
“And I think at its peak, it was about a thousand people inside. It was a division, the size of Android and docs and. A really sizable thing. They're under their own buildings.”
Itamar Gilad Sep 21, 2023 ▶ 7:52 Becoming evidence-guided | Itamar Gilad (Gmail, YouTube, Microsoft)
Jul 25, 2024 negative
Opinion
Martin: App developers willingly joined Apple's ecosystem and shouldn't complain about fees
“All the apps complain about what cut Apple is taking, but they made a choice, a value chain choice. We are going to design something that will appear on an iPhone or an Android device if that is. And then good luck to you. You can complain like crazy that they…”
Roger Martin Jul 25, 2024 ▶ 47:19 5 essential questions to craft a winning strategy | Roger Martin (author, advisor, speaker)
Nov 11, 2024
Disclosure
Vora: WhatsApp mirrored native OS UI patterns like Android's floating action button
“If Android put a floating action button down in the bottom right, that's where WhatsApp would put its button too. And we built the same patterns consistently throughout the app”
Ami Vora Nov 11, 2024 ▶ 6:45 Simplify To Win | Lenny & Friends Summit 2024
Jun 21, 2026 neutral
Insight
Fung: AI allows smaller mobile teams while retaining deep platform experts
“Like, it's really important to still bring on folks with those expertise, but we probably don't need like as large because people are flexing.”
Fiona Fung Jun 21, 2026 ▶ 1:09:24 What happens after coding is solved? | Fiona Fung (Claude Code & Cowork)
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