There's an App for That

Welcome to episode 96 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Damien, Abner, and Will talk through Google's new native Gemini app for Mac and wonder why now, and why we don't see more standalone applications from the company. They also dive into new reports surrounding Google's portion of the foldable market — and the risk Apple holds against it — before finishing up with YouTube's new workaround for disabling Shorts. Subscribe • YouTube Podcasts (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcKP282Ii48tKK_KUt1kq1Ist9FkYR6lO) • Pocket Casts (https://pca.st/podcast/ac8e6ce0-06b1-0136-c264-7d73a919276a) • Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMiADiw0KAEW9Tg9UAEnZ?si=y8-L9zobTTucmjDVvMJOoQ&dl_branch=1) • Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alphabet-scoop/id1359922601) • Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1359922601/alphabet-scoop) Sponsored by Proton Unlimited: Pixelated listeners can save 30% on an annual subscription to the company's suite of privacy-friendly services by signing up using our link (https://proton.me/9to5google) . Thanks to Proton Unlimited for sponsoring the podcast. Timecodes • 00:00 - Intro and Google's new Gemini app • 15:41 - Google's foldable market share • 34:13 - YouTube Shorts • 40:58 - Wrap-up Hosts • Abner Li (https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/) • Damien Wilde (https://9to5google.com/author/damien9to5/) • Will Sattelberg (https://9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/) Read more • Google launches native Gemini app for Mac (https://9to5google.com/2026/04/15/gemini-app-mac/) • (https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/) Google Pixel makes up 5% of foldables in North America – Apple will hit nearly 50% (https://9to5google.com/2026/04/14/google-pixel-north-america-foldables-apple-forecase/) • (https://9to5google.com/author/nexusben1/) YouTube Shorts are a lot easier to ignore with this new setting [Gallery] (https://9to5google.com/2026/04/15/youtube-shorts-turn-off-zero-minute-timer-setting/) Listen to more 9to5 Podcasts • The Sideload (https://9to5google.com/guides/the-sideload/) • 9to5Mac Happy Hour (https://9to5mac.com/guides/9to5mac-happy-hour/) • Electrek (https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/) • Space Explored (https://spaceexplored.com/guides/space-explored-podcast/) Feedback? Drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) , leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer (mailto:[email protected]) . And for even more Android discussion, dive into the official 9to5Google forums (https://9to5google.com/forums/) !