Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

AirDrop Finally Comes to Android

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk give a few Black Friday shopping tips before digging right into Android finally getting AirDrop! After that, they spoke about the new Nano Banana image generator from Google, court documents that don't paint Meta in a good light (shocker), and a potential DJI ban! After that, it's all about the hot takes. Enjoy! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Ars Technica - Android AirDrop Wifi Aware [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/the-eu-made-apple-adopt-new-wi-fi-standards-and-now-android-can-support-airdrop/] BowenYin @ Reddit - Nano Banana Marques [https://www.reddit.com/r/mkbhd/comments/1p649le/what_i_got_when_nano_banana_generated_an_image_of/] Claude - Opus 4.5 announcement [https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-5] Reuters - Meta article [https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/meta-buried-causal-evidence-social-media-harm-us-court-filings-allege-2025-11-23/] Time - Meta article [https://time.com/7336204/meta-lawsuit-files-child-safety/] DJI - Potential ban blog post [https://viewpoints.dji.com/blog/whats-going-on-with-dji-in-the-u.s] PCWorld - RAM is expensive [https://www.pcworld.com/article/2984629/ram-is-so-expensive-that-stores-are-selling-it-at-market-prices.html] This episode brought to you by: T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/switch Music provided by Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Do You Ever Feel Guilty About Bad Reviews?

Tech YouTuber Michael Fisher aka Mr. Mobile takes over Waveform to interview Marques about everything from whether AI creators will take their jobs to why Marques doesn't use foldable phones. Michael Fisher YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMrMobile Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Music provided by Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Michael Fisher: https://www.threads.com/@captain2phones TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

The Steam Machine Takes on PS5 and Xbox

While Marques is out enjoying the Ultimate Frisbee on a beach somewhere, Andrew and David sit down to talk about everything from the new Steam devices to Google Gemini 3. After that, things go off the rails quickly as everyone discusses the pros and cons of local storage vs cloud storage. Enjoy! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Valve - New Steam devices [https://steamdb.info/blog/steam-hardware-2025/] Tom's Guide - Rabbit next-gen hardware [https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/rabbits-next-gen-ai-hardware-is-coming-next-year-to-take-on-openai-and-the-ceo-just-teased-what-to-expect] Tom's Guide - Employee payment story [https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/whats-next-for-rabbit-employees-say-they-havent-been-paid-for-months-while-company-teases-new-ai-hardware] Google - Gemini 3 announcement blog [https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3/#gemini-3] Google - Antigravity announcement [https://antigravity.google/use-cases] Verge - Cloudflare outage [https://www.theverge.com/news/823562/cloudflare-outage-wake-up-call-websites] Damien Wilde YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@DamienWilde] Dave2D - Steam video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=356rZ8IBCps] ShortCircuit - M5 video [https://youtu.be/xwJhhPCweWk?si=mQqFXZPVXtefoy0U] @Privatetalky on Twitter/X - Storage tweet [https://x.com/privatetalky?lang=en] This episode brought to you by: Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/waveform Framer: https://www.framer.com/design (code: wave) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/MKBHD Wealthfront: https://www.wealthfront.com/wave T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/switch Music provided by Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

This Could Be the Best Smartphone But…

In this episode, Marques, Andrew, and David start off talking about the newest Apple Pocket accessory that was released before getting into the OnePlus 15. After that, they talk about Marques getting interviewed by LeBron James, the new Spotify Wrapped weekly feature, and GTA 6 getting delayed (again). Then they wrap it all up with a game of HYPEathetically speaking. Enjoy! Links: Apple iPhone Pocket: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/ MKBHD - OnePlus 15 video: https://youtu.be/2MdQWo9fHZs?si=QxIvodONzlBC9oU2 LeBron James x Marques: https://youtu.be/htRERdGz4bI?si=mYJmXIMzt3EnwaTC Verge - iPhone Air 2 delayed: https://www.theverge.com/news/817908/apple-iphone-air-second-generation-delayed Rockstar Games - GTA 6 delayed: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/ak3ak31a49a221/grand-theft-auto-vi-is-now-set-to-launch-november-19-2026 This episode brought to you by: Framer: https://www.framer.com/design (code: wave) Grammarly: https://www.superhuman.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/MKBHD Monarch Money: https://www.monarch.com (code: wave) T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/switch Music provided by Epidemic Sound Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

It’s Like Photoshop, But Free!

In this episode, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from the upcoming Samsung tri-fold to Affinity taking on Adobe. After that, Adam talks about the newest product from Teenage Engineering before everyone gets into the newest thin Motorola phone. It all wraps up with a new game where Andrew pits Marques and David against Adam and Ellis. It's a fun one! Links: 9to5Google - Nothing article: https://9to5google.com/2025/11/02/nothing-phone-3a-lite-past-promises/ Interview with Teenage Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlHk4HQDgaM&t=4 Teenage Engineering EP-40: https://teenage.engineering/products/ep-40 Verge - Motorola Edge 70 phone: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/813377/motorola-edge-70-review Kotaku - SouljaBoy scandal: https://kotaku.com/souljaboy-is-selling-someone-elses-retro-handhelds-for-as-much-as-a-switch-2-he-does-not-have-permission-2000640828 This episode brought to you by: Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/podcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/MKBHD Monarch Money: https://www.monarch.com (code: wave) Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/waveform T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com/switch Music provided by Epidemic Sound Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Hosts: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Waveform is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]