Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast

WTF Happened in 2025 - Waveform Rewind

It's the. last regularly scheduled episode of the year and the gadgets just keep coming! Marques, Andrew, and David get right into the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold before talking about a new Instagram app and a new AI feature coming soon to a Gmail near you! After that, it's all about the EV world with discussion turning to the discontinuation of the Ford F-150 Lightning and then a quick recap on Rivian's Autonomy day. We close it out by recapping some of our best and worst predictions from last year. It's a chaotic one this week. Enjoy! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Verge - Twitter trademark story [https://www.theverge.com/news/845882/x-corp-operation-bluebird-twitter-lawsuit-trademark-infringement] Verge - Instagram TV app [https://www.theverge.com/news/845124/instagram-reels-tv-app] Google - CC beta [https://labs.google/cc] MKBHD - Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold video [https://www.youtube.com/live/trsHTKqmZOk] Rivian - Autonomy day [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIK1Y8ssXnU] This episode brought to you by: LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/mkbhd Coderabbit - www.coderabbit.ai/mkbhd Darktrace - www.darktrace.com/defenders Shopify - www.shopify.com/waveform T-Mobile - www.t-mobile.com Music provided by: Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast 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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro 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 Phone of the Year is...

This week, the crew sits down to talk smartphones. They go over each of the phones that Marques picked and offer a few hot takes along the way. On top of that they also talk about the Android XR show, a new smart ring from Pebble, and the Xiaomi SU7! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Verge - Google Project Aura [https://www.theverge.com/tech/839392/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses] Verge - Pebble Index smart ring [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/840352/pebble-index-smart-ring-launch-price] Adweek - Google Gemini Ads [https://www.adweek.com/media/google-gemini-ads-2026/] Video of Tesla robot [https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/1pfzxt0/tesla_optimus/] MKBHD - Smartphone awards [https://youtu.be/sfyL4BswUeE] MKBHD - Xiaomi SU7 review [https://youtu.be/Mb6H7trzMfI] This episode brought to you by: Framer - wwww.framer.com/design (code: wave) Grammarly - wwww.superhuman.com/podcast LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/mkbhd Wealthfront - www.wealthfront.com/wave T-Mobile - www.t-mobile.com Music provided by: Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast 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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro 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]

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is here fr fr on God

We're back with a super long episode this week! First, Marques unboxes a special birthday present before we get into the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold videos that dropped this week. Then it's all about all of the new features that are coming to Android and Pixel phones. After that, we go over YouTube Recap and Spotify Rewind before closing it out with trivia. Enjoy! Shop the merch: https://shop.mkbhd.com Links: Verge - AI clickbait article [https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/835839/google-discover-ai-headlines-clickbait-nonsense] SuperSaf - Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold video [https://youtu.be/CfcQDvoFPJQ] Mrwhosetheboss - Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold video [https://youtu.be/qNKKSujit94] Computerphile - The Problem with timezones video [https://youtu.be/-5wpm-gesOY] Google - Android Feature drop [https://blog.google/products/android/new-android-features-december-2025/] Verge - DJI Osmo 4 Pocket launch update [https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/835322/the-dji-osmo-pocket-4-has-cleared-the-fcc-will-we-get-it-before-the-ban] This episode brought to you by: Code Rabbit: www.coderabbit.ai/mkbhd LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/mkbhd Shopify: www.shopify.com/waveform Zapier: www.zapier.com/wave T-Mobile: www.tmobile.com/switch Monarch Money: www.monarch.com (code: wave) Music provided by: Epidemic Sound Social: Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast 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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro 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]

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]