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Sponsored by NordVPN: Listeners to The Sideload can save up to 77% on a two-year subscription and score a free Amazon gift card by signing up for NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/9to5off. Thanks to NordVPN for sponsoring this week’s episode. Welcome to episode 28 of The Sideload, a 9to5Google podcast. This week, Will welcomes Allison Johnson, senior reviewer at The Verge, to discuss her attempts at purchasing and reviewing Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold in the run-up to its eventual demise. They also discuss Allison's hands-on with Google's new agentic tools for Android and wonder whether this is a lead-up to some more impressive demos to come at this year's I/O. Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/05blamq5 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/03NQdhoTfPYYq5nBxhZrmi?si=TIAfTGkFReeO2hFKclDt7A Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sideload-a-9to5google-podcast/id1835505417 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:01 - Allison's TriFold Experience 00:41:43 - Android's Agentic AI Tools 01:10:16 - Wrap-up The Sideload is a podcast from 9to5Google hosted by Will Sattelberg. Every week, we welcome a new guest to talk about a recent editorial, review, video, or a fascinating piece of news that caught Will's eye. From there, the conversation can go wherever it needs to, off-topic or no. It's a relevant, irreverent, low-key podcast made just for you. This week's hosts: Will Sattelberg Allison Johnson Follow all of Allison's writing here: https://www.theverge.com/authors/allison-johnson Feedback? Drop us a line at gtips@9to5g.com, leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer. And for even more Android discussion, dive into the official 9to5Google forums!