Goodbye Asus, Hello Clicks

Welcome to episode 85 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will talk through the end of Asus as a smartphone brand, as the company takes an indefinite hiatus from Android to focus on AI. After trying to figure out what's next after the smartphone, we're diving into some thoughts on the Clicks Communicator, Google's Digital Wellbeing tools, and the whole thinking behind minimalist devices. Plus, we send Stadia off with one final goodbye.

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Goodbye Asus, Hello Clicks is an episode from Alphabet Scoop by 9to5Mac.

This episode is 52:45 long.

This episode was published on Jan 23, 2026.

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