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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer<\/em> No. 137, your guide to the best and Verge<\/em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you\u2019re new here, welcome, happy phone season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer<\/em> homepage<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This week, I\u2019ve been reading about Google Zero<\/strong><\/a> and armored cars for rich people<\/strong><\/a>, watching a lot of That\u2019s a Bad Idea<\/strong><\/a> videos now that YouTube knows my love for Curry Barker, testing the new 2Do redesign<\/strong><\/a> for my tasks, watching this excellent doc<\/strong><\/a> about the legendary designer Susan Kare, obsessing over every sound on the Jauffre\u2019s Sounds TikTok<\/strong><\/a>, sending myself lockscreen notes with the new Mononote<\/strong><\/a> app, and trying to vibe-code a searchable archive of everything that\u2019s ever been in Installer<\/em>. I think we\u2019re gonna need more tokens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I also have for you a couple of exciting new ideas about phones, a tiny e-reader you might love, a fun way into the Linux world, and much more. Let\u2019s do this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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(As always, the best part of Installer<\/em> is your ideas and tips. What are you watching \/ reading \/ playing \/ listening to \/ plugging into a generator this week? Tell me everything: installer@theverge.com<\/a>. And if you know someone else who might enjoy Installer<\/em>, forward it to them and tell them to subscribe here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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