Another week
Show Notes
- Android News
- Google delays RCS API support from Android Q
- Shaping the future of mobile with Android
- There might be 100 milliion phones launched with Google Assistant buttons this year
- Android One gets a new logo.
- The latest Android devices now let you log into apps without a password
- Android Slices begin appearing on Pixel devices
- Google is working on securely storing Digital Driver’s Licenses in Android
- App News
- Google shuts down Google Fit on the web, and will focus on Wear OS and Android.
- Google Pay tests Gmail integration to import loyalty cards, tickets, etc.
- Titanium Backup suspended from Google Play…reason currently unknown.
- Access the Assistant in Messages
- Google Home to add support for changing colors in the app, as well as Smart Clock support
- Duo support is now available on the web at duo.google.com
- Some Google apps with over 10 million installs consume massive data in the background and kill battery.
- Facebook now lets you block background location tracking on Android
- Google Clock Musical Alarms now support Youtube Music and Pandora
- Google Chrome adds bfcache(back/forward cache) to increase speed.
- Nova Launcher 6.0 adds a ton of customization options.
- Google Sheets hits 500 million installs.
- In Other News
- Google Fi to offer 5G via Sprint with compatible handsets. No handsets available yet.
- Verizon wants to lock new phones to fight phone sale fraud. Needs ok from FCC. Predict FCC gives it.
- PocketCasts comes to Amazon Echo.
- Google Assistant adds support for smart heaters, air fresheners, and fireplaces.
- Roku now works with Amazon Echo
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