We’re back from holiday.
Show Notes
* Moto X Pure getting Marshmallow.
* Android News
* Platform distribution numbers for December, Marshmallow is 0.5%, Lollipop at 29.5%, KitKat at 36.6%, Jellybean at 26.9%.
* Smart Lock for Passwords reports success in the first six months, and continues to be enhanced.
* Chrome to Phone now officially deprecated.
* Pixel C team confirms multi-window is coming to Android
* Android 6.0.1 brings back Do Not Disturb until next alarm option removed in 6.0.
* New Google Now presentation for Android Wear available.
* App News
* The official Reddit for Android client will be live soon.
* Adobe Lightroom for Android is now free to use, no Creative Cloud account required. (Play Link)
* Google adds safe browsing service to Chrome for Android.
* Chrome Data Saver now loads images on demand on slow connections.
* Google Authenticator updated with Material Design and Wear support, offers developer preview for a NFC security key.
* Google adds reminders to Google Calendar for Android.
* Google releases Cardboard Camera, a program to take and view immersive 360 panoramas. (Play Link)
* In Other News
* Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and other Silicon Valley CEOs speak out against intolerance.
* Chromebooks in education surge, Tim Cook calls them ‘test machines’.
* Settlement reached in Happy Birthday case. Details pending.
* Donald Trump thinks Bill Gates should do something about that Internet.
* Google Photos