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Show Notes

* Black Friday

* 7 downloads of OGG vs 1100 MP3. Time to discontinue OGG?

* Guru’s Moto X Pure finally gets Nougat a year late, after no updates since September 2016.

* Android News

* Android Stats for December, Oreo to 0.5%, Nougat to 23%,

* Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2 is now available for Pixel and Nexus devices

* Google is being questioned by regulators over location data collection on Android devices.

* Google rethinks banning apps using the accessibility api.

* Google bans lock screen ads unless the app is a lockscreen app.

* App News

* Gboard adds Handwriting Keyboard

* Swiftkey adds location sharing and ‘quick paste’ option.

* Android Wear 2.6 adds a lot of improvements to the platform.

* Google enables button to switch to a Duo call during a phone call.

* Maps offering real time updates for transit travel.

* Google Assistant adds command for syncing Smart Home Devices

* Chrome adds parallel download option to accelerate speed

* Action Launcher celebrates 5th birthday

* Niantic to release update to Ingress called Ingress Prime.

* Google releases Files Go! A file managing app.

* In Other News

* Googlers build tool to determine if someone is looking over your shoulder.

* Google Finance gets redesigned and dumps Adobe Flash

* The Substitute Phone is designed to help smartphone addicts cope in its absence.

* Youtube won’t be