Show Notes

* Android News

* How to Turn Any Android Smartphone into a Google Pixel

* Your Android Phone is Now a Security Key

* Future Android system updates could be initiated from the Play Store

* Silence your Phone Via Google Home

* Future versions of Android may support Smart Forwarding to forward calls between SIMs

* Google is addressing developer concerns with more reviewers and improved appeal process

* LG and Samsung permit the disabling of the direct share option. For other phones, it requires root access.

* App News

* VLC 3.1 for Android brings back Auto support

* Google Duo introduces new data saving mode.

* Google Pay can now automatically import loyalty cards, tickets, and offers from Gmail

* Kiwi Browser for Android supports Google Chrome extensions

* Google releases Wifi RTT Scan test app

* In Other News

* Firefox is testing a new privacy feature to prevent sites from “fingerprinting” your browser.

* Hangouts Chat will replace Hangouts in the Gmail sidebar.

* Google Assistant can now access your G Suite calendar