Show Notes

* Android News

* Android Distribution numbers under maintenance for 6 months. Is it dead?

* Google won’t break legacy apps that don’t use Scoped Storage in Android Q, will delay enforcement till R.

* Bliss OS, based on Pie, for x86 PCs now comes with the Play Store.

* Android TV hits 5000 app milestone, new hardware expected

* App News

* Action Launcher updated, adds new search option and more.

* Google bans DO Global, developer with apps having over 600 million installs, including ES File Explorer.

* Mozilla outlines plan to replace Firefox for Android with Fenix.

* YouTube Music can now play local files.

* New version of Facebook Messenger announced

* In Other News

* FCC Chairman’s claims aren’t worth the mug he drinks from

* Microsoft’s baseline security policy no longer recommends expiry of passwords after 60 days

* Wireless carriers fight bans on throttling firefighters during emergencies

* Amazon is expanding Prime One Day Shipping to be the default.

* Home Automation

* Swidget begins sale of modular smart outlet system

* Guru’s Travel Keyboard

* Jere’s Even Smaller Suggestion for a Keyboard