Show Notes

* Next Wednesday is January 1st…this July will mark 10 years of this program.

* Decade in Review – Android Central

* Two new technologies change smart robot vacuums forever

* Smart Assistants, starting with the Echo.

* The HTC One

* The Moto X

* Google Cast

* Google Wifi/Mesh Networking

* Roku and easy access to streaming

* Google Cardboard and VR

* HDR+ and Smartphone Cameras

* Home Automation

* Amazon, Google, Apple, etc join together to create CHIP, Connected Home Over IP.

* Home Depot now sells an inexpensive Zigbee remote, bundled with a white tunable bulb.

* Z-Wave is turning into an open standard

* Amazon’s Ring blames users for security issues

* App News

* Facebook was the most downloaded app of the decade

* Prime Video app now has a ‘free to me’ toggle.

* Cerberus starts invalidating paid lifetime licenses after 8 years, despite prior promises they would never do this and no communications

* YouTube app can now act as a remote for smart TVs

* Action Launcher adds Android 10 gesture navigation…etc

* Google Drive passes 5 billion installs

* Android News

* “Hey G___, that wasn’t for you.” is a good command to know.

* Android Distribution Numbers…according to PornHub.

* In Android 10, you can share Wi-Fi networks using QR codes

* In Other News

* You Can Use the Echo to Play Board Games

* NextDNS