Show Notes

* Android News

* Android 10 has the fastest update rate ever, with 16% of users in 10 months.

* People keep wondering if Wear OS is dead, which is bad.

* Only one more beta before Android 11 release.

* Full Storage Access permission delayed till 2021.

* Android 11 lets you not automatically connect to specific networks.

* Android’s answer to changes by manufacturers as to how background processes are killed is disappointing

* App News

* Google Fit adds workout videos from YouTube.

* Google Earth celebrating 15 years.

* Android 11 has a survey app called Device Drop Monitor, that records device drops for future use.

* Google Analytics gets first significant update since 2016.

* Slide for Reddit back on Store as Google admits mistake.

* Google Maps is starting to show traffic lights.

* Firefox for Android fixes critical security vulnerability

* Home Automation

* Works with Google program takes a page from Apple

* Wink brings back the subscription they originally postponed, but this time, they allow for local control over select devices.

* Google Home will now let you tell them what is connected to your smart plug.

* In Other News

* H.266 video codec promises same quality, at half the size of H.265.

* SiriusXM is acquiring Sticher.