* From Murph, “I was listening to 602, and I agree with your views on the frame.work laptop. When I’m ready to buy, it’s high on my list right now.”

* Home Assistant Notes

* Playing with Alarms

* Spreadsheets for Alarms

* Battery and Offline Notifications

* Better TTS

* Google Play on Your Phone Can Now Remote Install to Other Devices

* FCC advances plan to require blocking of spam texts from bogus numbers

* Where is Android Auto’s promised redesign? – Google’s summer plans didn’t work out

* Google Wallet randomly stops working for some users, falsely claims devices are rooted

* 20-year-old Linux workaround is still slowing down AMD systems

* WhatsApp is introducing Call Links and increasing video chat capacity

* WhatsApp’s new multi-device mode is live for Android tablets in beta

* What is AV1 and why does it matter for the Google Chromecast HD?

* 9 years later, Chromecast has way more — at a lower price

* Chromecast with Google TV (4K) is getting updated to Android 12 soon