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Everyone has their list of favorite apps. Jason Howell took a look at his app drawer and pulled out some of the apps that he makes sure are installed on every device he tests.
Host: Jason Howell
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Typing on smartphones has never been a fun experience. Jason Howell knows that pain well. That's why he's collected some of his favorite type saving tips that make Google's Gboard app even easier to use.
Host: Jason Howell
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With the recent announcement that Google Photos is changing in 2021 to limit free uploads indefinitely, many smartphone users are now examining alternative options for their memories. Jason Howell walks through the process of downloading all of those photos and videos from Google and moving them to a Plex server that you control.
Host: Jason Howell
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Android has come a long way in its pursuit of bringing meaningful accessibility features to those who truly need them. Jason Howell shows off how some of those features are actually useful for everyone and not just a subset of users.
Host: Jason Howell
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Takeout your Google Play Music library and move It to Plexamp.
Host: Jason Howell
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Take that old device and give it a job using Action Blocks.
Action Blocks - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.maui.actionblocks
Host: Jason Howell
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A popular feature of Pixel phones has been Active Edge, a shortcut for Google Assistant that is triggered when the frame of the phone is squeezed firmly. The new Pixel 5 doesn't support that feature anymore, but Jason Howell shows how using an app called SideSqueeze+ can bring back that functionality thanks to the onboard Barometer.
SideSqueeze+ - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pocketdevelopers.sidesqueeze
Host: Jason Howell
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Galaxy customization continues on an even deeper level.
Samsung's Good Lock - https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.goodlock
Host: Jason Howell
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Deep modular customization of Samsung's Galaxy phones.
Samsung's Good Lock - https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.goodlock
Host: Jason Howell
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Almost any Android TV device can be upgraded too!
Google released the new Chromecast with Google TV at its Fall hardware event last week and its the first device to be running the newly revamped Google TV interface that replaces Android TV. However, Googe hasn't pushed Google TV out to any other devices and its uncertain when that might happen. Jason Howell shows how to install the new interface on his Nvidia Shield TV from 2017 and the process should work on most Android TV boxes right now.
Google TV Home APK's - https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-tv-home-android-tv/
Command lines used within the Mac Terminal:
Host: Jason Howell
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The podcast currently has 68 episodes available.