* 2022.4: Groups! Groups! Groups!

* Google delays when legacy G Suite users have to start paying, no-cost waiting list coming

* Share your Google TV movies with others using Google’s Family Sharing

* Plex picks up Google TV’s best tricks w/ universal watchlist and search for streaming services

* Make Google Maps your copilot with these new updates

* Google hardware gets unified security reward program that covers Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit

* How to access Google Recorder from the Android Quick Settings menu

* Android could soon start warning users when they run 32-bit apps

* At a Glance widget on Pixel phones starts showing your connected Bluetooth devices

* Amazon and Roku extend their streaming deal without any extra drama

* Firefox extension developed with George Lucas’s ILM ensures colors are consistent across devices

* 5 things you’ll hate about switching from Android to iOS

* Android Auto ‘Media picks’ appear to be available to even more users across the globe

* Android 13 may support multiple eSIMs, even if a phone wasn’t built for it

* This Android 13 feature might be the beginning of the end for SIM cards

* You’ll soon be able to livestream your Meet conferences to YouTube

* Google Workspace’s new security feature scrambles your data before it’s uploaded

* Google terminated a company’s Play Store account because a former employee violated policies — 3 years after leaving

* Google Photos: How we used notifications to boost widget installs 10x!

* Ubiquiti sues journalist, alleging defamation in coverage of data breach

* Finding Old Apps Could Get Harder

* Pixel Update randomly changed user’s sound notifications...

The last few weeks have had some unexpected interruptions of our normal schedule. Hoping to be back on schedule soon.

Happy World Backup Day.

* Wyze knew hackers could remotely access your camera for three years and said nothing

* Gboard will magically turn your text into emoji with the tap of a wand

* Google may soon add a built-in Bluetooth tracker detection feature in Android

* Older Android phones are finally dropping permissions for barely-used apps

* Google TV supports video answers to Assistant questions

* Google Pixel 6 can use more USB devices on Android 12L QPR3

* The Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: Building for the long term

* A day in the life with Google Assistant

* The end of Hangouts is within sight, as Google starts removing Play Store app

* Create externally friendly booking pages with appointment scheduling in Google Calendar

* Email is 50 years old, and still where it’s @

* Nest Hub adding simple birthday countdowns, here’s how to control

* [U: Fixed] YouTube Music casting is currently broken on Chromecast, Google TV, Android TV devices

* Google might want to build smart displays with Android 13

* Gmail rolling out option to pause mobile notifications when using your computer

* Nest Hub With Detachable Tablet Sounds Awesome

* EU targets Big Tech with sweeping new antitrust legislation

* CD Sales Grow for the First time since 2004

* Google will test letting Android developers use their own billing systems

* YouTube is taking on over-the-air TV with nearly 4,000 free episodes of TV

* Android phones with premium Qualcomm chipsets to get better at location tracking

* Google is retiring the Play Store’s Movies & TV section in favor of the Google TV app

* Tasker 6.0 beta makes it easier to get started with one of Android’s best power-user apps

* Get organized with a little Google Photos spring cleaning

* Roku OS 11 introduces an enhanced home screen experience, Photo Streams, and audio improvements

* How Google services make trip planning a lot easier

* Roku OS 11 will let you set your own photos as a screensaver

* Google Messages and Phone app were quietly sending your text messages and call logs to Google

* Apple just crippled its Apple TV app for Android TV and Google TV

* The RIAA is trying to kill youtube-dl

* Android 13 adds granular vibration sliders for notifications, media, phone calls & more

* Android 13 has a new way to open notifications in split-screen mode

* Android 13 will give users access to some device controls even on locked phones

* How to use Bedtime mode on Android

* A big bet to kill the password for good

* Google could be working to optimize Gboard for larger devices and foldables

* Failing Up: First Link5G ‘Smart Pole’ Stands Quietly in Queens

* Google’s Android statues have apparently gone missing from its campus

* Android 13 DP2: ‘Do Not Disturb’ rebranded to ‘Priority mode’

* Android 13 DP2: You can now create a custom profile photo [Gallery]

*  https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/16/22981792/google-android-auto-update-usb-startup-diagnostics-cable-port*  https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/16/22980693/google-docs-gmail-draft-smart-canvas-chips*  Google Domains is out of beta after seven years*  Google I/O 2022 takes place May 11–12 as virtual event with live keynotes*  The Pixel 5 was Such a Great Little Phone*  Helping Users Discover Quality Apps on Large Screens*  Google Home gets a nifty redesign for better smart home control*  Lorenzo Baloci* https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22979504/fcc-jessica-rosenworcel-disclosures-foreign-broadcasts-russia-ukraine* Discord starts rolling out an easy-to-use Account Switcher for users with multiple accounts* View additional Calendar statuses in Google Chat* I prefer the phone version: The underwhelming state of Google’s first-party tablet apps on Android* Google Photos starts testing ‘chips’ for quickly interacting with text from images* Best YouTube Vanced alternatives: NewPipe, SkyTube, LibreTube, & more!* HBO Max and Discovery+ are merging into one streaming service* Google gives Samsung preferential treatment, here’s why it should* Google Contacts is throwing out the hamburger menu in favor of a bottom bar* Unofficial LineageOS 18.1 brings Android TV 11 to the third-gen Amazon Fire TV Stick lineup* Some Google Pixel phones can’t make contactless payments after March update* Google rewrote the Play Store’s UI with Jetpack Compose for up to 50% less code, faster rendering* App Excellence Summit 2022* Hulu Live TV now offers free unlimited DVR, just like YouTube TV* With Android 12L, Google wants developers to think tablet-first, not mobile-first*

* Google pledges $3M, engineering to expand Data Transfer Project behind Google Takeout* Link Cleaner PWA can help you quickly clean links on any device* Motorola’s Android Auto dongle has been out of stock for over a month, scalpers double the price* Better.com employees were informed of its latest layoffs via severance checks* The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton* Google Cooked Up a Sweet App Archiving Feature for Android* Apple announces M1 Ultra, its most powerful computing chip yet* Google is working on Android app archiving to help free up phone storage* Researchers find potentially vulnerable smart home devices – Stacey on IoT | Internet of Things news and analysis* Apple Mac Studio is a mini PC that punches above its weight class with up to an M1 Ultra processor – Liliputing* Mozilla teams up with Disney to bring promotional wallpapers to Firefox 98 on Android* Android’s ‘hamburger’ menus are making a comeback, but I hope it’s a short one* Here are the 81 issues that Android 12L fixes on Google Pixel phones* Snap at night, type responses in calls and more from Pixel* 12L: A new look for Android’s larger screens* Android 12’s long-awaited battery widget is finally here with a new look* Android 12L is rolling out to Pixel devices today, coming to foldables and tablets later this year* March’s Pixel Update is a Feature Drop: Here’s Everything New* Pushover Turns 10* Chrome unseats Safari as the fastest browser* Samsung confirms hackers stole Galaxy source code* How to clear app cache on Android & why you should* Chrome Canary 101 takes tab group saving one step closer to completion

* Ring opens up best features to third-party cameras.* Fire TV blocks third-party launchers with latest update* Reddit’s iOS and Android app gets its biggest update…emphasizing discovery.* Google Messages rolling out categorization* How to Monitor Energy Consumption with the Echo* Google Phone app being redesigned to match the lock screen styles* Group working on alternative to Google’s AMP format* Researchers used Google Maps to track the invasion of Ukraine.* Samsung officially kills the Galaxy Note* The original Raspberry Pi turned 10 years old* David Boggs, co-inventor of Ethernet, dead at age 71* Google Pixels are getting a new Fast Emergency Dialer for local police, fire, and medical services.* Android 13 brings flashlight brightness control.* Google Play making it harder to tell what’s new with apps again.* Assistant Snapshot is the spiritual successor to Google Now.* Google’s Dark Theme Got Darker* Did you know you can’t pump your own gas in New Jersey?

* Ex-Googlers resurrect Inbox as Shortwave email* Smart Adaptive Headlights are finally coming to the US* App listings on Google Play Store now show minimum OS version* Android shelves support for another private DNS standard in Android 13* Material You Support coming to app SeriesGuide* Party like its 1994 with FreeDOS 1.3* Roku may be looking to make its own TVs.* Tasker to introduce custom toasts.* Classic Hangouts will be upgraded to Google Chat beginning March 22, 2022* Google retiring Chrome Data Saving mode.

* DIY Mechanical Keyboard Switch* Google Releases Android 13 Preview* Android 13 is Tiramisu* Google disabled third-party smart display web browsers.* Home Assistant Android app now supports local push notifications* Android lockscreen may have a user switcher for multiple profiles.* Android’s bluetooth and ultra-wideband stacks become mainline modules in 13.* Things one user hates about Android Auto* Google continues to roll out new Gmail UI.* Google may offer options to pause notifications on mobile while actively using the web app.* Google commissions Roboto Serif as a new font ideal for reading.* Turn an old Mac/PC into Chromebook with ChromeOS Flex.* Viacom CBS is now Paramount. * Speed up Google Assistant by removing unused devices.* Ford makes it easier to 3D-print accessories for the Maverick* Twitter is now letting developers label bot accounts.

* Google Workspace to strip privacy control from admins.* Verizon moves to 36 month payment contracts* Facebook’s daily users declined for the first time in its history* Open App Markets Act aims to regulate app stores, moves to U.S. Senate vote* Google unveils a new Workspace tier for free, with one big omission* LogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, still plans to spin off LastPass* Duo reaches 5 billion installs.* Duo may offer breakout rooms and the ability to broadcast and record meetings.* Latest Google Calendar update makes it easier to manage pending tasks* Android TV is the fastest growing TV platform, but share in North America still weak.* Samsung promises up to four major Android updates for some devices, and five years of security updates.