* Android News* CarDroid is a self-contained Android device for use with Android Auto head units.* App News* Google Fi apps allows connection troubleshooting* Tasker working on Tasky…a simplified safe interface to Tasker.* In Other News* Google brings HVAC monitoring to Nest Thermostat* Raspberry Pi 400 released..$70 for a Raspberry Pi 4 inside a keyboard. The Commodore 64 is back!

* Home* Google assembles all the pieces of a truly smart home* Amazon Tablets get a Smart Home Device dashboard. * Wyze release v3 of their camera, adds weather resistance, improved night vision, etc.* App News* Tapatalk for Android taken off the Play Store.* Zoom now offers end to end encryption and live streaming to YouTube.* Google Home app redesigns device settings* Netflix prepares audio-only listening mode.* Google changes more icons, now calendar is revamped.* Android Auto now on over a billion devices.* In Other News* Nest Audio is Great, But what I want is a new Chromecast Audio* youtube-dl removed from GitHub by RIAA takedown notice* Amazon argues users don’t actually own purchased Prime Video content.

* Android News* Our Favorite Ten Things Coming to Smart Displays including new UI.* App News* Google Play Music no longer works with Assistant* Assistant might soon support third-party podcast services* Google Chat for everyone next year. * Trusted Contacts is joining the Google graveyard* Google Recorder tests automated backups to Google Drive* Portrait Light arrives on older Pixel phones* In Other News* Xiaomi’s new 80W wireless charging tech can charge a phone in 19 minutes.* It’s almost 2021, do you still need a smart home hub?* Guru tries to build an outdoor sensor, stuffing previous components into a box.* Junction Box project enclosure* PMS7003 dust sensor* A BME280 Humidity/Temperature/Pressure sensor* NodeMCU board* Tasmota firmware

* Guru News* Guru gets his Pixel 3XL refurbished replacement and wonders what is next* Guru builds a VOC sensor and wonders where to put it* Android News* New Android Features Coming This Fall: Phone App available to more phones, Sound Notifications, and more.* Google Voice Assistant now works with other apps.* The Google Assistant is its own platform.* Pixel Stand charger can turn it into a smart home controller.* App News* Android Auto might get feature to add Assistant Shortcuts* Google Home app is now rolling out Home and Away routines. * Google Chat adds read receipts.* In Other News* Google vs Oracle goes to the Supreme Court. * A new Nest Thermostat.* New York’s Roosevelt Hotel closing as a result of the pandemic.* Google Fi advertises 5G and Samsung phones on network.

Guru takes a road trip.

* Android News* Google introduces Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative to manage issues specific to Android OEMs* Daydream is dead.* Google Assistant to add a guest mode.* Is the Pixel 5 a return to the space the Nexus 5 occupied?* App News* Google Calendar on Android now has Tasks integration.* Google Camera Go adds Night Mode and HDR.* Other News* Gmail prepares to let you opt out of personalizing other Google services.* G-Suite is now…Google Workspace.

* Android News* Android 12 will make installing alternative stores easier.* Google introduces Hold for Me.* Chromecast with Google TV device released.* App News* Maps is getting a dedicate car mode UI and dark mode.* Wireguard now supports Android TV and upgrades code.* Google Phone testing Caller ID announcement* Recorder app lets you edit audio from the transcript.* Other News* Google Meet free till March 2021.* Amazon introduces rotating Echo Show, a in home drone, a Car Cam.* A new Google Home.

* Android News* Android 11 reviewed by Ars Technica* Disney+ now available on Smart Displays* App News* Phone app is now called Phone By Google* New look for Gboard.* Expanded Google Photos share menu being rolled out.* Olauncher is a minimalist open source launcher.* Gmail icon is being redesigned.* Zoom for Android adds virtual backgrounds* In Other News* Mozilla shuts down Notes and Send.* You can now stop timers and alarms from Google speakers in other rooms.* Amazon to announce new hardware on the 24th…* Roku comes to terms with Comcast, Peacock to be carried on Roku.* Google announces Takout will allow you to export specific albums.* Wyze announced a doorbell for pre-order, coming soon thermostat and headphones.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Android Auto is broken for many on Android 11

* Android 11 takes away a row of quick setting tiles and limits usability of feature.

* Wear OS now lets you add more than 5 tiles.

* Hidden Changes in Android 11: New volume stream for Assistants, Clock Plugins, Deep Press on Notifications to expand them, Multi-Audio Focus, Faster Share Sheet, volume key customization, etc.

* Android 11’s sound picker will work with cast devices once apps are updated.

* App News

* Home Assistant 2.4.0, tries to improve sensor performance by splitting up the sensors, foreground service worker, a sensor for whether the device is being interacted with, public IP sensor, etc.

* Kiwi Browser updates for the first time in a year.

* Google Home has a new presence sensing feature.

* Home

* Wink continues downward spiral with day long outage.

* Wyze asks for donations for its person detection

* New Nest Thermostat passes the FCC.

* Home Assistant Tags.

* In Other News

* Zoom adds 2FA.

* Nvidia is acquiring ARM

* Google will announce its new Chromecast, Nest Speaker, and Pixel on September 30th.

* US Customs isn’t backing down, says seized OnePlus Buds violate Apple’s AirPods trademark

* CBS All Access is becoming Paramount+

* Amazon getting into the original podcast game.

* AmazonBasics products are going up in flames.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Android 11 now official for Pixel phones and more.

* Android 11 Features – New APIs

* AAWireless adapter brings wireless to any Android Auto unit blows through crowdfunding goal.

* Android 11 adds just this once permissions

* Australia is launching a probe into the mobile app market.

* Android 11 Source Code Now on AOSP.

* App News

* Best Music Players for 2020: Poweramp, CloudPlayer, Musicolet(the privacy focused player), Phonograph, GoneMad.

* Google Home now shows on/off status.

* In Other News

* Amazon working on Echo for Apartments…

* Movies Anywhere officially adds Screen Pass Feature.

* Yubikey releases key featuring both USB-C and NFC.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Chromecast and Nest Displays will soon show date and location of pictures in Google Photos slideshows

* Google Duo coming to Android TV.

* Google improves Assistant Snapshot.

* Google Assistant now works with over 50,000 devices.

* ChromeOS adds Wi-Fi password sync and more.

* Google Assistance enhances food preferences.

* App News

* Home Assistant app adds a lot of sensors and settings to manage them, NFC tags to fire events, template widgets, theming and more.

* Gmail for Android supports adding recipients you mention.

* In Other News

* Cable Companies slowing down upgrades.

* Ticwatch Pro 3 gets a price of $259 and an October launch date.

* Law enforcement concerned video doorbells could not only be used by them, but on them.