Show Notes

* Android News

* Google is removing third-party camera app integration due to location and privacy protection.

* Epic Games attempts to sue Apple and Google over app revenue sharing.

* An Android TV dongle could be coming soon.

* Nest Hub may come to your hotel room.

* App News

* Google Camera 7.5 changes file naming prefix from IMG to PXL.

* Live Transcription rolling out to more Pixel devices.

* New Firefox for Android finally rolling it out.

* Translate can now save transcripts of real time transcriptions.

* In Other News

* We asked Appliance Manufacturers How Long They’d Keep Connected Devices Secure. Many couldn’t tell us.

* Mobvoi introduces $60 TicWatch GTX.

* Windows 95 is 25 years old.

* Digital TV upgrade will allow for a new company to try combined broadcast internet packages.

Show Notes

* Android Buffet site updated with new links.

* Android News

* Android 11 will only allow preinstalled camera apps to respond to the image/video capture intents.

* Multi-room audio control from Nest devices. You can move music from one room to another.

* Wear getting update in fall, including UI tweaks, speed, etc.

* App News

* Happy Fourth Birthday, Google Duo! Google Meet might eventually replace Duo.

* Google Maps now have more detail.

* Facebook starts merger of Instagram and Messenger chats

* Telegram now supports video calls. And Chat Bubbles.

* Google Meet now available on Chromecast, uses camera and microphone from your computer.

*  Google Assistant Smart Displays will be able to join Zoom calls.

* Tasker shows off future power menu integration.

* tinyCam is one of the first to use new power menu.

* In Other News

* HBO Max adds disclaimer to Blazing Saddles.

* Spectrum can charge online video sites for network connections and no longer has to provide basic broadband to economically disadvantaged groups because FCC declines to defend conditions of merger.

* Apple to enforce 1 year limit on certificate lifetimes on September 1, Mozilla and Google to follow.

* Four cities in Indiana expect online video providers to pay franchise fees.

* Facebook sued claiming fact checking against vaccinations is censorship.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Google opts all users out of voice data collection.

* Android to add new Android for Cars App Library

* Android Auto brings back calendar access and settings page.

* Google Assistant sings a song to remind you of the benefits of wearing a mask

* ChromeOS.dev, a website for Chrome OS Dev Resources.

* Cast Connect makes casting more native with remote control support

* App News

* WhatsApp may soon be available on multiple devices.

* Google Fit may soon tell you your pace.

* Google Hangouts to Chat Migration may be coming to Gmail accounts.

* Google Home gets Google Wifi settings.

* Google Phone Beta can now be installed on pretty much any phone.

* Gboard adding transcription and translation.

* Railroad Crossings come to Waze.

* In Other News

* Wireless Charging may be inefficient, but its only a catastrophe if you ignore the alternatives

* Frances Allen, who helped develop the compiler, passed away at 88.

* Amazon Music and Audible may soon support podcasts.

* Dr Pepper confirms soda shortage.

* Charter tries to convince FCC that customers want data caps.

* Boeing 747 still gets updates via floppy disc

* LastPass will now monitor accounts for breaches and at-risk passwords.

Next Week’s Live Stream is scheduled for Thursday, August 13th at 9PM.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Google One now has some free features: automatically backing up device data, messages, photos/videos. Not for G-Suite accounts.

* Google allegedly wants Samsung to kill Bixby and the Galaxy App Store.

* More reliable Cast control coming to the Google Home app.

* Android 11 will no longer show album art on the lockscreen.

* Google Pixel 4A is now official.

* Do you still use a Wear OS watch in 2020?

* Instantly share files with people around you with Nearby Share.

* App News

* New version of Firefox for Android finally hits stable.

* More Secure and convenient Autofill coming to Chrome using Biometrics

* Legacy website for Google Voice to shutdown.

* Kanopy is a service to watch media for free using only your library card.

* Play Music shutting down starting next month

* Google Assistant gets Family Bell and animal of the day.

* In Other News

* PinePhone could get slide-out keyboard accessory

* System76 is building its own keyboard.

* Find the list of .new domains at whats.new

* Smart Displays now support playing games.

* Google partners with ADT to combine Nest products/services with ADT products.

* Dish acquires Ting Mobile to help create its wireless network

* Google+ users may be entitled to $12 due to privacy issues

Show Notes

* Android News

* Android 11 is Red Velvet Cake

* Google may have used data from various apps to build competing apps and services.

* You can set a reminder straight from an Android notification

* Android Permissions still need a lot of work

* Android 11 will have a new captive portal API

* App News

* WhatsApp may be working on multi-device support

* Firefox will get support for swiping to change tabs.

* Google Assistant might get a chat bubble.

* The man behind the Pixel camera apps is working to make a camera app for every phone.

* Amazon adds voice control for other apps.

* Lyft app now supports PIP.

* Fit Companion is a Wear OS fitness app with Google Fit integration

* Accuweather adds minute-by-minute forecasts to fill feature gap left by Dark Sky.

* Wyze subscription issue vs Wink.

* In Other News

* T-Mobile will require VoLTE for all phones starting January 2021, AT&T to follow February 2022.

* Corning’s next Gorilla Glass will be a lot harder to scratch

* Regis Philbin dead at 88.

* CES is now all digital.

* Trump Administration wants FCC to regulate social media networks

Show Notes

* Live Stream Take 2 – watch the recording…

* Android News

* Android users install over 28 billion apps in the quarter.

* App News

* Google Calendar gets improved event creation and agenda printing improvements.

* Gmail will converge with other G Suite apps for a centralized productivity suite.

* Google Contacts adds trash bin.

* Why Not Use Duo for your video calls?

* Home Automation

* Google working on a ‘House Mouse’ smart controller.

* Messenger now supports screen sharing.

* In Other News

* Former Mythbuster Grant Imahara has passed away.

* PinePhone 3GB with USB Dock, goes on sale.

* Twitter has massive breach accomplished through social engineering.

* Reddit adds image galleries

* T-Mobile adding free second number for anonymity, scam ID and blocking, enhanced caller ID, number change when needed, etc.

* CloudFlare is extremely important to the internet as we know it right now.

 

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.

This week, we’re joined by special 10th anniversary guests…anyone who asked…

Show Notes

* Android News

* Should a premium phone be filled with ads?

* Reddit AMA on Android 11 will be on July 9th.

* App News

* Dark Sky shutdown delayed till August 1st. Sad.

* HBO consolidating all HBO apps into HBO Max.

* Dark theme added to Docs, Sheets, and Slides on Android

* Google Assistant adds support for soundbars, streaming boxes, AV receivers, etc

* In Other News

* The A La Carte cable dream died before it ever got off the ground

* Amazon Prime has user profiles.

Show Notes

* July 8th – Live Zoom Podcast Recording at 7PM Eastern email [email protected] for the link.

* Android News

* Google tests broadcasting messages to specific rooms.

* Google makes some Android 11 features optional for device makers

* Nest Hub Max supports group Duo and Meet calls…will soon expand to other smart displays.

* Google launches Google Verified Calls

* Household Contacts rolling out to smart displays

* Google may be returning Play Store update notifications

* Mobvoi Ticwatch Pro 3 will be one of the first to have the new Snapdragon Wear 4100 processor.

* App News

* Some Fi users lose SMS access in Hangouts…likely will be all at some point.

* Android Auto reaches 500 million downloads.

* Microsoft releases preview version of Teams for Personal Use

* Google redesigns Photos, new icon and map view.

* Don’t Kill My App released by the makers of Sleep as Android

* Safe Folder feature gone before it ever saw stable

* Google Opinion Rewards reaches 50 million users.

* Home Automation

* Smarthings shutting down legacy platform

* Google hosting Smart Home Virtual Summit on July 8th.

* In Other News

* Another court rules that forcing someone to unlock a cell phone is a violation of their rights

* WD will brand the ‘good’ Red drives as Red Plus.

* Google changes privacy settings for new accounts to auto-delete information after 18 months.

* Comcast becomes first ISP to join Mozilla’s Trusted Resolver program.

* Amazon may

Show Notes

* Android News

* AMP coming to Google Smart Displays

* Google Assistant may now suggest actions based on time of day.

* Google Assistant now shows recipe suggestions.

* App News

* Amazon Fire Toolbox allows you to Googify your Fire Tablet

* Files App on Android 11 now includes storage from other apps

* Meet.now available for quick meeting starts.

* Soon, you may set Your Profile Picture directly from Google Photos

* ActionDash sold, goes free for most features.

* Google Photos prepares to disable backups for messaging apps, video autoplay, etc.

* In Other News

* Wyze launches Outdoor Camera.

* Lawsuit against Western Digital seeks to end use of SMR in NAS Drives

* Flash will finally reach end of life December 31, 2020.

* Odroid H2+ is a x86 single board computer.

* Google Duplex is calling businesses to check stock.

* Dash Wand Dead.

* Charter/Spectrum asks FCC for Freedom to Usage Cap its Internet Customers

* Fi and Voice may now coexist on the same account