Show Notes

* Android News

* Google Assistant receives SiriusXM integration

* How Android 10 Enhances Mobile Security

* Android 11 could give file and backup managers exemptions from Scoped Storage

* App News

* Poweramp adds Powerstream, an HTTP streaming feature for online radio

* URL Radio lets you listen to online streams on Android Auto

* Chrome for Android rolling out new long press menu for links, images

* Pidgin, Google’s crowdsourced transit app, adds additional cities, but Android app still on waitlist

* Switchbot Curtain

* In Other News

* Resource intensive ads may soon be blocked by Chrome

* NBC’s new Peacock streaming service may be free to use with ads

* Google is buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion promises Google-made wearables

* Opinion: Buying Fitbit won’t save WearOS

* Unraveling the Secret Origins of an AmazonBasics Battery

* Mozilla says ISPs lied to Congress about encrypted DNS

* Firefox is taking steps to stop browser notification spam from next year

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* LastPass Beta supports Android 10’s biometric API

* Hangouts is so abandoned that a major video saving issue hasn’t been fixed in 8 months

* Treble is actually making a big difference for updates

* America’s nuclear forces finally drop 8 inch floppy disk system

* Smarthome platform Wink is dying

* 50 Years Ago, the Internet was born

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* Android News

* Daydream VR discontinued and will not be on Pixel 4

* Why Google dropped the fingerprint sensor and why it might not be a good idea

* Pixel 4 will get Android updates and patches until October 2022

* Pixel 4’s astrophotography mode is coming to Pixel 3 and 3A

* Introducing NDK r21: first long support release

* Pixel 4 will use Frequent Faces to focus on people you often photograph

* If you have a GSuite account account active on your Pixel 4, primary or otherwise, no new Assistant for you

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* App News

* Datally has been removed from the Play Store

* Outlook now supports Actionable Messages.

* Google Maps can notify you if your taxi goes off route for safety purposes.

* Home Automation

* Google Nest debuts Home Routines and Device Access

* Nest Aware can now use smart speakers and displays to listen for smoke and CO alarms

* In Other News

* Chrome rolls out new protections preventing password and data theft: Cookies and passwords can only be accessed by processes related to the corresponding site, and isolation of sensitive resource types. Eats more RAM because of this.

* Yahoo is deleting all content ever posted to Yahoo Groups

* You can start a new Google Doc(doc.new), Sheet(sheet.new), Slides(slide.new), Form(form.new), Sites(site.new), or Keep Note(keep.new).

* Google Clips is dead.

* Annie Leibovitz photos with a Pixel.

* Google combining Gmail and Google Account profile photos.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Android Dev Summit set for October 23rd and 24th and will be broadcast live.

* First reference to Android 11 in the Android Dev Summit schedule

* New Pixel 4 will not have unlimited original quality backups

* App News

* Play Store may gain incognito mode and warnings for Install Unknown Apps permissions

* Google Recorder app offers real-time transcription.

* In Other News

* Senator proposes mandatory labelling of devices with microphones and cameras.

* You can now speak to your Echo in Spanish.

* Google Chrome is improving accessibility by auto-generating alt text for images

* Google’s Titan Security Key now available in a USB-C flavor.

* New Nest Mini has a third microphone, better sound, a wall mount, and a dedicated machine learning chip.

* Google moves Nest Aware plans to be per home as opposed to per camera.

* Pre-Reserve Level Lock

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* Ikea’s New Smart Blinds are worth the wait

* Android News

* Google will require new Android devices to run Android 10 if approved after January 31, 2020

* Google requires new Android devices with Type C ports to not break USB-PD compatibility

* App News

* Preview of B&W Colorize feature in Photos

* Google Camera 7.1 to offer refined interface.

* Hulu will soon let Android users download content offline

* You can now edit your smart display’s photo frame settings from the Google Photos app

* Poweramp updated, offers a variety of new interface options

* Newest Android Auto might allow you to hide unused apps.

* Facebook becomes first non-Google app to pass 5 billion installs

* In Other News

* Google finally makes it possible to move music between casting devices

* Probe of DNS over TLS continues…now Google’s adoption is drawing Congressional review

* Google Home speakers finally get Duo voice call support

* Get your Digital Accounts Ready in Event of Death

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* Android News

* Google updates policies to not store Assistant audio data by default

* Google announced Android 10 Go Edition

* App News

* Pocket Casts goes freemium, sells PC app and extra features for $10 a year

* Google Home app reportedly getting redesigned Cast media UI

* Google Chrome app is no longer the WebView provider in Android 10

* Ring released Rapid Ring app, a light version/companion to the other app.

* Tasker adds support for automating Android 10’s dark mode toggle

* CloudFlare private DNS app gets free VPN

* Transit App gets Dark Mode for Android 10 Users

* YouTube Music App will now come preinstalled on new Android 10 devices.

* In Other News

* NBC joins networks launching their own streaming service.

* Amazon creates alliance to demand Voice Assistant compatibility

* Super tall mechanical keyboard

* Amazon shows off new hardware. New Echo, Echo Flex(outlet plug version of Echo), new Dot with Clock, 8 inch Echo show, high end Echo Studio speaker, Echo earbuds, Echo glasses, Echo loop/ring, Echo Glow light, Smart Oven, and more.

* The rights to Ms. Pac Man are caught up in a legal battle

Show Notes

* Android News

* Google One now offers automatic backup for Android phones

* New Pixel event October 15

* Google offering Android TV operator dongle designed and developed by Google

* App News

* Dark mode is finally rolling out to Gmail for Android

* Call Home Display button added to Google Home app.

* Kiwi Browser updated, adds support for address bar shortcuts, 64-bit devices and more.

* Files by Google will add Chromecast support

* Nova Launcher beta adds support for Android 10 Dark theme

* In Other News

* Chrome 78 will check for whitelisted DOH compatible providers, and upgrade to that service.

* PineTime is a $25 smartwatch companion for Linux smartphones

* LastPass password exposing bug fixed.

* Google Fi offering unlimited plan, includes Google One membership(a $2 a month value), $70 for 1 line, $60/line for 2, $50 for 3, $45 for 4-6.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Welcome to Android 10

* Android 10 Gesture FAQ

* Android 10 supports direct streaming to hearing aids.

* Google Maps tests using your chosen Asssitant voice when navigating.

* App News

* Google Assistant adds Whatsapp voice and video call support

* Assistant Ambient mode turns your device into a smart display

* Lawnchair Launcher v2 beta arrives on Play Store

* Tile improves Assistant integration.

* Vivaldi Browser now available on Android in beta.

* In Other News

* A Qi charger that backs up your photos.

* Just when we got used to USB3…here’s USB4.

* T-Mobile hit by accusations of fraud at NYC area stores.

* Lenovo offers 7 inch smart display, and a variety of tablets with smart charging stations that turn them into Smart Displays.

* Donald Wetzel, inventor of the ATM honored on its 50th anniversary.

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* Android News

* Queen Cake and Quince Tart will never be

* Nokia has 96% of its phone running Android Pie

* Google Play Store will start autoplaying store listing videos next months

* App News

* Google Maps, Drive, and Contacts get quick-switch gesture.

* IMDB TV streaming service now accessible through the Android app

* CamScanner booted from Play Store after discovery of malicious code from a rogue ad network

* Amazon Music adds gapless playback and loudness normalization

* Google Maps for Android adds dedicated Street View layer

* In Other News

* Google will only support first-gen Chromecast with security patches, no major updates

* Belkin’s cheaper water meter can detect usage and leaks anywhere in the house

* New Frndly TV streaming service offers 12 networks for $5.99/month or $59.99 a year for SD, $7.99/$79.99 for HD and 90 days of DVR.

* Gmail adds Out of Office message support

* Sony Walkmen released 40 years this summer.

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* Wide Awake at 3AM? Don’t just look at your phone.

* Android News

* Android Q to get customizable styles and clocks.

* Wear OS could be amazing if Google and Qualcomm took it seriously

* Android Gets Refreshed Branding, Android Q is just Android 10

* App News

* Google Maps gets some new buttons in Android Auto

* RunKeeper kills WearOS app

* Happy Third Birthday Google Duo

* Google brings low light mode to Duo

* Microsoft’s SMS Organizer offers a superior SMS experience to Android Messages?

* Messages lets you batch delete individual messages in chat.

* Google Go goes global

* In Other News

* Google reportedly planning a new louder ‘Nest Mini’ with 3.5mm jack, wall mount, and proximity awareness

* Google Assistant now allows you to assign you to assign reminders to people

* Ikea goes all on in Smart Home tech

* T-Mobile and AT&T join Verizon in rolling out free anti-robocalling technology