Show Notes

* Android News

* Android phone manufacturers keep pretending that Android doesn’t exist.

* How Android Doze works and how to tweak it

* Project Ara is now dead.

* Rumor that there is a hardware event on October 4th, with new smartphones with the Pixel name, a 4K Chromecast, Google Home, Daydream VR, etc.

* Samsung officially conducting investigation of battery explosions on Note 7. Sales suspended in interim.

* The Power of “Early Access” to an App.

* App News

* Street View update can automatically detect and blur faces, group unpublished 360 photos, and soon point out photography sites.

* Preview version of Crossover runs Windows apps on Android and Chromebooks.

* Facebook adds Instant Video to Messenger.

* Google Contacts updates with better labeling, duplicate managements, etc.

* In Other News

* Mark Zuckerberg built an AI that controls his house, and he’ll demo it next month.

* Phillips Hue now works with Google OnHub.

* Verizon introduces LTE Advanced in 461 cities.

* Gene Wilder dies at 83.

* Project FI has a powerful feature hidden in plain sight.

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Guru is now eligible for FIOS and Jere settles his bet.

Show Notes

* Android 7.0 Nougat

* The Complete Nougat Changelog.

* Multi-window support.

* Notification enhancements and design changes.

* New JIT/AOT compiler that improves battery and performance.

* Doze on the Go enhances Doze to save battery when on the go.

* Project Svelte deprecates several lesser used background features that are only used by older apps.

* Improvements to Data Saver give users control over how apps use cellular data.

* Vulkan integration

* A new Quick Setting Tile API to define new tiles.

* Number blocking API

* Call Screening service

* Multi-locale support

* New emojis

* Webview is replaced by Chrome in 7.0 and above as well as allow selecting the Webview implementation

* Geolocation API will require SSL.

* Accessibility Enhancements

* Direct boot improves device startup times.

* Key Attestation allows for verification that key pairs stored properly protect sensitive information your app uses.

* Apps can customize the behavior of their secure (HTTP, TLS) connections safely.

* APK Signature Scheme v2 introduced, supports faster app install times and more protection against unauthorized alterations to APK files.

* New APIs for requesting access to specific external storage directories, simplifying the steps taken to grant access.

* VR Support

* Print Service enhancements add additional information about printers and printer jobs

* Virtual files, allowing access to cloud storage files even if they do not have a direct representation.

* Regular quarterly maintenance releases.

* Improved system backup coverage

* Android News

* Android 7.0 Build already available for the Raspberry Pi 3.

* Android 7.0 and the Snapdragon 800.

* Quick Reply from the Lock Screen will soon return to Android Nougat.

* App News

* Google bringing Wifi Assistant, once exclusive to Project Fi, to All Nexus Devices.

* In Other News

* The second to last Howard Johnson’s restaurant closes, leaving the one remaining HoJo in Lake George, NY.

* Instapaper is joining Pinterest.

* Plugging in your phone overnight…yes or no?

* Android Pay is going have its first retail partner for loyalty cards…Walgreens.

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Nougat coming.

Show Notes

* App News

* Google Keep: Ultimate Guide

* Samsung’s Milk Music service ends for U.S. customers on Sept 22

* Tasks, a free open source clone of the defunct Astrid Task Manager. (Play Link)

* Duo, Google’s new video chat app, rolling out.

* In Other News

* Veteran actor Jack Riley dead at age 80.

* Automatic Pro released, now supports 5 years of free 3G connectivity.

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Guru rants about Google Maps

Show Notes

* Android News

* Samsung Details the Changes to Knox 2.7

* App News

* Google Talkback gets new icon.

* Simplenote for Android is now open source.

* Swiftkey resolves the sync bug in latest update.

* Google’s latest Inbox update adds Trello and Github integration.

* Google Maps updated to add wi-fi only mode, and offline saving to SD cards.

* Netflix publishes a dedicated app for its FAST Speed Test. (Play Link)

* In Other News

* Google developing OS called Fuschia.

* Kenny Baker, the man behind SF most famous robot has passed away.

* Google Chrome will finally stop loading Flash content by default at the end of 2016.

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Another week…

Show Notes

* This past Saturday was the 25th anniversary of the first website.

* Android News

* Android platform distribution numbers…Marshmallow 15.2%, Lollipop 35.5%, KitKat 29.2%…

* Your Nexus 5x and 6P wall adapters could fry other USB-C devices.

* Android Wear gets new update and includes July security patch.

* Someone reviews an Android USB endoscope? With the weirdest review yet.

* Swipe Fingerprint Scanner to open notification shade on new Nexuses.

* App News

* Fast and smooth video on Chrome…video playback has been improved for speed and power efficiency. Videos will now start playing sooner, instead of pausing briefly before loading, and your battery will last longer. Video now also works with Data Saver mode.

* Google Now on Tap now shows Google Now cards.

* Android Pay rolling out Nearby Tab showing Android Pay supporting retailers and how far they are.

* Duolingo now supports Hebrew, Hungarian, and Vietnamese.

* Dropbox’s new app, Paper, is in Beta. (Play Link)

* Weather Quick Settings is an early app to take advantage of Nougat’s new customizable quick setting tiles.

* Apple Music for Android is out of beta.

* Exciting Improvements Delivered Today in Firefox for Desktop and Android.

* New Nexus launcher shown that may debut on the 2016 Nexus phones…no more launcher button.

* In Other News

* Dashlane is working with Google on a new open source API for Android called YOLO(You Only Login Once)

* Tablet shipments continue to fall. shipments were down 12-16 percent.

* Homido Mini is the most pocketable Google Cardboard kit ever

* FCC Sets Guidelines f...

The video game version of Name That Tune is canceled due lack of response.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Google announces new Linux Kernel defenses for Android.

* Steve Kondik goes on the Cyanogen blog to promise Cyanogen the OS isn’t going anywhere. However, the future of Cyanogen Inc. remains unknown.

* App News

* Announcing Android add-ons for Docs and Sheets, items such as Docusign, etc.

* Swiftkey sync has been malfunctioning lately.

* United Airlines updates Android app with fingerprint authentication.

* Titanium Backup adds Android N support and introduces early bird for MyTiCloud launching in 2017.

* Twitter rolls out Night Mode to all on Android.

* Google Play gets “Family Library”, so you can share purchases with up to 6 people.

* Google’s Phone App for Nexus devices gets Spam Calling protection.

* In Other News

* Samsung unveils its own font, SamsungOne, to give their products a consistent look.

* Google is turning on HSTS encryption on its domain.

* Republic Wireless launches phones beyond the specially modified ones….due their new GSM partner.

* Sprint gets the most new subscribers in 9 years, still loses $302 million.

* Verizon agrees to buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion.

* Actors who play Bob, Gordon, and Luis let go from Sesame Street.

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Guru is so excited he stumbles over his words and Jere has a technical difficulty.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Cyanogen Inc may be shifting focus from OS to Apps.

* Strictly-Enforced Verified Boot with Error Correction coming in Android N. Locked devices with a corrupt boot image or verified partition will not boot at all…or boot in “limited capacity” with user consent

* Android Engineering team does AMA.

* App News

* Action Launcher updated, now has Google Now integration for rooted phones.

* WebView in Android N will actually be Chrome.

* Swiftkey releases Swiftmoji, a predictive emoji keyboard. (Play Link)

* Google’s Camera app has a new version to be released as part of Android N, offering an improved UI.

* In Other News

* VCRs officially dead as last manufacturer of VHS recorders discontinues product.

* Argos will stock Anywhere SIM cards that let you hop between networks.

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Guru heads down to the U.N.

 

Show Notes

* Android News

* Distribution numbers are in, Marshmallow shows a boost to 13.3%.

* Project Fi adds Three to network, allows high speed data in 135+ destinations with no fees.

* Nexus 5 users reporting volume issues after July security patch.

* App News

* CodeWeavers working on a version of Crossover for Android that they have just demoed on a Chromebook.

* Hangouts killing conversation merging because ‘no one was using it’. Guru was.

* Amazon Video now lets you download TV and movies to SD card.

* In Other News

* Skype for Linux updated for the first time since 2014, new version uses WebRTC. The WebRTC version was developed for Skype for Web.

* Verizon increases price of last remaining unlimited customers by $20.

* Nintendo releasing a $60 Mini NES with 30 built in games on November 11th.

* Samsung developing a dual port that can read microSD and UFS. UFS is a new standard that rivals the speed of SSD storage.

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We recorded for an hour…not sure what happened.

Show Notes

* Android News

* Do we really want an OK Google directory?

* Google releases July security bulletin.

* App News

* Official Discogs app to be released.

* ASAP Launcher offers no widgets, no multiple homescreens, app folders, or icons. (Play Link)

* Google Maps prepared for wi-only offline maps, allows users to clean up places they’ve never been to.

* Google’s Weather Card now shows hourly wind and precipitation forecasts.

* FolderSync adds fingerprint unlock.

* In Other News

* Man arrested following several attacks on Google offices.

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Show Notes

* Android News

* Android 7.0 is Nougat…Jere loses. Or is it…Rob Jackson of Phandroid won 3 years ago.

* AnDevCon is coming up this August in Boston

* Amazon offering discounted unlocked phones with lockscreen offers and ads.

* App News

* WiFi Manager for Android Wear lets you enter network passwords on your watch

* Inbox gets Direct Share to frequent contacts.

* Ok Google commands now have a reference guide.

* Google Fit completely overhauled, introduces more finely tuned goals.

* Google Expeditions launched for everyone.

* Best EReader Apps for Android

* In Other News

* Dropbox now requires a connected computer to allow camera uploads.

* PocketCHIP now available for sale at $49 for a limited time.

* Firefox testing Containers…separate browsing sessions with separate rules in the same window.

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