Episode 337 – We’re Getting too Old for This

By | February 15, 2017
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Jere is tired.

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Google’s Verify App menu under Google->Security->Verify Apps shows recently scanned apps.
    • Google facing an anti-competitive investigation as to whether they interfered with Samsung’s attempt to develop its own OS to replace Android.
    • Lead developer may abandon Android-x86 project.
    • Google rolls out Instant Tethering, which uses Bluetooth to establish a quick connection between devices, to Nexus and Pixel devices.
    • Google’s new privacy policy rule will be enforced as of March 15.
    • Android Wear 2.0 released adds more personalized watch faces, improved Google Fit support, standalone apps, more ways to respond to messages, Google Assistant,
  • App News
    • Successor to Xfinity TV, Xfinity Stream announced. It will get more than 200 live channels and content when out, and even more when at home. No Chromecast support.
    • Google Clock app updated, adds more informative timezones, layout changes.
    • Google Maps shareable lists feature rolling out to everyone.
    • PDF Framework used in Dropbox and Evernote is now available as a standalone app.
    • Muzei gets its first real update in over a year. App now supports runtime permissions, allows the adding of entire folders of wallpaper, quick tile to change wallpaper, artwork info shortcut for your homescreen, direct boot support, other perfromance improvements.
    • Wikipedia gets proper beta, adds 2FA and more.
    • Youtube Go, not available in all countries, allows downloading videos for offline use.
  • In Other News
    • Engineering Professor explains how to get ketchup out of a glass bottle.
    • Amazon launches Chime a cloud based video conferencing service aimed at businesses.
    • Youtube rolls out mobile live streaming to channels with at least 10k subscribers, coming to all soon.

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