Guru returns and the show is back.
Show Notes
- Android News
- Audio Latency issues may have worsened under Oreo
- Android 8.1 Developer Preview – Final Release planned for December
- Pixel 2 Features get back ported, such as bottom search bar and “At a Glance” widget.
- New Settings and Power Menu designs
- system buttons dim when idle
- SMS Connect with a Chromebook
- Separate Notification Chime for when on Phone Call
- Recurring Reminders on Android Wear fixed
- Google breaks out Activity Recognition permission.
- How to disable the Oreo persistent battery notification.
- Google could add real-time CPU scheduling for Bluetooth playback
- Android to enable DNS over TLS support.
- App News
- Google Calculator switches to blue accent color.
- Action Launcher adds reproduction “At a Glance” widget and colored search box icons.
- Skype reaches 1 billion downloads in Play Store
- Hey Google now rolling out as a wake word for Assistant by phone.
- Amazon completely revamps Kindle app with new interface, icon, and more.
- Creator of Cerberus launches personal safety app called Persona to share location in event of an emergency.
- F-Droid now at version 1.0
- In Other News
- Google Assistant on Google Home can now control HBO Now, CBS All Access on a Chromecast.
- Some Massachusetts Residents want state to leave the Eastern Time Zone
- Fats Domino dead at age 89
- Robert Guillaume dead at age 89
- Amazon announces Key In Home Delivery Service
- Google Prompt is now the primary choice for 2-factor authentication
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