Episode 374 – Oggy Oggy Oxen Free

Back after two weeks

Show Notes

• Black Friday
• 7 downloads of OGG vs 1100 MP3. Time to discontinue OGG?
• Guru’s Moto X Pure finally gets Nougat a year late, after no updates since September 2016.
• Android News
  • Android Stats for December, Oreo to 0.5%, Nougat to 23%,
  • Android 8.1 Developer Preview 2 is now available for Pixel and Nexus devices
  • Google is being questioned by regulators over location data collection on Android devices.
  • Google rethinks banning apps using the accessibility api.
  • Google bans lock screen ads unless the app is a lockscreen app.
• App News
  • Gboard adds Handwriting Keyboard
  • Swiftkey adds location sharing and ‘quick paste’ option.
  • Android Wear 2.6 adds a lot of improvements to the platform.
  • Google enables button to switch to a Duo call during a phone call.
  • Maps offering real time updates for transit travel.
  • Google Assistant adds command for syncing Smart Home Devices
  • Chrome adds parallel download option to accelerate speed
  • Action Launcher celebrates 5th birthday
  • Niantic to release update to Ingress called Ingress Prime.
  • Google releases Files Go! A file managing app.
• In Other News
  • Googlers build tool to determine if someone is looking over your shoulder.
  • Google Finance gets redesigned and dumps Adobe Flash
  • The Substitute Phone is designed to help smartphone addicts cope in its absence.
  • Youtube won’t be available on Fire TV or Echo Show starting January 1

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