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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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Had I known you had an ogg version, I would have subscribed to it. I’m good with mp3, tho. Just letting you know that I listen and enjoy your podcast!
Had I known you had an ogg version, I would have subscribed to it. I’m good with mp3, tho. Just letting you know that I listen and enjoy your podcast!