Episode 437 – Amped Up

By | April 17, 2019
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Show Notes

  • Android News
    • How to Turn Any Android Smartphone into a Google Pixel
    • Your Android Phone is Now a Security Key
    • Future Android system updates could be initiated from the Play Store
    • Silence your Phone Via Google Home
    • Future versions of Android may support Smart Forwarding to forward calls between SIMs
    • Google is addressing developer concerns with more reviewers and improved appeal process
    • LG and Samsung permit the disabling of the direct share option. For other phones, it requires root access.
  • App News
    • VLC 3.1 for Android brings back Auto support
    • Google Duo introduces new data saving mode.
    • Google Pay can now automatically import loyalty cards, tickets, and offers from Gmail
    • Kiwi Browser for Android supports Google Chrome extensions
    • Google releases Wifi RTT Scan test app
  • In Other News
    • Firefox is testing a new privacy feature to prevent sites from “fingerprinting” your browser.
    • Hangouts Chat will replace Hangouts in the Gmail sidebar.
    • Google Assistant can now access your G Suite calendar

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