Episode 455 – No More Desserts

By | September 4, 2019

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Queen Cake and Quince Tart will never be
    • Nokia has 96% of its phone running Android Pie
    • Google Play Store will start autoplaying store listing videos next months
  • App News
    • Google Maps, Drive, and Contacts get quick-switch gesture.
    • IMDB TV streaming service now accessible through the Android app
    • CamScanner booted from Play Store after discovery of malicious code from a rogue ad network
    • Amazon Music adds gapless playback and loudness normalization
    • Google Maps for Android adds dedicated Street View layer
  • In Other News
    • Google will only support first-gen Chromecast with security patches, no major updates
    • Belkin’s cheaper water meter can detect usage and leaks anywhere in the house
    • New Frndly TV streaming service offers 12 networks for $5.99/month or $59.99 a year for SD, $7.99/$79.99 for HD and 90 days of DVR.
    • Gmail adds Out of Office message support
    • Sony Walkmen released 40 years this summer.