Episode 500 – Near and Yet Far

By | August 5, 2020

Next Week’s Live Stream is scheduled for Thursday, August 13th at 9PM.

Show Notes

  • Android News
    • Google One now has some free features: automatically backing up device data, messages, photos/videos. Not for G-Suite accounts.
    • Google allegedly wants Samsung to kill Bixby and the Galaxy App Store.
    • More reliable Cast control coming to the Google Home app.
    • Android 11 will no longer show album art on the lockscreen.
    • Google Pixel 4A is now official.
    • Do you still use a Wear OS watch in 2020?
    • Instantly share files with people around you with Nearby Share.
  • App News
    • New version of Firefox for Android finally hits stable.
    • More Secure and convenient Autofill coming to Chrome using Biometrics
    • Legacy website for Google Voice to shutdown.
    • Kanopy is a service to watch media for free using only your library card.
    • Play Music shutting down starting next month
    • Google Assistant gets Family Bell and animal of the day.
  • In Other News
    • PinePhone could get slide-out keyboard accessory
    • System76 is building its own keyboard.
    • Find the list of .new domains at whats.new
    • Smart Displays now support playing games.
    • Google partners with ADT to combine Nest products/services with ADT products.
    • Dish acquires Ting Mobile to help create its wireless network
    • Google+ users may be entitled to $12 due to privacy issues

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