Episode 524 – It’s Good to be The King

• Android News
  • LG leaving Android isn’t good for anyone
  • Assistant can now display wellness activity on smart displays
  • Samsung is the King of Android updates
  • Google working on MicroDroid, a stripped down Android for virtual machines
  • Chromebook can now act as a smart display
• App News
  • Brave is the first browser to support the decentralized HTTPS alternative IPFS
  • Google Photos gets update to work better on tablets and Chromebooks.
  • Google Lens rolling out offline translate capability
  • Tasker picks up support to trigger tasks from Google Assistant
  • Chrome rolling out Read Later feature on Android
  • Google Camera rolls out a toggle to disable auto Night Sight
  • Keep adds reminders that trigger when you get home or to work.
• In Other News
  • Raspberry Pi Pico now on sale for $4
  • Alphabet pulls the plug on Loon balloon project
  • The line between browsers and password managers is blurring
  • Larry King passes away at age 87
  • YouTube is now a PWA.
  • Plex is launching a classic arcade service called Plex Arcade for $3/$5 a month.
  • Ring launches $60 wired only doorbell.

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