Episode 539 – Buffet, Buffet?

By | May 20, 2021

  • Android News
    • Android has over 3 billion active devices.
    • Android rooting guru now working for Google.
    • Google expands its password manager to automatically change passwords to more secure ones.
    • Making Everyday Safer with Google.
    • Android Beta 12 released, offers personalization, further system design flourishes, new privacy dashboard.
    • Google works to allow you to seamlessly integrate devices.
    • Google and Samsung work to merge Tizen and Wear into a single unified platform.
    • Material You is an updated, more colorful version of Material Design.
    • Android will finally offer an Android TV remote.
    • FitBit and Samsung working on new watches with Android Wear.
    • Google to add Fast Pair to car and Wear OS pairing.
    • What’s new for Developers in Android 12
    • What’s new in Android 12
  • App News
    • Google Messages now has a split view for tablet users
    • Caller ID announcements rolling out to Google Phone app.
    • Photos adds a locked folder for private pictures.
    • Google Maps will suggest alternate routes to avoid places where they detect a lot of individuals braking. Also will add tailored map suggestions, enhancements to walking navigation, and identification of busy areas.
    • YouTube Music app coming to Wear.
  • In Other News
    • Google introduces Project Starline, a new display system to help you feel like the person you are talking to is right there.
    • System76 launches a mechanical keyboard.
    • Hue will support the Matter standard.
    • ISPs claim Broadband prices aren’t too high. Administration does not believe it.
    • Spencer Silver, inventor of the Post-It Note, is dead at 80.
    • Amazon Music upgrades all subscribers to HD at no additional cost.

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