Episode 535 – Patch Thursday

By | April 22, 2021

  • Android News
    • Google announces All Files Access, previously delayed, has been launched.
    • Android 12 will hibernate unused apps.
  • App News
    • Facebook pushes third-party apps into oblivion.
    • Google Photos now supports adding pictures and videos to an album while offline.
    • Google explains why webview didn’t crashed last month and what they were doing to prevent it.
  • In Other News
    • Firefox dropping support for FTP.
    • Why does Amazon hate its most enthusiastic smart home fans?
    • Amazon tries to coerce Ecobee to collect user data.
    • Charles Geschke, co-founder of Adobe and co-inventor of the PDF, dead at 81.
    • Facebook Now Letting You Export Data to More Places
    • Wyze joins Project CHIP
    • Amazon is opening a hair salon?
    • Turn your aging Samsung Devices into Smart Home sensors

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