Episode 567 – More To Talk About

By | December 16, 2021
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  • Android News
    • Android 12L in Beta is available.
    • How a Bug in Android and Microsoft Teams could have caused 911 calls to fail
    • TCL Google TVs pulled from Best Buy over complaints of buggy software
    • Google responding to reports of privacy breach at Pixel repair wasn’t from employees, will be offering new security instructions for those who cannot reset their devices.
    • More people want expandable storage in their phone, but fewer phones have it.
    • ChromeOS has experimental feature for Snooping Detection
    • Google sends Phillipines storm alert to Pixel owners around the world.
    • A Closer Look at Android 12( Go Edition)
  • App News
    • Google Home adds D-PAD for Android TV remote.
    • Apple releases Tracker Detect for Android that allows you to scan for trackers separated from their owner, to address privacy concerns.
    • Google adds account switcher to Calendar.
  • In Other News
    • Amazon shutting down Alexa web ranking service in May.
    • NBCUniversal will be adding the majority of films from Universal, Focus, Illumination, Dreamworks, etc as soon as 45 days after theatrical release.
    • Paramount Plus rolling out linear channels feature.
    • Netflix is making a live action Mega Man movie
    • LastPass spinning back off into an independent company in 2022.
    • Roku and Google settle YouTube dispute.

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