Episode 535 – Patch Thursday

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… Read More »

Episode 534 – Jere in the Midland Tunnel

Android News LineageOS 18.1 released. New Play Store rules will restrict access to your apps list. LG exits smartphone business Android 12 adds device search API for third party launchers Google opens Android Auto to new navigation, parking, and charging apps. Google is developing parts of Android in Rust to improve security. Google I/O is online and free… Read More »

Episode 533 – Escape To New York

Android News Google using Federated Learning to improve the Assistant’s wake word functionality. T-Mobile wants to be the best carrier for Google and Pixel fans. New spyware on Android pretends to be a system update for your phone App News Lawnchair 11 is here, rebuilt from the ground up. Google Files reaches 1 billion Play Store installs. Maps… Read More »

Episode 532 – New York State of Mind

Android News AAWireless forced to change CPUs for future production resulting in price increase. Google creates and fixes issue with WebView crashing many apps. App News Chrome gets Live Caption Android Central goes over its staff’s favorite messaging app. Google introduces WifiNanScan app In Other News Fire TV brings customizable local news to more US cities Boston declares… Read More »

Episode 531 – A Slow Train and a String Quartet

Android News Nearby Share will soon add group transfers. Google is cutting Play Store fees in half for most developers Android 12 Developer Preview 2 Google preparing the Play Store for App Install Optimization Apps News Chrome for Android now lets you preview a page before fully opening Google Maps will soon let you leave photo updates at… Read More »

Episode 530 – Back at Station Bravo

Android News An update on Android’s audio latency Pixel 5 and Android 12: Battery Awesomeness Chrome OS turns 10 years old and gains loads of new features. App News Home Assistant Companion Android app adds additional features The new Google Pay repeats all the same mistakes of Google Allo. In Other News Senators call on FCC to quadruple… Read More »

Episode 529 – Homeward Bound

Android News Google makes low power sleep API available publicly. Fake Google Home for PC Chrome extension fools thousands, why isn’t there a real one? App News Old Google Pay app will stop working on April 5th…new product has no G-Suite support. Recorder App is coming to web, allowing web backup, etc. The app can now backup and… Read More »

Episode 528 – Second Helping

Android News First Preview of Android 12 Android 12 brings UI optimizations for easier one handed use Android 12 new toggle design. Snoozing notifications becomes more convenient with Android 12 Android 12 adds Emergency SOS feature. Android 12 lets you limit which apps can display media controls Android 12 adds automatic sound status for notifications Samsung’s next watch… Read More »

Episode 527 – Echo is Cuckoo

Android News How to record phone calls on Android. App News Gmail is getting smarter about searching for email aliases by associating multiple emails for the same person together. Android Auto adds wallpapers and Assistant shortcuts. Tasker adds native JSON and HTML reading. Latest NewPipe update brings YouTube Chapter support and more. Google Maps just made it easier… Read More »

Episode 526 – If You Like This Episode, Please Tell Us By Print Ad

Android News Google looking for input on adding tracking controls to Android. New Firmware for Nest Hub Max adds Zoom support. App News National Park Service releases unified app. gReader gets it first update in 4 years…claims of obnoxious ads and Pro version still missing. Fi VPN for Android exiting beta. Lawnchair Launcher is out of hiatus. Other… Read More »