Show Notes Android News Android 11 will harden API restrictions and remove meta-reflection bypass Google offers web app to assist in flashing updates Google now offering Android support via hashtag on twitter. Developers have earned over $80 billion in total from the Play Store App News Wine 5.0 now available for Android, Linux, etc. Find My Device prepares… Read More »
Show Notes App News Researchers find 17 apps that bombard users with battery draining ads You can now use Duo without a phone number Google Phone app might add call recording support Open Source Alternatives to Google Maps WhatsApp only the second non-Google app to hit 5 billion installs gesturePlus customizes the Android 10 Gestures. Google might let… Read More »
Show Notes Android News Google announces new Assistant features Google looking to add biometric authentication to its autofill service App News Firefox 72 blocks fingerprinting scripts and does not pop up a request to allow notifications. YouTube Music may finally support your Play Music locker. Android Auto hits 100 million downloads Github app in early access, does not… Read More »
Guru is live from Sofia Bulgaria. Show Notes Android News Lenovo created a $190 Android Tablet that doubles as a Google Assistant Display App News Pulse SMS now open source Reddit is Fun is now RIF for Reddit Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo team up for cross-device transfer protocol In Other News Chrome OS has stalled out Ring to… Read More »
Show Notes Android News Android 11 may remove Android’s 4GB limit on video recordings 5 Android stories for 2020 to get excited about It’s almost 2020 and Gmail still doesn’t have Inbox bundles, promised in 2018 App News Flow Desktop is the first launcher built for Android 10’s hidden desktop mode The best free and open-source alternatives to… Read More »
Show Notes Next Wednesday is January 1st…this July will mark 10 years of this program. Decade in Review – Android Central Two new technologies change smart robot vacuums forever Smart Assistants, starting with the Echo. The HTC One The Moto X Google Cast Google Wifi/Mesh Networking Roku and easy access to streaming Google Cardboard and VR HDR+ and Smartphone… Read More »
Show Notes Android News Resume on Reboot will make Android OTA updates more seamless Android 11 might get dark mode scheduling Restricting Android app sideloading on Android App News Tasker 5.9 brings logcat events, Media Button detection, customizable Assistant, etc. FairMail advertises itself as a fully featured, open source privacy oriented email app Vimeo app gets live streaming… Read More »
Show Notes Home Automation Sonoff introduces a USB smart switch. Guru orders some. Google Assistant can now control…once someone writes support…your blender, cooktop, dehydrator, fryer, grill, multicooker, petfeeder, pressure-cooker, sous-vide, stand mixer, yogurt maker, beds, drawers, closets. Ring Neighbors found to be hiding coordinates that can identify the location of posts. Android News State by state Android popularity… Read More »
Show Notes Home Automation Wyze loses person detection and vows will find new AI provider to restore feature Wyze introduces retrofit lock(Zigbee based) and base unit and companion keypad. Home Assistant for Everyone Guru tries to solve another home automation problem Guru dumps Wink Android News “It Took a While, but I Learned to Love Android 10’s Gestures“… Read More »
Android News Why Are You Still Using Android? Google Cloud Print no longer supported after 2020. Google opens up beta for G-Suite users to get more Assistant features In Other News FCC Considering new 5.9Ghz band ChromeOS is 10 years old Save 15% on Titan Security Keys through December 6th Home Automation Home Assistant is the #10 open… Read More »