AndroidXperience Show Notes

Episode #: 18

Date: 09/08/16

Hosts: Bill Stebbins & Patrick Virgadamo

What’s Appening?  (High Profile App Releases & Updates)

• Google Chrome for Android (53) brings Android Pay support

• Google Maps adds Lyft and Gett options

• Google Chrome now fully integrates Google Cast and casting to Hangouts (rolling out)

Top Stories

• Google

  • Bye Bye Nexus, Hello Pixel, Pixel XL?

  • Google Event Oct 4?

    • Pixel Phones, Google Home, 4K Chromecasts, Daydream VR Viewer?

  • Entering into rideshare business with Waze (San Francisco)

  • Pixel 2 discontinued, no replacement announced (yet?)

  • Google Fiber may go wireless to speed up expansion

• Note 7

  • PSA: It explodes

  • No really - FAA “strongly advises” fliers to turn off their Note 7s while onboard

  • Otherwise a great device

  • Samsung offering exchange programs to US Note 7 owners

• Android Nougat

  • Didn’t get Nougat yet and have a carrier purchased Nexus 6p, don’t blame Google (well maybe we should)

  • Factory images now available

• Motorola

  • Posts factory image for G4, removes the others

  • Moto Z Play and True Zoom Moto Mod camera announced

  • G4 Play comes to US, Amazon Prime exclusive $99

• ASUS announces ZenWatch 3

• Native HDMI output mode developed for USB-C

• Apple keynote discussion

How to Reach Us:

Where you can reach the androidXperience crew

• Bill - @billstebbins

• Patrick - @LSULaw2009

+1 (& -1) Picks from the Panel

• Bill - Navbar Apps

• Patrick -   -1 Nougat Cats

In Closing

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