AAA 556: Biggest News of 2021 - Android 12, Foldables, Pixel 6, RCS, Android Auto, Pokemon Go, Jetpack Compose - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-12-21T21:58:21

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  • Android 12 - Material You... and... everything else

  • Also sure... Android 12L

  • Samsung now offers four years of security updates to Galaxy phones and tablets.

  • Google only promises three years of Android updates for Pixel 6/6 Pro

  • Fairphone 4 has an incredible 5-year warranty, aims for 6 years of updates.

  • Google shutters Stadia Games and Entertainment development studio

  • Analysts explain how the Apple-Epic court ruling could affect Google

  • Google acquires Fitbit and that is *probably* good for Wear 3?

  • Google is officially releasing its Fuchsia OS, starting w/ first-gen Nest Hub

  • Galaxy Watch 4

  • OnePlus Watch

  • Pixel 6/6 Pro + Google Tensor - Google's vision of Premium Pixel

  • OnePlus 9

  • "OnePlus details how it's going to merge OxygenOS and Oppo's ColorOS

  • And there won't be a OnePlus 9T this year"

  • LG is quitting the smartphone business

  • Z Flip 3... a step forward for foldables?

  • Samsung Z Fold 3 and...

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 21: why there's no new Note coming in 2021

  • Microsoft Duo 2... second times a charm?

  • Tablet energy picking up again

  • 'AAWireless' dongle for wireless Android Auto starts shipping to customers

  • Pixel Buds-A series

  • US Carriers embraced Google's RCS via default Android Messages... but Apple didn't

  • Google Hangouts Is Now Google Chat, and Good Luck Figuring Out Why

  • Google is killing off Android Auto for phone screens in favor of Assistant driving mode

  • Clubhouse for Android (zzzzzzzz)

  • LastPass announced major changes to its free tier and people are angry about it

  • Google Photos' unlimited free storage is gone. Here's how to get more space

  • Pokemon Go is a freight train: $5B in 5 years, $1B in 2020 alone.

  • Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11

  • Jetpack Compose: Android's Modern UI Toolkit

  • Compose Multiplatform 1.0

  • Google cuts app store fees for developers on first million in annual sales

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Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion


Guest: Huyen Tue Dao


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