295: The New Deal
We start with why Andy gave up on Wear OS and bought a FitBit. We talk about Google's new deal with News Corp in Australia and the US and what the enthusiast community has unearthed about the upcoming Android 12. Plus, a quick update on Fuschia OS.
Material · Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion
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Show Notes
A little bit of astrology to start us off for this episode, along with why Andy gave up on Wear OS and bought a FitBit. We talk about Google's new deal with News Corp in Australia and the US and what the enthusiast community has unearthed about the upcoming Android 12. Plus, a quick update on Fuschia OS.
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Links and Show Notes:
9to5Google: Fitbit smartwatches and trackers are now sold at the Google Store
Press release: News Corp and Google Agree To Global Partnership On News
XDA Developers: Android 12 may introduce many UI changes part of Material "NEXT"
Android 12 may introduce a Reachability-like “One-Handed Mode”
9to5Google: Google Fuchsia OS could run Android & Linux apps 'natively'