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Episode 180: Google IO2024, Android15Beta2 and More Google took to the stage to showcase its AI during Google IO2024, where it shone the light on Gemini.

 ANDROID BASICS (ANDROID15BETA2) In the heels of day 1 of Google IO2024, Android15Beta2 dropped for Pixel phones that qualify and alongside that, the beta opened for other manufacturers.
 
SPOTLIGHT 1 In Spotlight1, the crew discussed what went down during Google IO2024.
 
SPOTLIGHT2 In our Spotlight2, John reviews the Walmart 2024 Google TV.
 
APP OF THE WEEK For the “app of the week” segment, we highlight “Caption Call,”—an app intended for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and live in the United States of America.
 
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Episode 179: the Pixel 8a and the onn. Streaming device.This week, we talk about the Google 8A and set up the onn. TV streaming device from Walmart.
AnnouncementsThank you to everyone who entered our competition to win a promo code for the Quickify app, and thank you again to the developer for making the codes available. We’ll be in touch with the winners shortly.
SpotlightIt’s a double bill this week. Firstly, we talk about the Google Pixel 8a. Then, John sets up the onn. Google TV 4K streaming device.
App of the weekWarren demonstrates the notetaking app, Upnote.
Tip of the weekKarene shows us how to re-enable notification categories in Samsung One UI 6.1.
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Episode 178: An Interview with Stan Kruglik from “Quickify”This episode shines the light on “Quickify” and electronic reading app and what it can do.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:In the “Announcements” segment, WhatsApp takes center stage as it battles with the Indian supreme court about end to end encryption and threatens to pull out of India.
 
On the heels of that, the Samsung Good Lock is highlighted as it is now available on the Play Store for phones that qualify.
 
The developer of Quickify has given some codes for redeeming to Quickify pro subscription for our lucky winners.
For the code, email us at.
contactus@blindandroidusers.com
winners will be randomly selected.
you will get your code after we announce your names in the next week’s announcement segment.
 
SPOTLIGHTIn the Spotlight segment, we caught up with Stan Kruglik, the developer of the “Quickify” app, an inclusive app that supports the reading of electronic books, RSS feeds, videos etc.
We highlight its TTS read-out capabilities and the fact that the Dev is working on AI features.
Warren demoed this app in episode 171.
APP OF THE WEEKFor the “app of the week” segment, we highlight “Moye Launcher”—A productivity launcher.
 
Jieshuo / Commentary Screen ReaderKareen brings us a demo of Timer additional sound effects and the answer call function.
 
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Episode 177: 2nd Quarter 2024 App BonanzaThis episode is all about apps. This is our “2nd Quarter 2024 App Bonanza” episode.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:In the “Announcements” segment, we paid homage to Google’s Android 15 Beta 1.1 and 1.2 dropped on April 22nd and April 25th.
We also highlight the long-over-due ability to transfer an ongoing Google Meet call from one device to another without any interruption.
 
APPSIn this Episode, we bring you the following apps:
“Norton Genie AI Scam Detector” learn to ignore those fake emails, messages from WhatsApp and the like.
Next up, “YouTube Studio” (Learn to manage your YouTube account using the official YouTube app.
In the heels of “YouTube Studio,” your next app is the “Samsung Kids,” an app intended for managing kids access.
Moving on, the next app is an app called “"mAadhaar," an app from the Indian government that is the equivalence of the Social Security Administration in the U.S.
Our last app for this 2nd Quarter 2024 “App Bonanza” is the  “Plants Research Pro,” by “Yukod Software.”
 
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Episode 176: AudioCat and the Google Nest HubThis week, we hear about an exciting new games platform and have a review of the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen).
Announcements·        Our second app bonanza of the year is on 27 April.
Please do send us demos of your favourite apps via email.
·        It looks like Google is bringing deeper integration between hardware and software particularly from an AI perspective, and we discuss this briefly.
SpotlightIt’s a double bill this week.
Firstly, Anette and Henry join us from an exciting new games platform, AudioCat, and give us a sneak peak of what we can expect when it launches next month.
Then, we have a review of the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen).
Tip of the weekWarren shows us how to enable dark mode on Google Chrome.
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Episode 175: Android 15 Beta 1, Google’s “Find my Device” network and morThis week, we look at the new features in Android 15 Beta 1, including a very exciting development in Android’s braille display support!
Announcements·       Our second app bonanza of the year is on 27 April. Please do send us demos of your favourite apps via email.
·       As we reach our 175th episode, we’d like to thank all our listeners and partners who have helped us get to here – we couldn’t do it without you!
·       The messaging app Beeper has been acquired by Automattic – the owners of Wordpress among other things. You can read more in a blog from Beeper’s CEO.
Android basicsIt’s a double bill this week.  Firstly, we discuss the new features in Android 15 Beta 1. If you have an eligible Pixel device, you can enrol here.
Secondly, we discuss Google’s new Find my Device network, which will help you find your Android devices and other possessions if fitted with a compatible Bluetooth tag.
App of the weekWarren demonstrates the radio app Streadio, one of the few radio apps that will allow you to record as well as listen to radio programmes.
CommentaryIn the next in our series on Commentary/Jieshuo, Karene revisits sound scheme creation. You may want to refer to the Accessible Android article on Super Effects during this demonstration for folder names you need to use.
Tip of the weekWarren demonstrates how to enable the auto filling of SMS codes, useful when signing into an app or website which uses such codes as part of the Authentication process.
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