Welcome to the 446th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week:
Streaming services achieved a milestone this week. Streaming services are now the most watched form of television, dethroning cable TV for the first time. That’s a pretty big deal as cable TV has been the paragon of television watching for decades. Some big streaming properties, like Stranger Things, helped swing things pretty heavily, showing that online-only shows can perform in a big way. Hit the link to learn more.
Google Meet received an update this week and got a little better. On the positive side, the video improves real-time video effects, video quality, and the update reduces CPU usage. The update only supports some kinds of filters, like background blur and light adjustment. It should roll out for other filters sometime soon.
YouTube is joining Apple, Amazon, and Roku by providing streaming channels to subscribers. In short, you could subscribe to Netflix through YouTube, which would all work with your YouTube login. We think this is a decent idea because it takes several username and password combos out of your memory banks. However, we’d like to see the prices, features, and availability before we give it a stamp of approval. Hit the link to learn more.
Android 13 launched in all of its glory this week. This means two things. Many folks are now waiting for Android 13 to hit their devices. Secondly, a lot of app and game developers are in the process of updating their apps to support Android 13’s new features. Prepare to see some new stuff as app developers update their products with the latest Android version. You can see our video overview of Android 13 here.
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