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TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for June 30 – July 6, 2014


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Android Wear apps hit the Play Store this past week, and the first smartwatches started shipping. We continue to get leaks regarding the Galaxy F and Moto X+1, and the LG G3 hasn’t even released in most markets yet. Speaking of the G3, it looks like Verizon Wireless just can’t break the habit of destroying phones. The Nexus 8 continues to show signs of life, but when will it be released? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for what is sure to be another big week in the world of Android.

 

Guides

 

How to set up your Android Wear smartwatch

 

Android Wear walkthrough

 

How to find Android Wear apps in the Play Store

 

Android L Developer Preview walkthrough

 

Android Auto

 

Google won’t allow OEM skinning with Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto

 

LG announces that it has joined the Open Automotive Alliance and is committed to Android Auto

 

Android TV

 

Google won’t allow OEM skinning with Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto

 

Android Wear

 

Google won’t allow OEM skinning with Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto

 

LG G Watch headed to Verizon and AT&T in U.S.

 

Here are 18 Android Wear apps that you can download from the Play Store now

 

Here are 27 additional Android Wear apps ready for download

 

Custom watch face apps for Android Wear now appearing in the Play Store

 

Runtastic and RunKeeper get Android Wear support

 

Milestone No. 1: Android Wear gets updated to version KMV78V on Gear Live and G Watch

 

Developer demos home automation using DroidKC and Android Wear

 

Apps – New

 

Microsoft Office for Android tablets is getting very close

 

Apps – Updates

 

‘Buy Now’ buttons appear in tweets, suggesting Twitter Shopping is on its way

 

Google Play Music gets updated with UI tweaks and Android TV support

 

Google Docs and Sheets for Android get biggest update since their release

 

Google now showing Google Play Movies purchases in YouTube app

 

Google Voice integration with Hangouts leaked

 

Google Play Services 5.0 rollout now complete, Android Wear apps should start showing soon

 

Here are 18 Android Wear apps that you can download from the Play Store now

 

VLC for Android Beta is finally available in the U.S.

 

Runtastic and RunKeeper get Android Wear support

 

‘OK Google’ now works in 9 new languages, dialects, accents

 

Clear Notification button created for Android L by Koush

 

Here are 27 additional Android Wear apps ready for download

 

GO Weather 5 released to Play Store with special offer to get Premium version free

 

Carriers

 

Group photo of LG G3 models leaks, Verizon unsurprisingly makes noticeable changes

 

Sprint to release LG G3 on July 18

 

LG G3 available for pre-order at T-Mobile, arriving July 16

 

T-Mobile slapped with FTC complaint due to ‘bogus charges’

 

John Legere responds to the FTC’s complaint

 

T-Mobile to “double down” to refund customers charged for premium SMS

 

T-Mobile to get 8-inch LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

 

T-Mobile to start offering equipment installment plans for accessories on July 20

 

LG G Watch headed to Verizon and AT&T in U.S.

 

Verizon Prepaid to get 4G LTE on July 17

 

Chrome

 

Google allowing users to make app requests for Chrome OS availability

 

Google announces the end of packaged apps in move to Chrome Apps

 

Chromecast

 

Here’s what gaming will be like on the Chromecast when mirroring becomes available

 

Want to see a new feature come to Chromecast? Just ask

 

Gaming

 

Ouya 12-month all access pass goes live, then sells out

 

Here’s what gaming will be like on the Chromecast when mirroring becomes available

 

Will the NVIDIA Shield successor be a tabet and controller combo?

 

Google

 

Google won’t allow OEM skinning with Android Wear, Android TV, and Android Auto

 

Google to improve Voice voicemail transcription, wants users help

 

Google creates Smarty Pins, a cool trivia game involving Maps

 

Google acquires curated music streaming powerhouse, Songza

 

Google to rename Google Play All Access to “Google Play unlimited music subscription”

 

Google’s DevArt exhibition starts tomorrow with unique code-based pieces

 

Google Glass

 

U.K. cinema group moves to ban Google Glass in movie theaters

 

Rochester Optical to design fashionable lenses, frames for Google Glass

 

Phones – Amazon

 

Amazon Fire Phone isn’t setting the world on ‘fire’

 

Phones – Blackphone

 

Security oriented Blackphone now shipping

 

Phones – HTC

 

HTC hits testing phase with selfie phone HTC Eye

 

HTC’s update schedule leaks, One (M8) to receive Android 4.4.4 by July-August

 

Google Play Edition HTC One M7 and M8 get Android 4.4.4

 

Phones – LG

 

LG G3 Prime may be in the works

 

Group photo of LG G3 models leaks, Verizon unsurprisingly makes noticeable changes

 

LG G3 available for pre-order at T-Mobile, arriving July 16

 

Sprint to release LG G3 on July 18

 

LG G3 Beat announced in China, most likely the G3 Mini

 

New LG device, possibly the LG G3 Mini, shows up in FCC filing with AT&T compatibility

 

Rumored G Stylus to replace the Vu in LG’s lineup

 

New render of LG G Vista for Verizon shows back of device

 

Phones – Motorola

 

Moto X+1 specs leaked by Brazilian website

 

Google Play Edition Moto G receiving Android 4.4.4 update

 

Phones – Samsung

 

Samsung Galaxy S 5 mini is official

 

The Galaxy F in crystal clear gets a, well, crystal clear press

 

First actual photo of Samsung Galaxy F appears online

 

Alleged Samsung Galaxy F front panel photo surfaces

 

Samsung Galaxy S5 getting a Google Play Edition variant

 

Additional Samsung Galaxy S 5 Google Play Edition press render leaks, this time without onscreen buttons

 

Samsung announces four new low-level smartphones all running KitKat 4.4

 

European pricing for Samsung Galaxy Ace 4, Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Young 2 revealed

 

Galaxy Mega 2 gets benchmarked, confirms quad-core CPU and 5.9-inch screen

 

Galaxy Note 3 (international variant) receives Download Booster, Kids Mode via update

 

Samsung pokes fun at iPhone owners again with new ‘Wall Huggers’ commercial

 

Phones – Sony

 

Images of Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact leaked

 

Xperia Z3 Compact screenshot leaked

 

Project Ara

 

First 100 beta testers for Project Ara announced

 

ROMs

 

Android L based theme available for Cyanogenmod 11

 

Don’t expect a version of CyangenMod based on the Android L Developer Preview

 

Smartwatches

 

LG G Watch headed to Verizon and AT&T in U.S.

 

LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live get the teardown treatment

 

Moto 360 could be quite expensive compared to other Android Wear devices

 

Milestone No. 1: Android Wear gets updated to version KMV78V on Gear Live and G Watch

 

Here are 18 Android Wear apps that you can download from the Play Store now

 

Here are 27 additional Android Wear apps ready for download

 

Custom watch face apps for Android Wear now appearing in the Play Store

 

Tablets

 

Prototype of a Nexus 8 tablet passes through Indian shipping site

 

Samsung releases Galaxy Tab S commercials, compares its display to the Apple iPad’s

 

T-Mobile to get 8-inch LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

 

Samsung Scandinavia leaks some tablet information

 

Updates

 

HTC’s update schedule leaks, One (M8) to receive Android 4.4.4 by July-August

 

Google Play Edition Moto G receiving Android 4.4.4 update

 

SuperSU 2.01 update gets support for Android L Developer Preview

 

Google posts Android L preview source code for various Nexus devices

 

Google Play Edition HTC One M7 and M8 get Android 4.4.4

 

Miscellaneous

 

Samsung executive feels consumers think beyond just the Apple brand

 

Samsung can’t catch a break as it’s suppliers are accused of poor work conditions

 

Check out the most recent market share trends in U.S. smartphone platforms, OEMs and apps

 

Up, Up and Away: HTC hits earnings estimate for Q2, turns profit

 

 

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