AAA 629: The Password Paradigm - Google IO preview, Passkeys launch, Finder Network, Magic Compose, Google TV

Google IO preview!
Google passkeys are a no-brainer. You've turned them on, right?
The beginning of the end of the password.
Apple and Google team up to bring AirTag-like unwanted tracking alerts to all item trackers on iPhone and Android.
Android's 'Finder Network' should support some existing Bluetooth trackers.
Google TV update rolling out with performance boost, frees up storage with app hibernation.
Improvements to your Google TV Experience.
Android update fixes a vulnerability that lets system apps be downgraded beyond the factory version.
Improving Consistency of Background Work on Android.
@MishaalRahman: Google's working to bring Material Design to Android Automotive OS, but unlike on phones, colors will be chosen by the OEM instead of derived by an algorithm.
@MishaalRahman: Following the Bluetooth, WiFi, and UWB stacks, Google will next turn Android's NFC stack into a modular system component, i.e. a Project Mainline module!
Tutorial: How to stop apps like Authy, Venmo, etc., from being locked to portrait mode on Android tablets/foldables.
Gmail is adding a blue checkmark to better verify senders.
Google Messages 'Magic Compose' AI can reply to friends – or write them a song.
@MishaalRahman: According to a few users on Telegram, the Google Play Store is starting to show ads for apps in the search screen. Is anyone else seeing this?
JR's tip of the week: Notification alerts!
Notification Light - aodNotify.
Missed call reminder, Flash on.
Another viewer's tablet journey.
Why not use a phone as a hotspot to drive the tablet in the car?

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Co-Hosts: Mishaal Rahman and JR Raphael

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