Welcome to the 424th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines this week:
- Telegram had a decently big update this last week. The update adds phone number links, a download manager, better media previews, and more. Word is that live streaming support is coming soon as well. Hit the link for more details.
- Gboard is getting a new feature specifically for tablets and foldable. It’s not a new features. In fact, it’s actually just a split keyboard. Competitors like SwiftKey and some OEM keyboards like Samsung already had such a feature. Now it’s coming to arguably one of the best keyboards on mobile.
- The second Android 13 developer preview came out this week. There wasn’t much to write home about, but it did include a few changes from the first developer preview. The app notification permission is now live along with downgradable permissions. Hit the link to learn more. We’ll learn more about Android 13 at Google I/O 2022 as well.
- Netflix wants to curb account sharing. The company intends to charge users an extra $2-3 to share their passwords with people outside of their household. You’ll add up to two sub-accounts for the price so people outside the house can stream.
- YouTube Vanced was shut down this week after legal threats from Google. A lot of people used it to skirt YouTube ads, see the dislike counter, and block sponsored segments in videos. It’s not great news even if it’s understandable why it happened. Most of our readers still won’t pay for YouTube Premium even with Vanced out of the picture. It is what it is.
Empire Defender TD
Price: $0.99 with in-app purchases
