Category: Android

Microsoft has released an interesting update to OneNote, their note taking app and service for Android.  In this latest update, version 15.1.6821.4825 for those keeping score at home, you can now use the app without having to sign up for a Microsoft account.  The idea of course is to encourage people to try out the app without forcing them to sign up for a Microsoft account first.  Given that Microsoft is making a big push to move people from Evernote to OneNote, it somewhat makes sense.

After months of rumors and speculation, Google has finally announced that audio podcasts are coming to Google Play Music on the web and Android.  The announcement was made early today and will require an update to the Google Play Music app on your Android devices.  As for the web portion, it is actually live now so you can start finding your favorite podcasts right now at http://music.google.com.  It has been a poorly kept secret that podcasts were coming to the app & service but it was all-but outed last Friday.

Good news for Galaxy Note 5 owners on the T-Mobile network.  Today the carrier has started rolling out the Android Marshmallow update to the device.  The update is coming to Note 5 users as an OTA update and weighs in at a hefty 1.4GB.  This is one that you will certainly need to be on Wi-Fi to download and you can expect a 10-20 minute total install time once you do get it downloaded.  For those keeping score, the updated build is N920TUVV2DPD1.

Google Calendar for Android has been updated with a great new feature that is aimed at keeping you on track in various aspects of your life.  The new Goals feature allows you to setup specific goals and have them scheduled in your calendar to help you stay focused and to make sure that you have time to complete them.  The updated version of Google Calendar is in the Google Play Store now and should be rolling out via an OTA update to users over the course of the next few days.

Microsoft has released an updated version of Outlook for Android that brings a much improved ability to download email attachments on certain devices.  The updated version, build 2.0.57 for those keeping score at home, is available now in the Google Play Store and will be rolling out as an OTA update to those with the app installed over the course of the next few days.  In this new build, users will now have the ability to download an attachment to their device directly from the email view.  You can also do this download from the File page in the app.

Several months ago, Google outlined a change that was going to be happening for Google Play Games.  That change mostly circled around the removal of the Google+ account requirement for sign-in and the establishment of Gamer IDs, ala Microsoft Xbox.  The update to the Play Games app for Android that supports this change is now rolling out in the Play Store, giving users the opportunity to setup their Gamer ID and take advantage of the automatic sign-in process for games.