The week in review for this week has a lot of Android and some minor Chrome OS news. The rumor mill continues to churn on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 series while Update Wednesday this week did’t disappoint. There was also some new releases of Android Marshmallow to some devices and a few price drops on devices. All-in-all, a busy week! Here are some of the highlights as covered on ClntonFitch.com
Google has released an update to their utility app Google Clock. As the name suggest, it allows you to have a clock and date on any of your home screens on your Android phone or tablet via a Widget. These very widgets are the main focus of this update to the app which is now up to version 4.3 for those keeping score at home. In previous builds, the Widgets for the app were pretty rigid. You couldn’t really resize them well, especially if you wanted a small clock. That’s changed with this update as now the Widget is very flexible on sizing and layout. You have two Widgets as you did previously: One for an analog clock and one for a digital clock.
American Airlines has released an update to their Android app that now allows you to seamlessly pinpoint your pick up point for Uber right from within the app. The partnership between the two companies is new and while the Uber pick up isn’t in every location American flies, it will save you from having to fumble around through both apps to arrange your pick up location. To do this, users need to go to the terminal maps in the app, which also have been significantly improved, and let the app leverage your location services to pinpoint you and get you an Uber. There is even a $20 discount if you use the code RIDEAA for you first time Uber users.
The social and community site Google+ continues its resurgence and today another update to the Android app for the site has been released. Like many of the releases for the app over these past few months, this one is chock full of changes which most users will appreciate almost immediately. The news originally came from Google’s Luke Wroblewski on his Google+ page where he outlined the changes in the release which has rolled out to the Google Play Store already. You will be looking for version 7.2.0 for those keeping score at home and if you already have the app installed, an OTA update should be coming your way very soon.
Angry Birds 2, the sequel to the hugely popular original Angry Birds, has received another update today, bringing with it all new levels and… water? That’s right, for the first time in the game you now have under water levels to contend with as you continue your pig popping efforts in the game. As the story line goes, Oh noes! Cobalt Plateaus has been totally flooded! We’re going subaquatic in a new Chapter brimming with water and amphibious pigs. CANNONBALL! So now when you get to the Cobalt Plateaus you not only have to deal with getting your aim right to destroy the evil pigs but you get to do it through water.