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  1. Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in! The Switch 2 finally gets a decent webcam solution... if you happen to own a Google Pixel. The November Pixel Drop unlocked the ability to use your phone as a UVC webcam for GameChat.

    Are you excited to show off your glorious gaming den, or is video chat just a distraction from the real gameplay?

    engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/p
    #TechNews #PixelDrop #Switch2 #GamingCommunity #AndroidUpdate

  2. Weekly output: USPS NGDV, spectrum policy, Pixel Drop, Uber’s robotaxi hopes, AI + cybersecurity, Tesla Files, Cerebras, New Glenn launch and landing, Cory Doctorow

    Friday afternoon’s landing at Dulles and subsequent Metro ride home put this year’s business travel in the books–unless somebody else is prepared to pay for an additional work trip in 2025, and not even I want that to happen.

    11/10/2025: I Took America’s Goofiest-Looking EV for a Spin. It Might Swing by Your Mailbox Soon, PCMag

    My mid-October trip to Wisconsin (with Oshkosh Corp. paying for the airfare and lodging) yielded this report about the U.S. Postal Service’s NextGen Delivery Vehicle that I have yet to see in operation near me.

    11/11/2025: It’s easy to reassign spectrum if you’re not the one using it, Light Reading

    I rounded out this recap of a spectrum-policy conference I’d attended at the end of October with some quotes from a broadband expert whose insight I’ve been borrowing for the last 15 years or so.

    11/11/2025: Google’s Latest Pixel Drop Adds Messaging Tricks And Tweaks, PCMag

    The time-zone spread between the 2 p.m. Eastern embargo time for this item and my Western European local time for most of last week made this easy to file between other Web Summit schedule commitments.

    11/12/2025: Cybersecurity at the pace of AI, Web Summit

    The first of three panels I moderated at this conference in Lisbon had me quizzing Rob Daly, CTO of the security-training firm SoSafe, about how AI has complicated the work of people like him. As in previous years, Web Summit’s organizers paid for my lodging and are reimbursing me for my airfare.

    11/12/2025: The Tesla Files: Leaks, power, and control, Web Summit

    Later that Wednesday, I interviewed Sönke Iwersen, head of investigative research at Handelsblatt, about that German newspaper’s groundbreaking reporting on Tesla’s secretive and often careless approach to safety. Iwersen brought up a part of this story that hadn’t emerged in my pre-conference banter over e-mail with him: the steep personal price the paper’s informant has paid.

    11/13/2025: The startups taking on Nvidia, Web Summit

    Where my onstage interview of Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman at Web Summit Qatar in February had me running out of questions in my hand-written outline, this chat Thursday afternoon with that AI-processor startup’s chief strategy officer Andy Hock required me to cross out some queries in my notes because he answered the others at such length.

    11/13/2025: Uber COO on Robotaxis: The Economics Don’t Work…Yet, PCMag

    This panel happened late Tuesday afternoon, right before a crowded evening schedule; having to moderate two panels of my own on Wednesday pushed my filing time to Wednesday afternoon.

    11/14/2025: Blue Origin Lands Its Giant Rocket’s Booster for the First Time, PCMag

    A hold late in the countdown pushed the second launch of New Glenn to around dinnertime in Lisbon. So I didn’t get to watch any part of this mission on a screen larger than my phone’s until after I got back to my hotel–with fewer hours left than I would have liked before I had to head to Lisbon’s airport to fly back to the States.

    11/14/2025: Cory Doctorow’s Plan for a Better Internet: Legalize Jailbreaking, Modding, and Tinkering, PCMag

    I did not plan on my Web Summit coverage giving me a chance to put the neologism “enshittogenic” into the opening paragraphs of a story, but sometimes life comes at you fast.

     

    #AIProcessors #AndroidUpdate #antiCircumventionLaws #BlueOrigin #Cerebras #CoryDoctor #Handelsblatt #jailbreaking #NewGlenn #newspace #NGDV #Nvidia #Oshkosh #PixelDrop #SoSafe #SpectrumAmericas #spectrumAuction #sprectrumReallocation #TeslaFiles #UberRobotaxi #UberWaymo #USPSElectricTruck #whistleblowing

  3. Google Play System Update (October 2025) rolls out for Samsung devices

    Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10 (One UI 2.1), can receive such updates, too.

    These updates don’t require security updates from the manufacturer to work, as Project Mainline modules work independently to give you better experience with Android phones and tablets.

    On October 28th, a new Google Play System Update has been pushed to Samsung devices. This update upgrades your Project Mainline modules to the October 1st, 2025 version. This update weighs around 49 MB.

    To be able to get this version, follow these steps:

    1. Go to your device’s settings
    2. Open the security settings
    3. Find “Google Play System Update” and tap on it
    4. If everything goes OK, you should see the below update dialog:

    Click on Download and Install, wait for it to download, then reboot your device by clicking on the blue Restart button. The next time your device boots up, the revised update gets installed, so it’s going to take about 3 minutes maximum to install all the updates.

    There is no progress bar, so don’t panic if it looks stuck. Your device will eventually boot up. Now, open your settings app and check your Google Play System Update. If everything is well, you should see October 1st, 2025 below the appropriate button.

    In case your device didn’t receive the update, wait for a few days, and it will be available shortly.

    Stay tuned for the November patch of 2025!

    Google play icons created by Pixel perfect – Flaticon

    #Android #Android12 #Android12L #Android13 #Android14 #Android15 #Android16 #Android17 #AndroidB #AndroidC #AndroidT #AndroidU #AndroidUpdate #AndroidV #December #google #googlePlay #GooglePlaySystemUpdate #mainline #news #operatingSystem #ProjectMainline #smartphone #system #systemUpdate #Technology #update

  4. Google Play System Update (September 2025) rolls out for Samsung devices

    Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10 (One UI 2.1), can receive such updates, too.

    These updates don’t require security updates from the manufacturer to work, as Project Mainline modules work independently to give you better experience with Android phones and tablets.

    On September 29th, a new Google Play System Update has been pushed to Samsung devices. This update upgrades your Project Mainline modules to the September 1st, 2025 version. This update weighs around 90 MB.

    To be able to get this version, follow these steps:

    1. Go to your device’s settings
    2. Open the security settings
    3. Find “Google Play System Update” and tap on it
    4. If everything goes OK, you should see the below update dialog:

    Click on Download and Install, wait for it to download, then reboot your device by clicking on the blue Restart button. The next time your device boots up, the revised update gets installed, so it’s going to take about 3 minutes maximum to install all the updates.

    There is no progress bar, so don’t panic if it looks stuck. Your device will eventually boot up. Now, open your settings app and check your Google Play System Update. If everything is well, you should see September 1st, 2025 below the appropriate button.

    In case your device didn’t receive the update, wait for a few days, and it will be available shortly.

    Stay tuned for the October patch of 2025!

    Google play icons created by Pixel perfect – Flaticon

    #Android #Android12 #Android12L #Android13 #Android14 #Android15 #Android16 #Android17 #AndroidB #AndroidC #AndroidT #AndroidU #AndroidUpdate #AndroidV #December #google #googlePlay #GooglePlaySystemUpdate #mainline #news #operatingSystem #ProjectMainline #smartphone #system #systemUpdate #Technology #update

  5. Google Play System Update (August 2025) rolls out for Samsung devices

    Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10 (One UI 2.1), can receive such updates, too.

    These updates don’t require security updates from the manufacturer to work, as Project Mainline modules work independently to give you better experience with Android phones and tablets.

    On September 10th, a new Google Play System Update has been pushed to Samsung devices. This update upgrades your Project Mainline modules to the August 1st, 2025 version. This update weighs around 88 MB.

    To be able to get this version, follow these steps:

    1. Go to your device’s settings
    2. Open the security settings
    3. Find “Google Play System Update” and tap on it
    4. If everything goes OK, you should see the below update dialog:

    Click on Download and Install, wait for it to download, then reboot your device by clicking on the blue Restart button. The next time your device boots up, the revised update gets installed, so it’s going to take about 3 minutes maximum to install all the updates.

    There is no progress bar, so don’t panic if it looks stuck. Your device will eventually boot up. Now, open your settings app and check your Google Play System Update. If everything is well, you should see August 1st, 2025 below the appropriate button.

    In case your device didn’t receive the update, wait for a few days, and it will be available shortly.

    Stay tuned for the September patch of 2025!

    Google play icons created by Pixel perfect – Flaticon

    #Android #Android12 #Android12L #Android13 #Android14 #Android15 #Android16 #Android17 #AndroidB #AndroidC #AndroidT #AndroidU #AndroidUpdate #AndroidV #December #google #googlePlay #GooglePlaySystemUpdate #mainline #news #operatingSystem #ProjectMainline #smartphone #system #systemUpdate #Technology #update

  6. Google Play System Update (June 2025) rolls out for Samsung devices

    Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10 (One UI 2.1), can receive such updates, too.

    These updates don’t require security updates from the manufacturer to work, as Project Mainline modules work independently to give you better experience with Android phones and tablets.

    On July 1st, a new Google Play System Update has been pushed to Samsung devices. This update upgrades your Project Mainline modules to the June 1st, 2025 version. This update weighs around 75 MB.

    To be able to get this version, follow these steps:

    1. Go to your device’s settings
    2. Open the security settings
    3. Find “Google Play System Update” and tap on it
    4. If everything goes OK, you should see the below update dialog:

    Click on Download and Install, wait for it to download, then reboot your device by clicking on the blue Restart button. The next time your device boots up, the revised update gets installed, so it’s going to take about 3 minutes maximum to install all the updates.

    There is no progress bar, so don’t panic if it looks stuck. Your device will eventually boot up. Now, open your settings app and check your Google Play System Update. If everything is well, you should see June 1st, 2025 below the appropriate button.

    In case your device didn’t receive the update, wait for a few days, and it will be available shortly.

    Stay tuned for the July patch of 2025!

    #Android #Android12 #Android12L #Android13 #Android14 #Android15 #Android16 #Android17 #AndroidB #AndroidC #AndroidT #AndroidU #AndroidUpdate #AndroidV #December #google #googlePlay #GooglePlaySystemUpdate #mainline #news #operatingSystem #ProjectMainline #smartphone #system #systemUpdate #Technology #update

  7. Google Play System Update (May 2025) rolls out for Samsung devices

    Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10 (One UI 2.1), can receive such updates, too.

    These updates don’t require security updates from the manufacturer to work, as Project Mainline modules work independently to give you better experience with Android phones and tablets.

    On June 10th, a new Google Play System Update has been pushed to Samsung devices. This update upgrades your Project Mainline modules to the May 1st, 2025 version. This update weighs around 87 MB.

    To be able to get this version, follow these steps:

    1. Go to your device’s settings
    2. Open the security settings
    3. Find “Google Play System Update” and tap on it
    4. If everything goes OK, you should see the below update dialog:

    Click on Download and Install, wait for it to download, then reboot your device by clicking on the blue Restart button. The next time your device boots up, the revised update gets installed, so it’s going to take about 3 minutes maximum to install all the updates.

    There is no progress bar, so don’t panic if it looks stuck. Your device will eventually boot up. Now, open your settings app and check your Google Play System Update. If everything is well, you should see May 1st, 2025 below the appropriate button.

    In case your device didn’t receive the update, wait for a few days, and it will be available shortly.

    Stay tuned for the June patch of 2025!

    #Android #Android12 #Android12L #Android13 #Android14 #Android15 #Android16 #AndroidT #AndroidU #AndroidUpdate #AndroidV #AndroidW #December #google #googlePlay #GooglePlaySystemUpdate #mainline #news #operatingSystem #ProjectMainline #smartphone #system #systemUpdate #Technology #update

  8. Google Play System Update (February) rolls out for Samsung devices

    Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10 (One UI 2.1), can receive such updates, too.

    These updates don’t require security updates from the manufacturer to work, as Project Mainline modules work independently to give you better experience with Android phones and tablets.

    On March 11th, a new Google Play System Update has been pushed to Samsung devices. This update upgrades your Project Mainline modules to the February 1st, 2025 version. This update weighs around 61 MB.

    To be able to get this version, follow these steps:

    1. Go to your device’s settings
    2. Open the security settings
    3. Find “Google Play System Update” and tap on it
    4. If everything goes OK, you should see the below update dialog:

    Click on Download and Install, wait for it to download, then reboot your device by clicking on the blue Restart button. The next time your device boots up, the revised update gets installed, so it’s going to take about 3 minutes maximum to install all the updates.

    There is no progress bar, so don’t panic if it looks stuck. Your device will eventually boot up. Now, open your settings app and check your Google Play System Update. If everything is well, you should see February 1st, 2025 below the appropriate button.

    In case your device didn’t receive the update, wait for a few days, and it will be available shortly.

    Stay tuned for the March patch of 2025!

    #Android #Android12 #Android12L #Android13 #Android14 #Android15 #Android16 #AndroidT #AndroidU #AndroidUpdate #AndroidV #AndroidW #December #December2024 #google #googlePlay #GooglePlaySystemUpdate #mainline #news #operatingSystem #ProjectMainline #smartphone #system #systemUpdate #Technology #update

  9. A week that put nine different work events on my calendar was predictably light on work output. Next week may continue that pattern: I fly to Toronto Monday afternoon for Web Summit’s Collision conference there, at which I’ll be moderating three panels

    6/11/2024: Latest Pixel Feature Drop Lets You Try Gemini Nano AI on More Devices, PCMag

    Writing about a bunch of upcoming Android features that aren’t coming to my gracefully-aging Pixel 5a gave me a new sense of that phone’s age. But I’m not ready to retire it just yet.

    6/12/2024: People Still Come to X for News, Even If They Don’t Trust the Results, PCMag

    The Pew Research Center gave me an advance look at two extensive studies in attitudes about news and politics on social media, and covering the major points of both made this post longer than usual. 

    https://robpegoraro.com/2024/06/16/weekly-output-pixel-feature-drop-news-and-politics-on-social-media/

    #AndroidUpdate #Collision #PewResearchCenter #PixelFeatureDrop #sociology #Toronto #XTwitter #Xitter