月份: 2020 年 5 月

Enjoy the in-car apps you need without the hassle.

Android Auto went through a makeover in 2019, and the new-look platform has been a big improvement ever since. Starting with the app launcher that lays out apps in a grid, plus a new font that’s easier to read at a glance — especially if you’re using Android Auto on a non-touchscreen head unit. Here’s how to find your way around every time you look at it.

Getting around the Android Auto interface

The most important visual point of the interface is the app drawer because it holds several functional implications. The top four apps on the first line are anchored there like a “dock” specifically designated for maps, music and phone. You can select which music apps you prefer to use, in case YouTube Music and Podcasts aren’t your preferred choices, but it will usually pin the ones you use most on its own.

Below that are all the other apps you have that are compatible with the platform. Some of those listed below, like Calendar…

Zoom is rolling out new GCM encryption, beginning May 30.

What you need to know

Zoom is rolling out GCM encryption across its platform this weekend.
That means if you want to keep using Zoom and joining meetings, you need to update.
If you can’t update the desktop client, you can use the mobile app or the web client instead

Popular video-conferencing app Zoom has announced that users must update their desktop client after this weekend in order to continue joining meetings, as it rolls out GCM encryption for all Zoom meetings.

Zoom announced that it would begin enabling GCM encryption on May 30, at 01:00 PDT. The update is a really welcome boost to Zoom’s security, which was found to be lacking following the app’s meteoric rise thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst not as good as end-to-end encryption, GCM, or (Galois/Counter Mode) is a higher-quality security system, perfect for video conferencing, because it uses a stream cipher, rather than a block cipher. Zoom’s update not…

“We’ll be back with more on Android 11, soon.”

What you need to know

Android 11 has been delayed.
An event and beta release were scheduled for June 3.
The development team says “now is not the time to celebrate”, and says more information will be available “soon.”

This morning, Android Developers has announced via Twitter that the beta of Android 11, along with a June 3rd reveal event, has been postponed.

Likely in a display of solidarity, and mindful of the current social climate (it did not mention any specific subject), the developer team tweeted:

We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate. We are postponing the June 3rd event and beta release. We’ll be back with more on Android 11, soon.

We are excited to tell you more about Android 11, but now is not the time to celebrate. We are postponing the June 3rd event and beta release. We’ll be back with more on Android 11, soon.— Android Developers (@AndroidDev) May 30, 2020

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