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'Androids' by Chet Haase is on sale now, and you can get started reading for free
Available from both Google Play and Amazon Kindle

Cody Toombs Cody Toombs
'Androids' by Chet Haase is on sale now, and you can get started reading for free

This story was originally published and last updated . 

The history of Android has been told in many small parts; but to get the whole story you would have to scour thousands of blog posts, hundreds of podcasts, and the minds of a few dozen people that would probably ask you to leave them be — until now, that is. Androids: The Team That Built the Android Operating System is set to release tomorrow, bearing the tale of how the world's most widely used operating system came into existence. If you're curious about the backstory of the OS that you spend half your day staring at when you should really be working, you can buy the book now on Google Play and Amazon Kindle.

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Spotify is kicking its new audiobook section off with nine classics
They're free to listen to for all Spotify users

Richard Gao Richard Gao
Spotify is kicking its new audiobook section off with nine classics

Spotify has decided to step into the world of audiobooks, and it's starting things off with nine books you may have heard of narrated by some names you may recognize. If you've been running out of music and podcasts to listen to, it might not be a bad idea to get a better grasp of some literary classics.

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Google Play Books isn't dead yet, celebrates its 10th birthday

Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Google Play Books isn't dead yet, celebrates its 10th birthday

Google Play Books doesn't come up much in the news these days, but the service is still kicking, even offering the occasional hot deal every now and then. As of today, Play Books is 10 years old, marking a decade of bringing reading (and listening) pleasure to millions.

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The Play Store is offering nearly 30 kids' books for free
There's something for every age range, though the deals are only valid in the US and Canada

Richard Gao Richard Gao
The Play Store is offering nearly 30 kids' books for free

I'm not a parent, but I can imagine that many are getting driven insane by their kids now that everyone's stuck at home. If you're looking for a cost-effective way to potentially calm them down, the Google Play Store is currently offering almost 30 books, with some reading for a variety of age groups.

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Sesame Street eBooks are free on Amazon, Google Play, and other platforms
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Corbin Davenport Corbin Davenport
Sesame Street eBooks are free on Amazon, Google Play, and other platforms

Many companies and organizations are working to make movies, TV shows, books, and other entertainment free (or cheaper, at least) for folks stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Sling TV has free movies and TV shows, 24 Hour Fitness made some of its premium features free for everyone, and now the makers of Sesame Street have made over 100 eBooks free on various platforms.

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Google's 15-year-old 'Books' preservation project receives a Material redesign and added functionality

Zach Laidlaw Zach Laidlaw
Google's 15-year-old 'Books' preservation project receives a Material redesign and added functionality

Google has steadily been bringing its newest Material Theme to an ever-expanding list of products. After hitting the more popular apps, like the Play Store and the productivity suite in Drive, Google has moved on to bringing its less popular offerings into the fold. First, Blogger received a surprise coat of Material Design paint, and now the 15-year-old book preservation project, Google Books, is getting the same treatment.

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Google Play Books v5.1 adds audio quality and skip duration settings for audiobooks [APK Teardown]

Cody Toombs Cody Toombs
Google Play Books v5.1 adds audio quality and skip duration settings for audiobooks [APK Teardown]

Google Play Books adopted the latest iteration of the Google Material theme back in January, doing away with the colorful version that exemplified the original Material Design. This update doesn't have quite as many striking changes, but it does bring functional improvements and a little more customizability to some of the features. Most of the additions are focused on Audiobooks, but you'll also find new icons for the app shortcuts.

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Google emphasizes Apps and Games in latest Play Store layout, hides media tabs

Rita El Khoury Rita El Khoury
Google emphasizes Apps and Games in latest Play Store layout, hides media tabs

It was only a few weeks ago that we spotted a small change in the Play Store's tab layout that would completely separate apps and games. The modification we are seeing today takes a page out of that book, but feels more like a regression than an improvement.

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Hands-on: Elegant bucket list app 'Soon' launches on Android

Rita El Khoury Rita El Khoury
Hands-on: Elegant bucket list app 'Soon' launches on Android

In a world that bombards us with things to do, it can be tough to stay on top of everything we think is worth checking out. Movies we want to see, music to listen to, books to read, restaurants to try, and places to go, there's just so much to do and almost no central way to keep track of all of this. You can use a simple list app, like Google Keep for example, but where's the fun in that? Now there's a new way to stay on top of your bucket list: Soon.

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Update Notes for the Google app, Gmail, Translate, Home, Play Books, and Fit (November 21, 2018)

Cody Toombs Cody Toombs
Update Notes for the Google app, Gmail, Translate, Home, Play Books, and Fit (November 21, 2018)

Every week, I examine somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred app updates while looking for changes. The most interesting things turn into APK Teardowns or Download posts. Many of the remaining updates are unremarkable, amounting to a few bug fixes, routine updates to libraries, or even just pixel-level adjustments to layouts and images. However, there are usually a few updates that land somewhere in between. I don't want to spam readers with dozens of short posts, but I hate to ignore things that people might want to know about, so I'm going to wrap up the leftovers for a little weekend reading and call it Update Notes.

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