Theta Android News: November 2017

Hangouts Meet meetings now support up to 50 participants, up from 30

Even if you're not familiar with Hangouts Meet, it's pretty easy to tell what it is just from its name. As a quick recap, it's a service made primarily for people conducting meetings to video chat and/or call team members in faraway places. Whereas the previous maximum number of participants for G Suite Enterprise Edition users was 30, it's now been raised to 50.

Of this 50-participant limit, you can have any mix of video and dial-in entry points possible, so even those with slower Internet can join in on the "fun." This is already effective on all meetings organized by G Suite Enterprise Edition users, so you don't have to wait for this to roll out to you.

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Android 8.1 DP2 fixes poor audio Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL experienced when recording video

One of the many issues the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have been revealed to have is poor audio while recording video. While we're not sure if this affects all units, it definitely affected Artem's, and I've noticed the problem in some videos I've shot as well on my Pixel 2 XL. Google has confirmed that the problem has been resolved in the second 8.1 Oreo developer preview, and we've got video samples from before and after to prove it.

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Instagram is testing a native 'Regram' button, a hashtag following function, pinned threads in direct messages, and more

We all know Google as a company that is constantly testing new features with different users, and it turns out that Instagram has a similar habit. The Next Web spotted a ton of cool features the popular social media platform is working on, including a native 'Regram' button, the ability to follow hashtags, and much more.

Native 'Regram' button

You've probably seen some photos in your Instagram feed with someone else's handle and a little icon beside it.

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These are Google Play's best apps, games, and movies of 2017

These are the most popular apps, games, and movies on Google Play in 2017.

Google has published its Best of 2017 list, highlighting the most popular apps, games, movies, books, and songs of the year. Pic Tools' Photo Editor turned out to be the most popular app of 2017, followed by weather forecast app What The Forecast?!! and Cartoon Network's Boomerang service.

Game of Thrones is once again the most popular TV show on Google Play (for obvious reasons), followed by Rick and Morty and The Walking Dead. Kendrick Lamar's single HUMBLE edged out Ed Sheeran's Shape of You to claim the top spot in the music category, and last year's animated hit Moana beat out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in movies.

Top five streamed songs of 2017

Top five movies of 2017

Top five TV shows of 2017

Top five books of 2017

Looking for the full list? Hit up the Play Store from the link below to find the best apps, games, movies, books, and movies for your region.

Google Play's Best of 2017

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Google Assistant will soon help you find local services depending on exactly what you need

When you're having some sort of issue with your house, chances are that you immediately go to Google to find someone who can take care of the issue if you don't already have a go-to guy saved in your contacts list. However, it's not uncommon to see people with the same general profession specialize in different areas. Thankfully, Google will soon make it easier to figure out who you should call.

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Twitter Lite app is coming to 24 more countries via the Play Store

Twitter Lite was first introduced around eight months ago as a Progressive Web App, but it turned it into an Android application and published it on the Play Store for users in the Philippines back in September. Now an additional 24 countries will also be able to download it through the Play Store, even though the app is functionally identical to the PWA.

We're bringing Twitter Lite to the Google Play Store in 24 more countries!

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HTC posts RUU for unlocked U11's Android 8.0 Oreo update

Hot on the heels of the U11's Android 8.0 Oreo OTA update, HTC has published the RUU files for it. If you haven't yet received the update or can't install the OTA for whatever reason, you can now flash 8.0 Oreo onto your phone manually.

The RUU is version 2.31.617.2 and weighs in at 1.9GB. If you flash it, your phone will be completely reset and you'll have to set your entire phone up again.

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