It’s been a busy stream of updates for some of ’s Android apps. Several of them were updated densday to provide minor interface tweaks or simple new features.
The most interesting is an update to Android Device Manager, which is used to track lost or stolen phones lock them remotely. The app now supports Android ar, you can direct your smartwatch to find your phone. Of course, since the watch only has a Bluetooth connection to your phone, it only works if you’re within Bluetooth range—it makes your phone ring at full volume, instead of pinpointing it on a map as the regular ADM app does. Useful for finding your phone stuck in the couch cushions, but not a lot else.
ay Music is getting bumped up to version 5.8, offering YouTube videos in the search results when you’re looking for specific song titles, artists, or albums.
Maps 9.6 makes the Zagat reviews more visible includes an option to allow the voice instructions to play over speakers or Bluetooth during turn-by-navigation.
Quickoffice, which has pledged to kill off, is still hanging around. Its update lets you create a rd, Excel, or werint compatible file, though it of course kicks you over to Docs to do that. If you haven’t deleted the app already, you might as well go ahead do that. At some point it will stop working altogether.
