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Google Invites Pixel, Android Staff to Leave Voluntarily

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Google offering ‘voluntary exit’ for employees working on Pixel, Android This sounds like Google is letting the extra bulk roll off voluntarily? To me this sounds like the equivalent to whenSteve Jobs asked Jony Ive his “why” to him being on the Mac team. Google provided a full statement to 9to5Google below: The Platforms & Devices team is offering a voluntary exit program that provides US-based Googlers working on this team the ability to voluntarily leave the company with a severance package.

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Where are the Android apps for AT Protocols and Activity Pub?

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

This post is inspired by Parker Ortolani’s thought-provoking question, “Where are the BlueSky Clients?". Like Ortolani, I’m puzzled by the apparent focus on Mastodon clients over BlueSky clients by developers. “…what I can’t wrap my head around is the business decision of developers to lean into Mastodon clients versus Bluesky ones.” Ortolani’s observation about developers leaning towards ActivityPub despite BlueSky’s larger user base (30 million vs. Mastodon’s 9 million) raises a valid point.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025 →

“Mr. Pebble”, Eric Migicovsky, is on Android Faithful in a tell all about his plans for a new Pebble watch.

Watch the full Livestream here on Android Faithful

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