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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guide it's Friday and we have a lot of stuff to talk about this week so let's get started first up this week Google Chrome desktop gets in merced there isn't much else about the update that's worth mentioning aside from the standard bug fixes and performance improvements immersive mode is certainly a welcome sight for those running 4.4 and up and the bug fixes are a welcome sight for pretty much everybody else the update is rolling out right now so if you don't have it yet you can grab the APK by using the links provided in the written companion below or you can just wait next up google stars chrome extension got leaked and that's kind of exciting except for it actually kind of isn't okay so you can actually get the extension downloaded and installed however most of the awesome features are blocked for now unless you are part of google's dogfooding program which lets you test these features early regardless you can still get a more pleasant bookmarking experience but it's probably better to wait until this becomes an official thing so you can use all of those awesome extra features oh and by the way Google Hangouts got an update the most notable and probably the most usable part of this update is you can now assign custom sounds to your hangout calls and messages I thought this has been around for a while but perhaps I was mistaken the other new feature is a unified SMS block list should you want to start blocking text messages from certain people some people have complained that the latest string of updates drains battery and is slower overall than the older versions but your personal experience may vary it's time for the world cup and Google now is ready if you're a fan of the world cup Google now can now help you stay up to date on the latest goings-on in one of the world's largest sporting events you can ask things like when does your country play match results and standings this is a really nifty little tool and take it from someone who asks Google now every day about the Stanley Cup it'll be a really useful feature for anyone wanting to follow the world cup yep folks even more google updates and this time it's YouTube this update is all about the video resolution in Prior updates most people could only select between HD and non HD with the latest update people can now choose from a range of 144 p 2 720p if you people have even reported being able to get nadp on select devices such as the Sony Xperia Z ultra for those who have always wanted more control over the resolution they watch this is a great update to get in our last bit of news this week we're going to talk about just one more update and this time it's to the good old google play store now this isn't actually a new thing the last update which we talked about here on the show actually started the simplified permissions roll out with this latest update kind of finishing things out for those who didn't have it before it features easier to understand permissions that you can expand and read more about if you so choose instead of having a wall of text to read which very few people actually did if you don't have it just yet just chill out because it's rolling out now and should reach you soon who wants to see some trending applications as usual if you want to check any of these applications out you can find the links in the brigham companion which is in the video description below first up this week is the venerable Nova Launcher it was recently updated to give users the ok Google functionality from within nova launcher this is really cool because really this phrase should be enabled everywhere for everyone and this is one step closer to that also in the updater sub-grid positioning improvements dynamic calendar icons and more color options fans of Square Enix can rejoice this week because Dragon Quest 8 is now out it's really expensive at twenty dollars and even an avid final fantasy fan like myself has a little bit of an issue working out that much dough nevertheless you can get a fun RPG experience that's already ragingly popular around the world and we've no doubt that fans of the series have no problem dropping twenty dollars on this game next up is sunrise calendar and it actually made our list of the best applications released in May of 2014 it's a wonderfully designed calendar application that brings an interface that is more pleasing to the eye than most calendars along with some nifty features like the ability to invite people to events on your calendar it's free to try and if you're bored with your calendar why not try this one last up this week is Instagram the venerable photo social network has updated their application and it now has more photo editing options this includes more filters and filter settings as well as settings for brightness contrast and shadows of course there is also the usual bug fixes and performance improvements once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and if you want to follow and grow at Authority my cell for the rest of the video team you can find our social media links in the video description below if you're hanging out for a minute we have a couple of Awesome videos for you to watch right over there including the best applications of may 2014 as well as the latest android authority weekly show finally don't forget to check out the written companion in the video description below for all of the download links as always thanks for watching everybody and have a wonderful day