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today's episode of android authority is brought to you by netflix check out netflix com / android to start your 30-day free trial hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome back to Google Play weekly hang out to reportedly getting SMS support soon Final Fantasy 6 is being released sometime this winter and HBO shows are on the Google Play Store kind of we have that a lot more so let's get started the first thing we'll talk about this week is google hangouts google hangouts is getting an update sometime in the near future that's going to bring SMS and mms support this is a really big deal since this is a feature most people have wanted since the service launched shortly after Google i/o leaked images show there will be a turn on SMS feature that you can enable in settings according to sources you'll easily be able to tell if a message came from hangouts or from SMS it's still in the rumor stages but it's coming from some pretty reliable sources it's also been speculated this will be replacing the messaging app on Nexus devices but that is also unconfirmed HBO has been making a bigger push to make their content more available in the Google Play Store according to reports HBO has released Game of Thrones the newsroom Boardwalk Empire veep true blood and a whole lot more to the Google Play Store and they've promised that there is more to come unfortunately you won't be able to get every episode reports say that only select seasons from the TV shows will be available this can be a bit of a downer but HBO has said that they'll be rolling out more content to the Play Store over the next few weeks and months so keep an eye out because more is coming if you've ever wanted to use airplay on Android than this next door it may make you happy Koosh member of cyanogenmod inc and developer of a myriad of great applications has got an airplay to work on android devices as you can see from the demo it works fairly well with only a little lag it's not available for download yet but it's exciting to know the concept does exist and that it does in fact work push positive that this could be used on an Android stick computer and streamed on televisions which could give functionality similar to that of the chromecast while we're on the topic of mirroring Android devices it turns out that google has added android screen casting support into google chrome by that we mean it's there right now and all you need to use it or chrome dev tools and the latest chrome beta browser enabling the feature is easier said than done you'll need the chrome devtools the chrome beta browser and a little bit of patience however once you figure it out it's really nifty an easy way to screencast your android device to your computer as you can see from this demo it works fairly well in our last bit of news this week Final Fantasy 6 has been announced for iOS and Android considered one of the best in this series the remake will have improved graphics and optimized battle system that will require less level grinding the game is slated to be released sometime this winter which is the perfect time of year to sit in your house and play rpgs all day aside from that no exact dates have been set it's worth noting that at the end of the Final Fantasy 6 announcement it was hinted that final fantasy 7 could be around the corner as well so final fantasy 7 fans it's official you can get excited so who wants to see some trending applications as usual if you want any of these applications the links are in the video description first on our list this week is the release of clash of clans this extremely popular title started on iOS and has finally made its Android debut it'll no doubt be downloaded by millions of people worldwide and if you're into gaming we recommend you not miss out on this if you've never heard of it it's an epic strategy game with online multiplayer capabilities yeah who has been wildly busy fixing itself over the last year or so and while they still have a long way to go they have improved dramatically their email lap just got a big update that allows inbox steaming and gives users of their email platform one terabyte of storage to do with as they please this also extends to their Flickr users we're not saying that you should leave gmail but if you have a yahoo account now is a really good time to open it back up digg has been working hard to improve their mobile platform a slew of recent updates have improved things quite a bit with their last update allowing only unread items to show up in feeds it's one of the most popular news apps out there and if you're looking for a new one you could do a lot worse than dig skype was recently updated to include a full tablet optimized version of the app so if you've been wanting a better skype experience on your tablet now's the chance to enjoy it included in the recent update or video quality and accessibility improvements also most people on Android opted for hangouts these days but if you're a Skype user the app just got a lot better if you're one of our viewers from India I have some good news for you amazon has updated their android app to include Amazon I n so if you haven't picked it up yet now's the time to do so other new improvements or notifications for subscribe and save orders and notifications for gold box deal of the day promotions it's one of the best shopping apps you can get once again I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy feel free to subscribe to our YouTube channel and if you like show check out some of our other ones you can find the written companion to this video in the video description along with the social media links thank you for watching and have a wonderful day