EasyOS version 2.2.5 released

The previous official release was 2.2. What is new is mostly work on the infrastructure. This includes hardware-profiling for video and sound, to automatically handle booting of a USB-stick on different computers, or plugging in different cards on the same computer. There has also been a lot of work on Bluetooth, in particular to support sound, such as Bluetooth speakers and earbuds.

Android Leftovers

• Android R spotted running on Google Pixel 4

• WhatsApp Beta for Android Update Hints at Upcoming Support for Animated Stickers

• WhatsApp back online after Android and iPhone users in India face major outage

• WhatsApp’s dark mode arrives in latest Android beta

• WhatsApp finally gets dark mode on Android

• As Android 10 arrives on the G8, is LG finally getting its software right?

• Poco F1 starts receiving Android 10 update

• Realme X2 beta testers start receiving Android 10 and Realme UI

• LG included Desktop mode with its Android 10 update

• Realme XT Starts Receiving Android 10 Update With Realme UI in India

• Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro leak hints at Snapdragon 865 SoC, Android 10, and more

• 5 best media player apps for Android to play both video and music files

• Top 11 Best Android Browsers

• 10 Best Security Apps for Android (Not Just Antivirus)

• The best Android apps for your Chromebook

• 10 best Android launchers 2020: amazing ways to supercharge your phone

• Google Pixel boost: Android fans get the ultimate reason to ditch their old smartphone

• Privacy with a Price: Advocates Say Google Should Secure Cheap Android Phones

• [Update: Fixed] Latest Twitter for Android update crashing immediately on launch

• Don't update Twitter for Android — it crashes (but you can fix it)

• Android vs iOS: 14 Must-Know App Design Differences {Infographic}

• NFCScreenOff mod enables scanning NFC tags when your Android phone is locked

• Realme 5 Pro, Realme X2 Pro Updates Bring January 2020 Android Security Patch, Important Fixes

• How much do you care about new Android updates?

• Sony Walkman comes back: It runs on Android, supports fast charging and comes with Wi-Fi

Linux needs easier bug reporting tools

I get that developers need specific information for bug reports, but in many cases, the extraction of that information is beyond the pay grade of the average user. Take, for instance, the backtrace. The backtrace command is a powerful tool that allows the user to start an application while gathering specific information about why a program might not be running properly. This is not a command built for the new user. I've been using Linux since the late 1990s and I have to remind myself how the tool is used (because I don't use it often).

Games: Starcom: Nexus, Wild Woods, Shrine

• Wx3 Labs continue polishing the Linux Beta of Starcom: Nexus - it's looking good

  After getting a Linux Beta build back in December, the open-world space action and adventure game Starcom: Nexus continues getting polished up for Linux support. The developer provided a key, so I took a look to see how the Linux version was running and it's fantastic. I've yet to come across any issues with it. As a massive fan of space, the possibility of aliens and sci-fi tech Starcom: Nexus definitely ticks a lot of the right boxes and the story reminds me of Star Trek: Voyager.

• You can now nominate games for the GamingOnLinux GOTY Award

  It's finally here! We're bringing back the GamingOnLinux GOTY Awards we did a few years ago, so it's time to get nominating. How it usually works is we have this dedicated GOTY Page, you pick a category and then search for a game in the box at the top to nominate it in that category. You can nominate as many as you wish, as long as they fit within the category. Once enough time has passed we will then lock down nominations, clear up any in the wrong place and open it for voting in around a week or two.

• Wild Woods, a free couch co-op action game about defending a moving wagon

  Currently free on itch.io while it's not finished, Wild Woods resembles Unrailed! a little in that you're protecting a moving vehicle but it does it in a rather different way. Playable by yourself or with up to three others (1-4 players), you will be running alongside your wagon as it travels through a dangerous forest. During the daytime you can collect resources, which will be vital for surviving the night. When the sun goes down, bandits come out and attack. As you progress, you get to do a few upgrades on your wagon and overall it's a real sweet game to try out.

• Shrine, a total conversion of Doom II has you slaying Eldritch abominations

  Regular readers will know by now that I love a good first-person shooter, I also keep an eye on fun mods and entire conversions of Doom. Shrine is another recent discovery, sending you into the Eldritch depths of hell. Shrine is inspired by Lovecraftian horror, so it's very much styled as you would expect with seriously freaky looking enemy types. It has 8 brand new weapons, 13 enemies to blast into the next dimension, 16 levels that are surprisingly challenging and a ton of custom textures/sounds and more.