Starting next year, all new Chromebooks will support Android apps, Google announced this week. “We knew Android apps would become a staple on Chromebooks, but at least Google has given consumers a timeline for it,” ars technica. “A few new Chromebooks were announced at CES earlier this month, including two new Acer Chromebooks and Samsung’s Chromebook Plus and Pro devices.”

Sprint has acquired a 33% share of Tidal the music streamed service founded by Jay Z. “A source familiar with the matter tells Billboard that the purchase was for $200 million and that Jay and each of the company's two dozen artist-owners will remain part owners,” the trade publication reports. “As part of the deal, Tidal will become available to Sprint's 45 million retail customers.”

Despite its damaged brand, Samsung is planning to sell a successor to the Galaxy Note 7. “I will bring back a better, safer and very innovative Note 8,” D.J. Koh, Samsung's mobile chief, tells CNet. Notes CNet: “The decision is a risky move for Samsung, given the baggage the Note brand now carries.” Indeed, in light of defects that caused the phones to literally catch fire, “It's been the butt of countless jokes.”

Google is rolling out a redesigned Google Voice this week. “The service has been given a much-needed visual refresh, bringing it in line with Google’s other apps,” The Verge reports. “Aside from simply bringing Voice up to date aesthetically, the upgraded app carries over some features that until now were only available for users who had switched to Hangouts for some Voice functions like texting and voicemail.”

Security experts are expressing concern over Chinese selfie app Meitu, because, as TechCrunch reports, it “requires way more data from users’ phones than is necessary for a simple photo app and contains some allegedly sketchy code.” Of course, “Meitu isn’t the only app that allows users to download it for free in exchange for their data,” TC notes. “But privacy-conscious users might want to think twice about the data they let apps collect.”

Along with manufacturing problems, irregularly-sized batteries caused Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to “explode,” according to an investigation by the Korean tech giant. “The conclusion … helps to explain the technology giant’s product recall that damaged its brand and will end up costing the company at least $5 billion,” The Wall Street Journal reports.

Samsung is rolling out the latest Android 7.0 Nougat update to existing Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge phones. “Nougat includes a number of new Android features that Samsung has tweaked accordingly,” The Verge writes. “The user interface of the Quick Panel has been updated with a cleaner look, and the icons are now grouped to make them easier to find.”

Following months of testing, YouTube just debuted a new in-app messaging platform in Canada. “Why Canada?” TechCrunch asks. “Well, it’s not unusual for companies to soft launch products in Canada, because it’s a good testing ground thanks to its market similarity to the U.S., albeit with a total addressable population of around the size of California.”

For Android users, Google’s flagship app will now queue searches that users conduct offline, and then automatically run them once a Web connection is achieved. “Aimed at alleviating spotty connectivity, like on subways, searches that failed to run will now be saved,” 9To5Google reports. “Mobile networks can sometimes be inconsistent or spotty, which means that even if you have a connection when you start your search, it might fail before you get your results back.”

Google is reportedly bringing its Android One platform to the States. As The Verge notes, the initiative “was originally designed to provide low-cost Android devices to developing markets without the stuff that usually comes with low-cost Android devices: bloatware, competing services, and a crippling lack of software and security updates.” The Information originally reported the move.