Android 12 ripple effect to be fine-tuned, Fossil says Gen 5 won't receive new Wear OS update, plus more

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Stories discussed in this episode:

• Google commits to making Android 12 ripple effect ‘less glitch-feeling’ in upcoming betas
• Google Assistant asking what Nest/Home should have responded when wrong one activates
• You can now let specific Android apps bypass the Google One VPN
• Fossil says new Wear OS won’t come to current watches, launching ‘premium’ Gen 6 this fall

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