Tech Roundup: Android Switch Access, Twitter "For You" Feed & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

• Germany's antitrust watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt, says it plans to require Google to provide users "sufficient choice as to how their data are processed" across multiple services following an initial investigation.
• Google cautions that the antitrust order issued by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) granting users the freedom to uninstall first-party apps from Google from Android devices and unbundle Chrome, YouTube and other apps from licensing of its Play Store to device manufacturers.
• Twitter makes the newly named "For You" algorithmic feed the default, while also enabling users to swipe to a "Following" feed to switch timelines; launches its Blue subscription service in Japan, marking the first major expansion beyond the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, as it considers selling usernames through online auctions.
• Samsung to hold its next Galaxy Unpacked event in-person, in San Francisco on February 1, 2023, at 10am PT, where it's expected to unveil the Galaxy S23 smartphone.
• Meta plans to further limit ad targeting users under 18 starting in February 2023, including removing the options to target based on gender and in-app activity.
• Apple says App Store developers have made over US$ 320 billion since 2008 and lists 900 million paid subscriptions, more than 200 Arcade games, and 70 billion Shazams; previews Apples Music and TV apps for Windows and launches Apple Business Connect, letting U.S. business owners customise and manage their information for Apple Maps.

• Google is reportedly working on enabling support for multiple windows in Chrome browser for Android; says the issue with missing changelogs on Google Play Store for the web is a temporary glitch.
• Apple offers to disclose more details about its App Store app removals, including the number of removal requests by country and their legal basis after concerns were raised about the impact of iPhone maker's decision-making process on freedom of expression in countries like China and Russia.
• Microsoft announces 365 Basic for US$ 1.99 per month, replacing the 100GB OneDrive storage option with ad-free Outlook web and mobile experience, and enhanced security features.
• Google rolls out emoji reactions in Google Meet and tests new option in Chrome web browser that could be used to turn off all extensions at once using a toggle; decouples some accessibility features from Android into a standalone app called Switch Access that allows users to "control your phone or tablet using switches or the front camera."
• Indian tech conglomerate Jio partners with French firm Gamestream to bring cloud gaming to the country as part of its JioGames push.
• Apple faces legal setback after a U.S. court rules that the tech giant infringed one of Masimo's pulse oximeter patents in the Apple Watch Series 6 and up.
• Meta files lawsuit against Voyager Labs for allegedly creating "tens of thousands of fake accounts" amounting to over 38,000 to scrape publicly posted user data.