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Issue 162 of TestingCatalog featured my newsletter Practicing Google.

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TestingCatalog, one of my favorite newsletters, provides news, updates, and insights on Beta and unreleased Android apps. It's a great resource to feel the pulse of the Android apps world and keep up with what developers are experimenting with.

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