Google I/O 2014 Highlights


  • androidone
    • dual sim support
    • FM radio
    • Launching in India
    • Under $100
  • New Update: L
    • Material design
      • Animation
        • intuitive ripples effect
        • real time shadow
        • animate changes on screen in a meaningful way
    • Polymer : Mobile Web UI kit
    • Material design can be built using Polymer kit
    • google.com/design
    • Notifications on Lock screen
    • Lock screen type changes when peripheral device changes
    • ART: New Runtime in L 
      • Arm, x86
    • Android Extension pack: better GPU capabilities
  • Project Volta: Battery life
    • Battery historian: information about battery consumption
    • JobScheduler API
    • to schedule download task
    • Battery Saver mode:
      • can turn off the background data
      • battery last about a day
  • Google Play Services
    • Ships every 6 weeks
    • 93% users on latest version
    • Security patches via Google Play Services
    • Factory reset protection remotely
  • androidwear
    • voice replies
    • notifications
    • write code on wearable
  • androidauto
    • maps
    • music
    • voice
    • messaging
    • Android Auto SDK
  • androidtv
    • voice search 
    • lean back experience
    • android devices can work like remote
    • games and social integration
    • full chrome cast support
    • ADT1: developers sdk
    • Chromecast sharing without being on same wifi
    • Google+ photo folder can be put as tv screen
    • Chromebook
    • bringing android apps to chrome book
    • when phone is near, chrome book will be unlocked
    • your phone’s battery charge status will be displayed in chrome book
  • Enterprise
    • Unified experience among corporate and personal accounts on one device
    • Google Slides: to create and share presentations
    • Native office editing
    • Google drive for work: $10/month for unlimited users
  • Google Cloud Platform
    • CloudSave: client side. can save user preference in an app offline.
    • Cloud tracing
    • Cloud monitoring: intelligent monitoring of available open source projects
    • Client debugger: debugging live application 
    • Cloud dataflow: analytics service
  • Google Play
    • Developer Tools
      • appurify: cloud testing service
    • cross platform testing
    • global device testing
    • Connectivity simulation: simulate network types to test out different network cases and connectivities
    • freemium service
    • Google Fit Platform
      • Blends data from multiple apps and devices
    • Google Play games
      • Fastest growing game network
      • Game Profile
      • Gaming identity for users based on the games they play
    • Direct billing on tablets
  • Gadget treats:
    • Square and round faced android wear watches 

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