There is no show next week. Someone tell Jere.
Show Notes
- Google I/O
- Google launches Polymer 1.0, a web app toolkit
- Google announces the “Cloud Test Lab”, a free automated test service to test Android apps against the 20 most popular Android devices.
- Google separates Photos from Google+, with new apps on web, Android, etc. It looks like Photos can stand on its own.
- Gmail API now supports push notifications.
- Google Maps to support offline navigation
- Android M
- Google will automatically back up app data. This again?
- You can rearrange Quick Settings tiles
- Swipe Left switches from Dialer to Voice Search
- SD cards can again be used like internal storage
- You can choose a dark theme for the system interface
- Doze Mode can extend low power operating time
- Android M will support App Deep Linking without a selector prompt.
- Smart Lock Now Acts as a Password Manager for both Chrome and Android
- Priority Interruption Mode is back to Do Not Disturb, with more complex rules.
- Native Bluetooth Stylus support
- Improved Share Menu
- Google announces improved revamped app permissions for Android
- Native Fingerprint Support in Android M
- Brillo is an OS for Internet of Things. A separate set of communications tools called Weave will be released later on.
- In Other News
- Esperanto is making a comeback…
- Republicans want to kill the FCC’s plan to subsidize Internet for the poor
- U.N. says encryption necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom.
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