Google I/O and our 300th episode.
Show Notes
- Google I/O
- Android News
- Name Android N yourself.
- Android N renames Daydream to Screen Saver so they can use the name for something else
- Current Nexus devices won’t be taking advantage of Android N’s seamless updates, as it requires two system partitions.
- Google confirms that the Play Store and over a million Android apps are coming to Chrome OS later this year.
- Google Play Services 9.0, adds video recording API and more.
- Android Wear 2.0 Preview – Introduces Standalone Apps, new system UI, material design, a complications API, input methods(keyboards and such), etc.
- App News
- And the winners of the Google Play Award are…
- Alarm Clock Extreme adds sleep habit tracking to its abilities. (Play Link)
- Google announces Allo and Duo, new apps for messaging and video calling. Hangouts will remain as a separate app.
- Android Auto has announced an update to allow the app to be used without an Android Auto compatible automobile.
- Android Auto is also getting voice commands and wireless connectivity.
- In Other News
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