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Google I/O 2015 Recap - AndroidListener Chicago, June 2015

Google I/O 2015 Recap - AndroidListener Chicago, June 2015

A high level overview of what was announced at this year's Google I/O. Links at the end!

Ellen Shapiro
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June 18, 2015
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  1. Google I/O
    Android
    Recap
    (nyuk nyuk nyuk)
    Ellen Shapiro
    AndroidListener Chicago, June 2015

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  2. Android OS Updates

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  3. M Developer Preview
    — Milkshake iconography has been spotted
    — Now On Tap: Use Google Now within an app
    — iOS-like permissions
    — Doze device management
    — USB-C support
    — Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Nexus Player in Q3 2015.

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  4. Google Now On Tap
    — Allows contextual searches
    within an app, which can take
    you to another app
    — Doesn't really require a lot of
    work on the developer side
    once App Indexing is
    implemented.

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  5. App Indexing
    — Indexes app content onto Google like it was a
    website
    — Powers most of Google Now integration
    — Both Android AND iOS
    — Apple announced Deep Links a few weeks later,
    which is a very similar concept.

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  6. New Permissions Model
    — Users can grant, deny, or
    revoke individual permissions
    at will, like in iOS
    — App is NOT notified when a
    given permission is granted or
    revoked
    — Only in M - older devices
    permissions are still all or
    nothing

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  7. Apple Pay + Security
    — Pay will work back to KitKat
    — FingerprintDialog and ConfirmCredential
    classes to use some kind of device credential to
    confirm user before performing an action.
    — Hardware Standardization? ¯\_()_/¯
    — Wallet is transitioning to P2P payments, not going
    away

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  8. Apple Android Pay + Security
    — Pay will work back to KitKat
    — FingerprintDialog and ConfirmCredential
    classes to use some kind of device credential to
    confirm user before performing an action.
    — Hardware Standardization? ¯\_()_/¯
    — Wallet is transitioning to P2P payments, not going
    away

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  9. App Invites
    — SDK to allow users to send their google contacts
    invites to use your app
    — Easily create personalized onboarding for people who
    enter through an invite

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  10. Developer Ecosystem Updates

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  11. Build Tools Updates
    — Improved Gradle build times in Android Studio
    — Allows for caching, parallelization, and incremental
    builds
    — New Memory Profiler
    — @WorkerThread annotation will have compiler
    check for code that should only be used on the main
    thread

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  12. Cloud Test Lab
    — Based on acquisition of Appurify
    — Can run either user-written tests or "robot app
    crawlers" to find defects
    — Will allow you to run tests on either real or virtual
    devices
    — Web or Command Line interface
    — "Coming later this summer."

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  13. Data Bindings
    — Add data nodes to your XML to tie UI elements to
    specific variables.
    — When variable updates, UI will update
    — Looks much more useful for displaying info than for
    making it editable.
    — Support library means this will work back to API 7

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  14. Design Support Library
    — Gives devs the tools to use Material Design
    everywhere
    — Collapsing Toolbars, Floating Action Buttons,
    Snackbars, Floating EditText Labels, and way more
    — Stick around for Josh's talk!

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  15. Android-Related stuff from the
    Department of Bonkers Shit
    (aka Advanced Technology And Products)

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  16. Project Brillo/Weave Protocol
    — Brillo: Operating system for the Internet of Things™
    — Designed to run on wee tiny devices
    — Partnership between Android team and Nest team
    — Weave: Open protocol for compatibility across
    manufacturers.
    — Ex: Turn on your oven from any device conforming
    to protocol - phone from any manufacturer, your TV,
    etc.

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  17. Project Tango
    — Hardware prototype that allows hardware to "see how
    we see"
    — Combines VR, AR, and 3-D Mapping into a single
    model
    — Example applications include indoor wayfinding,
    helping blind people navigate new spaces, "window
    on a virtual world" apps
    — You can apply for a dev kit

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  18. Project Soli
    — Miniaturized radar to allow
    gesture-based control without
    touching a device
    — Takes signals from radar and
    then translates them into
    gestures
    — All in a chip smaller than your
    fingernail.

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  19. Other Assorted Updates
    — NDK: Now with complete C/C++ support (and
    debugging in Android Studio)
    — Android Wear: "Always On" mode for stuff like
    directions/maps
    — Cardboard: Up to 6" phones, works with iOS too(!)
    — GCM: Easily send push to all of a single user's devices
    — Partnered with Udacity to offer an Android
    Nanodegree™

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  20. DEMO

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  21. Question Time!

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  22. Links Galore!
    — Now On Tap: http://insidesearch.blogspot.com/
    2015/05/now-on-tap.html, App Indexing: https://
    developers.google.com/app-indexing/
    — Android Pay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=Qxet1VdpOQ4
    — Design Support Library: http://android-
    developers.blogspot.com/2015/05/android-design-
    support-library.html

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  23. Links Galore 2: Electric Boogaloo!
    — Project Brillo: https://developers.google.com/brillo/
    — Project Tango: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=Qe10ExwzCqk
    — Project Soli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=0QNiZfSsPc0
    — 2015 I/O Videos: https://events.google.com/io2015/
    videos

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