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Jomar Tigcal
Google I/O 2015 Extended
Baguio
What’s new in Android
#io15
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Jomar Tigcal
● GDG Philippines Community Manager
● Android Developer
● Have personal Android apps on Google Play
Store
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Android M
● The next version of Android
● Improving the core user
experience of Android
● Big changes to the
fundamentals of the
platform
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Android M
App Permisssions
Doze
App Invites
App Links
Fingerprint support
… and more
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Android M Developer Preview
● Available at https:
//developer.
android.
com/preview
● For Nexus 5, 6, 9,
and Player
● With OTA updates
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Android M App Development
Android M (API 22, MNC Preview)
compileSdkVersion:'android-MNC'
minSdkVersion:'MNC'
targetSdkVersion:'MNC'
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Doze
● prolongs battery life
● detects when app is on standby mode to
conserve power
● still active for alarms or incoming requests
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App Permissions
● individual permissions
● runtime permissions
● modify permissions
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Fingerprint Support
● Add standard fingerprint support to any app
● Unlock device
● Authorize Play Store and Android Pay
payments
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App Indexing
Makes your app found on Google Search
https://developers.google.com/app-indexing/
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Chrome Custom Tabs
● Custom webview running Chrome to open
web pages
● Automatic sign-ins, saved passwords,
preferences, autofill
https://developer.chrome.
com/multidevice/android/customtabs
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Android Backup
● Data for apps
● Can opt out (includes, excludes)
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Google Now on Tap
Useful contextual information on anything
currently on the device screen
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… and more
New app drawer
RAM Manager
Adoptable Storage Devices
USB Type C Support
Floating Clipboard Toolbar
Simplifed Volume Control
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New APIs
New Stylus API
Renderscript Compute
Camera: Torch
Audio: android.media.midi, Higher resolution
audio,
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Google Play Services 7.5
● Smart Lock for
Passwords
● Google Cloud
Messaging
● Android Wear
● Google Fit
● App Invites Beta
● … and more!
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App Invites
● Enable your users to share your app with
people they know
● Actionable invite cards
● Personalized onboarding flows
https://developers.google.com/app-invites/
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Android Design Support Library
compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.0'
● Navigation View
● Floating labels for editing text
● Floating action button
● Snackbar
● Tabs
● … and more
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Android Studio 1.3
● NDK and C/C++
support
● Simultaneous
visual layout builder
and layout editor
● Available in Canary
Channel
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Data Binding
● connect data model to UI elements
● pre-processed at build time
https://developer.android.com/tools/data-
binding/guide.html
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New in Google Play Developer Console
● Store Listing Experiments
● Developer Pages
● GCM Diagnostics
● Universal app campaigns
● Acquisition and Conversion Funnel
● Player Analytics
● Cloud Test Lab
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Cloud Test Lab
● Test APKs on devices on the cloud
● With automated reports and scaling support.
● Free
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Android Pay
● Pay via phone on
stores with NFC
terminals
● Virtual account
number
● Add in-app to pay
for products https://www.android.com/pay/
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Google Cloud Messaging 3.0
● target both Android, iOS, and web
● pushes to topic channels
https://developers.google.com/cloud-messaging/
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Brillo and Weave
● Brillo extends the Android platform to
connected devices
● Weave is the IOT protocol for everything
https://developers.google.com/brillo/
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Medium
Google Developers: http://medium.com/google-
developers
Developing for Android Article Series: https:
//medium.com/google-developers/developing-
for-android-introduction-5345b451567c
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Android Training
● Android Nanodegree: https://www.udacity.
com/android
● New Android Courses: https://www.udacity.
com/google
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New Android Courses
● Android App Development for Beginners:
How to Make an Android App: https://www.
udacity.com/course/android-development-for-
beginners--ud837
● Advanced Android app development:
Productionize and Publish Your Apps: https:
//www.udacity.com/course/advanced-android-
app-development--ud855
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New Android Courses
● Google Play services: Use Google APIs to
Improve Your Apps (Maps, Location, and
more):https://www.udacity.com/course/google-
play-services--ud876
● Gradle for Android and Java: Build Better
Apps Though Automation with Gradle: https:
//www.udacity.com/course/gradle-for-android-
and-java--ud867
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New Android Courses
● Android Ubiquitous Computing: Extend Apps
to Wearables, TV and Auto: https://www.
udacity.com/course/android-ubiquitous-
computing--ud875
● Android Performance: Optimizing Apps for
Speed and Usability: https://www.udacity.
com/course/android-performance--ud825
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New Android Courses
● Android Design for Developers: Make Your
Apps Material: https://www.udacity.
com/course/android-design-for-developers--
ud862
● … and more at https://www.udacity.
com/google
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Android @ #io15
● I/O Keynote: https://youtu.be/7V-fIGMDsmE
● Android @ Google I/O 2015: https://www.
youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLOU2XLYxmsIJkggzcouEOEcnjDIyJNy
AN
● … and more at https://events.google.
com/io2015/videos
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Thank you!
http://jomar.tigcal.com
[email protected]
http://google.com/+JomarTigcal
@jomartigcal
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Questions?
Image Source: http://www.talkandroid.com/35960-google-test-market-accidentally-released-reviewed-quickly-pulled/
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Jomar Tigcal
Google I/O 2015 Extended
Baguio
What’s new in Android
#io15