Android Instant Apps • No need to ask a user to install your app • Deep Link Straight into the app • Works on 4.1+ • Early Access Preview - https://developer.android.com/topic/ instant-apps/index.html? utm_campaign=io16&utm_source=anddev&utm_medium=blog
Android Wear 2.0 • Standalone Apps • Direct network access to the cloud via a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or cellular connection. • New Material Design Guidelines for Wear • Complications API - bite sized information on Watch Face
Google Cast • Google Cast for TV - embedded into new TVs • Cast Button - wakes up TV automatically • New Google Cast SDK • New Google Cast SDK Gives: • Default UX • State Management • optional reconnect service • Customisable controllers
Android TV • Lots of new partners - Sony, Sharp, Philips, Xiaomi - Mi Box • New apps on Play Store - CNN, Disney, Comedy Central, ESPN, • New Features in N: • Recent Apps • Leanback Library Improvements- Custom fragments, Improved MediaPlayer, Branding easier • Updated TV Emulator • A possible replacement for the Explora software?
• Using Computer Vision to detect position relative to the world around them without GPS. • Motion Tracking • Depth Perception • Area Learning • Examples: • Navigation in malls • Multiplayer VR games