Google I/O: Updates from Google big event
Google I/O: Updates from Google big event
12:10 AM And that is a wrap from the event. Pichai finishes the keynote.
12:10 AMAnd now time for freebies. A regular feature at Google I/O. People attending the event are getting two smartwatches and a mysterious cardboard free. Of course, these people also paid big bucks earlier to be at the I/O. So it is not exactly free.
12:01 AMGoogle Fit is official. It will offer developers APIs that will allow them to write fitness-specific apps.
11:41 PMSomeone in the audience is protesting and shouting. "You all work for a totalitaran company that builds machines that kill people." security guards are removing this person.
11:37 PMUrs Holzle, who looks after the cloud related services at Google, is on the stage now. He is talking about Google App Engine and Compute Engine. These are of interest to developers and startups.
11:31 PMGoogle announces Drive for Work. Available to companies. Unlimited storage for $10 per user. Data is encrypted all the time.
11:28 PMPichai is now talking about Android for Work. This will allow a user to have two set of applications -- one for work and one for personal use. This sounds similar to Samsung Knox and Pichai acknowledges Samsung's work.
11:22 PMChromebooks will now work with better with Android phones. Phones will be able to unlock Chromebooks. Chromebooks will also show notifications received on the phone and will even send alarms like "the phone battery is running low".
11:18 PMChromecast is getting mirroring feature. This is cool. Now you can use Chromecast to mirror your phone or tablet on to the big screen.
11:17 PMChromecast also gets a new feature called Backdrop. This will stream high-quality images, news and other content on to the TV when a user is not casting a video on it.
11:15 PMChromecast is getting new features. Now it can receive videos from any compatible device that is nearby but not on the same Wi-Fi network. Earlier, the same Wi-Fi network was a requirement.
11:08 PMJust in case you haven't guessed it by now, SDK for Android TV will be available to developers.
11:07 PMIt is getting little boring. Or as Sam Biddle of Valleywag says on Twitter, "if Google product demos become any more divorced from consumer reality they’ll just start having cats and puppets on stage, animal tea party."
11:05 PMTelevisions powered by Android TV can be controlled through tablets, phones or smartwatches. They can also be used to play Android games.
10:58 PMGoogle announces Android TV! "We are now giving the same level of attention that smartphones and tablets have enjoyed," says a Google executive.
10:57 PMAnd now Android in living room. If you didn't notice it earlier, for better or worse Android is taking over the world. May be.
10:52 PMAndroid Auto will allow a user to access relevant features in an Android phone like maps and music through controls set up in the car. Basically a more integrated experience between a car and an Android phone.
10:46 PMLG G Watch and Samsung GearLive are two smartwatches that will be available today on Google Play store. Though not in India.
10:41 PMOf course, new set of APIs and SDK are available for developers who want to work on Android Wear.
10:40 PMAll Android Wear devices will give turn-by-turn directions. "It is great for those who walk," says Singleton.
10:32 PMDavid Singleton, director of engineering for Android, is on the stage talking about Android smartwatches. He is showing LG G Watch, which is powered by Android Wear.
10:30 PMGoogle wants devices to have contextual awareness, voice-enabled controls, seamless experience across devices using mobile-first approach, says Pichai.
10:28 PMAnd now time for the world beyond smartphones... Pichai says that with Android L, Google is starting to expand ecosystem.
10:27 PMPichai says that with Android L Google is strengthening security. If your phone is stolen, you can now factory reset it remotely, he says.
10:26 PMWait, there is more. "Custom keyboards, widgets... those things happened in Android four to five years ago," says Pichai. Apple, incidentally, announced support for third-party keyboards just a few weeks ago.
10:24 PMPichai on Android: "We aren't building a vertically integrated product, what we are doing is building an open platform at scale"
10:24 PMDave Burke says Android L is the biggest release of Android so far. The SDK for developers will be available from tomorrow.
10:21 PMAndroid L comes with Project Volta, which is aimed at improving battery life of Android phone.
10:19 PMIt is getting a little too geeky. But then that is expected. It is a conference for developers.
10:19 PMTo developers, Google is offering Android Extension Pack that will help them get better graphics performance from Android phones.
10:16 PMART was introduced in Android KitKat but it was optional. Now it is default. What does it mean for you, the user? ART means better performance so apps will feel more responsive. The phone will feel faster.
10:13 PMShah says that Google is changing the user interface of Chrome on mobile. It is faster and has more fluid UI. Also it can talk to other apps in a better way.
10:09 PMAvni Shah, director of product management for Chrome, is on the stage now. She says that Chrome has over 300 million active users on mobile phones.
10:07 PMAndroid L has smart lock, which senses the location and other devices. For example, if you wear a Bluetooth enabled watch the phone will recognise it and will not lock down the phone. But someone else, who doesn't have exactly that watch, picks the phone it will be locked.
10:04 PMAndroid L has smarter notification shade. The design is card based, which means notifications can be stacked like cards. They will also be prioritised on the basis their importance.
09:57 PMMatÃas Duarte, the design chief for Android, is on the stage now, talking about new design elements in Android L. The design changes are subtle and look nice.
09:51 PMKarbonn and Spice will also launch phones as part of Android One programme. These devices are for the next billion users, says Pichai
09:50 PMGoogle launches Android One! This is big and Google is already working on one phone with Micromax. 4.5-inch screen, updates directly from Google, price less than $100
09:49 PMWhen I go back to home to India, it is exciting to see the effect Android and smartphones have on people's lives, says Pichai. "But we want to do more"
09:46 PM20 billion texts message on Android phones daily. 93 million selfies. 100 billion times phones checked daily by users. Crazy numbers. Also creepy that Google is keeping record of all that.
09:45 PMPichai is going through Android numbers. And they are big. 1 billion active users are in the world right now. "The robot is very happy," says Pichai
09:43 PMGoogle has live linked the event to several locations across the world, including in Nigeria where only women developers are attending the event.
09:41 PMSundar Pichai, senior vice president Android and Chrome (and one of the most powerful technology executive in the world right now) is on the stage!
09:40 PMIt got late by several minutes, but looks I/O 2014 is finally is underway. Google is starting with a slick (but nerdy) video.
09:31 PMGoogle events, especially those meant for developers, tend to be geeky. And this I/O too seems to be headed in the same direction. Pictures coming on Twitter show some robots on the I/O stage.
09:25 PMJust 10 minutes to go before the event starts. There have been many rumours about what Google will reveal today. Wall Street Journal said that a set top box powered by Android is a certainty. Next version of Android is also a certainty. Though there is some confusion about what it will be called. Some say it will be called Android L. While others are betting on Android Lollypop.
08:37 PMGoogle I/O is the company's biggest event of the year. This time, Google is expected to talk about the next version of Android, wearable devices powered by Android, new tablet (likely Nexus 9), and several other unique products and service the company will launch in the coming months. We will start our live updates when senior Google executive Sundar Pichai takes to the stage at 9.30pm (India time) in San Francisco. Stay tuned...
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