Google has given us a glimpse of their plans for the next year! Join Ian and Ryan as they unpack the biggest announcements, in half the time it would take to watch the entire keynote.
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Google I/O Keynote (Google I/O ’17) – YouTubeGoogle I/O 2017 keynote in 10 minutes – YouTube01:45 | Google LensSo, like Google Goggles?So, like, Bixby?So, like, Amazon Fire Phone?04:03 | Google.aiBuild and train machine learning models on our new Google Cloud TPUsMaking AI tools available to more peopleSave time with Smart Reply in Gmail06:48 | Your Google Assistant is getting better across devices, from Google Home to your phoneIntroducing typing support, rather than just talking. Finally.Lens integration (think Google Now style)Now on iPhone (probably crippled)Google Assistant SDK“Google Assistant Built In”Italian, Korean, and Spanish later this year11:30 | Actions on GoogleSupporting transactions: payments, identity, notifications, etc all pulled from your Google account
What’s next for Google payment and loyalty experiences
“I was in control of what I shared every step of the way”Supporting smart home devices13:22 | Google HomeComing to new countries: Canada, Australia, France, Germany, JapanProactive assistance, notificationsHands free calling on Google HomeAny landline or mobile number in NA, for freeUses your actual number, somehowAdding a bunch of new music and video services to the AssistantAdding Bluetooth supportEnhanced sharing to screensBetter integration with Chromecast by person’s voiceStarting actions on the Home, then bringing them to another screen like your phone21:35 | 500 million people using Google Photos, and three new ways to shareSuggested sharing – prompts you to send good photos to the people who are in themShared libraries – if there is someone you already share pretty much everything with, Photos can share everything with them automaticallyCan set it to only share photos of specific people or after a specific dateCan set some to go into your main view, others only go into your library.Photo BooksLiterally a physical bookYou can select a whole bunch of pictures, and Google Photos will suggest the best ones to put in the book.You can tweak the book before checkout, of course.Google Lens will be available within Google Photos27:40 | YouTube360° videos will be watchable on TVsSuper Chat – live stream viewers can pay to highlight their commentNew API allows creators to rig things to happen when viewers use Super Chat31:53 | Android: celebrating a big milestone together with youPicture-in-pictureNotification DotsApp icon on home screen can have a dot on it to indicate that a notification is waitingAuto FillChrome’s password autofill is coming to Android apps outside ChromeCopy+PasteDouble-tap on text, and Android guesses what part of the text you want selected.Designed for proper nouns, links, addresses, phone numbers, email addressesKeeping you safe with Google Play ProtectMaking the scans that Play already does more visible to the userPlay Console DashboardsTool for Android developers to see what is affecting performance in their appKotlin is now an officially-supported language on AndroidAndroid GoA version of Android designed for low-memory, limited connectivity devicesMany Google apps have been optimized for the situationEg YouTube Go, which allows you preview stills from a video and choose the video quality before watching.To encourage other developers to do the same, they are highlighting apps that are optimized in the Play Store51:37 | Standalone VR Headsets
The latest on VR and AR at Google I/O
More on Daydream, Tango, and Developer tools for VR and AR
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“Wepa” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)This episode of Nexus Special has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #427: NS #51 — Banished to My Bed!
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