Software : Google IO: Google Maps brings offline turn-by-turn navigation and more |
- Google IO: Google Maps brings offline turn-by-turn navigation and more
- Google IO: Google wants to run your home with Project Brillo
- Google IO: Android Pay unveiled: this is the new Google Wallet
| Google IO: Google Maps brings offline turn-by-turn navigation and more Posted:  Google Maps is bringing increased functionality and voice turn-by-turn direction to its offline Maps, as well as transit directions support to more cities. To expand on its previous offline Maps experience, Google is making it easier to get where you're going without running up your data bill. At the Google IO 2015 keynote, Google displayed several functions that its upgraded offline Maps will have, including voiced turn-by-turn direction, opening hours for businesses, and even reviews for where you're headed. Google also announced that its growing transit direction capability will be expanding to more cities, including Mexico City. Google says that the new map features will be available "later this year". In the same vein, Google also unveiled it's been working on offlining pages from within the Chrome browser. Google also announced "YouTube Offline". This allows a user to save YouTube videos, which can eat up bandwidth, for up to 48 hours. This service is coming to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, growing markets where a solid connection is hard to come by. More details to come from Google IO 2015. |
| Google IO: Google wants to run your home with Project Brillo Posted:  During Google IO, the company officially announced the previously rumored Project Brillo, another step forward in the Internet of Things. Brillo is an operating system that has been "derived from Android" with minimal system requirements that will be available in Q3 of this year.
It supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy to connect to various, random objects in your home that allow Android connectivity. Not much else was detailed other than explaining "Weave," the programming language that will enable Brillo to function across the devices.
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| Google IO: Android Pay unveiled: this is the new Google Wallet Posted:  Android officially announces Android Pay at Google IO 2015. Google boasts simplicity with Google Play. To use, all a user must do is unlock their phone and place in front of the NFC terminal. No external app is needed to complete the purchase. For security, when your credit card is added to Google Pay, the system creates a new virtual account number, preventing your actual credit card info from being shared with the store. It currently is working with major credit card companies to make sure that your current card will work with Google Pay, as well as working with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to make sure that new phones will be Google Pay-enabled. Google Pay will work with any Android with NFC. Google Pay will work in over 700,00 retailers, including McDonald's, Bloomingdale's, and Macy's. Android will also be available from developers in-app, to help accelerate the purchase process, including Lyft, Grubhub, Chipotle, and Uber. More info to come soon, from Google IO 2015. |
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