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Google partners with HTC and Lenovo for standalone Daydream VR headsets
It was announced today that Google was working on standalone VR headsets with 3rd-party companies. So far, it has been revealed that HTC and Lenovo will both be making one of these Daydream VR headsets.- Android News
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Optimizations in Android O reduces boot time and battery drain
At the developer event today, Google announced that Android O was being optimized to improve things such as boot times and battery drain. This means devices with Android O will boot twice as fast and applications will have more limits on what they can do in the background.- Android News
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Samsung is adding Daydream support to the Galaxy S8 and S8+, and the LG V30 will get it too
Google has some good news for Galaxy S8/S8+ owners who were hoping to get to use Daydream sometime in the future. The company says a future OTA update will made it compatible with Daydream headsets and apps. Not only that, but it has been announced that LG's next flagship will also have support...- Android News
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Other new Android O features include Smart Text Selection, TensorFlow Lite & Play Console Dashboards
Along with the new PiP and notification dots for Android O, the new update will also add a previously rumored smart text selection feature. Along with that, TensorFlow Lite will help make apps perform faster, and developers have access to new Play Console Dashboards too.- Android News
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Google brings support for the Kotlin programing language to Android
Today at Google I/O, Google announced that Android would be fully supporting the Kotlin open source programing language. This is a language made by JetBrains that uses syntax which features a lot of built-in modern language features.- Android News
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Android Go is a lighter, more streamlined version of Android for low-end devices
Google is still wanting to enable the low-end market to thrive so today at Google I/O they announced Android Go. This variant of Android will be made available for all new versions of the OS and will be optimized for devices running 1GB of RAM or less.- Android News
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Google Play Protect will help to keep your device safe from malicious applications
Google announced a new Play Store feature today called Google Play Protect. The new feature will scan all of your installed applications and tell you when it has discovered a new threat.- Android News
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New Android O Notifications Dots feature adds a new way to manage your notifications
A new Android O feature that was announced at Google I/O 2017 today is what the company is calling Notification Dots. These will be small circular dots that sit on top of your app icons (like an app badge), and long-pressing on the icon and get a quick preview with the ability to tap and jump...- Android News
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The Super Chat API for YouTube will be able to trigger actions in the real world
Recently, Google removed a funding option for YouTube creators while adding in a feature called Super Chat. This lets viewers of live streams to donate money and get their message in front of the eyes of the creator. Today though, Google announced the Super Chat API will that will let these...- Android News
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Supported devices can now enroll into the Android O Beta Program
Until now, you had to manually flash Android O on your device if you wanted to try it out. But today the company has announced you can enroll into the beta program with the dedicated Android Beta Program website.- Android News
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Google is bringing YouTube's 360-degree videos to TVs
Google says more and more people are watching YouTube videos on their TVs so they wanted to announce a new feature today. The company is bringing support for 360-degree videos to the TV with Android TV, Xbox One, PS4 and some smart TVs.- Android News
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New Google Photos features include Suggested Sharing, Shared Libraries and more
Google Photos is also getting some love at Google I/O today with a few new features for users. Suggested Sharing will use machine learning to suggest what photos you may want to share, and who to share them with. You can also share entire libraries with your contacts. And they've even announced...- Android News
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Actions on Google is coming to both Android and iOS
Until now, Actions on Google has been limited to Google Home and the Google Assistant SDK, but today the company announced it is coming to both Android as well as iOS.- Android News
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Google is bringing their Inbox Smart Reply feature to the core Gmail service
Inbox by Gmail has had a Smart Reply feature for a while, and Google even brought this to Allo as well. Today at Google I/O the company announced this is finally being added into the core Gmail service as well.- Android News
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Google Asstant will be gaining support for French, German, Brazilian, Portuguese, and Japanese
Along with the new Google Home announcements, it has been revealed that Google Assistant will be gaining support for new languages soon. These new languages announced today include French, German, Brazilian, Portuguese, and Japanese.- Android News
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Google Home is coming to Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and Japan later this year
Today, it was announced that Google Home will be launching in 5 new countries later this year. These new countries that were announced include Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and Japan.- Android News
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Google announces their new TPU boards for machine learning
To take care of all the machine learning features woven into Google's products, the company created specialized hardware. Today, the company announced the new TPU boards (which can be combined into pods) for data centers using this hardware.- Android News
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Google Lens will allow you to easily search with your smartphone camera
Google Lens is a new feature coming to Assistant which will allow you to use your smartphone camera to help you identify what's in front of you.- Android News
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Google reportedly preparing to unveil a standalone VR headset at I/O
A new rumor claims that Google is preparing to unveil a completely standalone VR headset during Google I/O 2017.- Android News
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Here's everything that Google is working on ahead of Google I/O 2017
Ron from Ars Technica has published an in-depth guide to everything that Google has been working on, which we plan to hear about, ahead of Google I/O 2017.- Android News
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10 announcements we want to hear at Google I/O 2017
Google I/O is just around the corner and Phandroid has put together a quick list of ten things we want to see from the biggest Google event of the year.- Android News
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Google I/O 2017, Who is going?
Well, initially I was not going and I received a rejection letter but as it turns out... now I am actually going! Anyone else from AF going? ...or anyone else just around Google Headquarters? @Rob and I will both be attending this year and if you are around... maybe I buy drinks with @Robs money?- steve
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Google I/O 2017 preview: Everything you need to know about I/O 2017
Jerry from Android Central takes a look at Google I/O 2017 and gives us an idea of what to expect at Google's yearly developer conference.- Android News
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Google has started sending confirmations for Google I/O 2017
Google I/O 2017 will kick off on May 17th, and Google has started sending confirmation emails to those who have been selected to attend.- Android News
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Google I/O 2017 Registration is now open
If you're interested in going to Google I/O 2017, you can now head over to the event webpage, and register for your chance to go. As a reminder, there's no guarantee that you can go to the event, as Google is performing its lottery system again.
