From the start of the event, Google’s plans seemed a little shaky; the tech giant lacked the “innovation quotient” it is so famous for.
Alphabet’s Google Inc unveiled its answer to Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant along with new messaging and virtual reality products at its annual I/O developer conference on Wednesday, doubling down on artificial intelligence and machine learning as the keys to its future.
Because these phones don’t exist yet, Daydream will need time to grow, says Jan Dawson, chief analyst at Jackdaw Research.
To encourage its creators to make more VR content, it’s also bringing its Jump camera rig to its Los Angeles and New York YouTube Space studios. The company introduced Daydream – a VR platform for Android N. Unlike the company’s cheap and effective Cardboard, only certain selected hardware will support Daydream. It’s not a simple process to become Daydream-approved, with Google putting stringent guidelines in place to ensure that every phone running Daydream is capable of hitting the minimum specifications needed for a comfortable and immersive VR experience.
Great news for those waiting for Android on Chrome?
The Google Keyboard 5.1 app is indeed the default keyboard that comes with the new Developer Preview build. The main new addition here is themes and there’s plenty of them.
“Android Wear 2.0 is a reset for Google’s wearables platform”. Google will make one and share design guidelines with other manufacturers. The firm detailed features set to debut in the forthcoming release, most of which we already knew about such as split-screen mode, improved notifications, support for the Vulkan API and new emoji.
Google has developed a reference design and is working with partners across the ecosystem to develop headsets that will “work seamlessly with Daydream-ready phones” – several of which will also be available this autumn, said Bavor. App discovery is becoming increasingly more important as tons more apps rush into the Google Play Store, and it sounds like Google is on a pretty effective track to keep up.
