Instant Apps for Android have been one of Google’s most interesting technologies for mobile developers. In their earliest incarnation, Instant Apps were mostly useful for developers of relatively straightforward apps. Earlier this year, Google launched its beta of Instant Apps for games, too, which allows players to get a sense of the gameplay before actually installing […]
View More Google opens Instant Apps to all game developersCategory: Google I/O 2018
Google makes its Material Design system easier to customize
Since 2014, Material Design has been Google’s design language for its apps. Now, the company is greatly expanding its services around its design system by offering a set of new tools around theming and working on design iterations, as well as new open-source components that developers can implement into their own apps. In addition to […]
View More Google makes its Material Design system easier to customizeYou can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
For the longest time, developers have taken Chrome OS machines and run tools like Crouton to turn them into Linux-based developer machines. That was a bit of a hassle, but it worked. But things are getting easier. Soon, if you want to run Linux apps on your Chrome OS machine, all you’ll have to do […]
View More You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OSGoogle’s new Android App Bundles promise to make apps radically smaller
Google today announced Android App Bundles, a new tool for developers that will make apps radically smaller. The trick here is that developers can now say which of their apps’ assets should be included for a given device so there’s no need to ship every visual asset for every screen size and support for every […]
View More Google’s new Android App Bundles promise to make apps radically smallerGoogle’s Android development studio gets a new update with visual navigation editing
Android’s development studio is getting a new update as Google rolls out Android Studio 3.2 Canary, adding new tools for visual navigation editing and Jetpack. The new release includes build tools for the new Android App Bundle format, Snapshots, a new optimizer for smaller app code and a new way to measure an app’s impact […]
View More Google’s Android development studio gets a new update with visual navigation editingAndroid gets a Jetpack
At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced Jetpack, a major update to how developers write applications for Android . Jetpack represents the next generation of the Android Support Library, which virtually every Android App in the Play Store uses because it provides a lot of the basic functionality that you would expect from a mobile […]
View More Android gets a JetpackGoogle makes the camera smarter with a Google Lens update, integration with Street View
Google today showed off new ways it’s combining the smartphone camera’s ability to see the world around you, and the power of A.I. technology. The company, at its Google I/O developer conference, demonstrated a clever way it’s using the camera and Google Maps together to help people better navigate around their city, as well as […]
View More Google makes the camera smarter with a Google Lens update, integration with Street ViewWatch Google I/O developer keynote live right here
Google I/O is nowhere near done. While the mainstream keynote just ended, the company is about to unveil the next big things when it comes to APIs, SDKs, frameworks and more. The developer keynote starts at 12:45 PM Pacific Time (3:45 PM on the East Cost, 8:45 PM in London, 9:45 PM in Paris) and you […]
View More Watch Google I/O developer keynote live right hereGoogle Maps will soon give you better recommendations
Google will soon launch a new version of Google Maps that will give you for more personalized recommendations than before. Google has long worked to make Maps seem more personalized, but since Maps is now about far more than just directions, the company is introducing new features to give you better recommendations for local places. […]
View More Google Maps will soon give you better recommendationsGoogle launches a Partner Program and developer API for Google Photos
Along with the A.I.-powered changes coming to the Google Photos app, Google today also announced a new way for developers to work with Google Photos’ service. The company is launching a developer API that will allow other apps and services access to connect to, upload to, and share to a users’ Google Photos library, as […]
View More Google launches a Partner Program and developer API for Google PhotosAndroid blatantly copies the iPhone X navigation gestures
Google unveiled some of the new features in the next version of Android at its developer conference. One feature looked particularly familiar. Android P will get new navigation gestures to switch between apps. And it works just like the iPhone X. “As part of Android P, we’re introducing a new system navigation that we’ve been […]
View More Android blatantly copies the iPhone X navigation gesturesAndroid P Beta is available today
There was plenty of talk about Android P at today’s big I/O kickoff — but when can you actually download the thing? Right now, as a matter of fact, if you’ve got one of a handful of compatible handsets. You can find the upgrade here, if you dare. The list includes the Pixel, naturally, but […]
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