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Newsday Tuesday (May 14 - May 21) - Your Weekly Android Digest!

Newsday Tuesday (May 14 - May 21) - Your Weekly Android Digest!

Posted: 24 May 2016 11:26 AM PDT

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This Week In News

Writer's Note: Last week was dense. I tried to grab the most important stuff. If you think I missed something super crazy cool (which is very possible), comment below and tell me what it is, and I'll add it into this post. It's important to me to make sure this I/O post features as much news that people actually care about as it can, so I'm crowdsourcing a little bit.

  • Google Home: The rumoured competitor to Amazon's Echo debuted at Google's I/O Press Conference, in the form of a large air freshener. They call it Google Home, and claim it will be available in the fall. The Home is an always-listening speaker that sits in your house and allows you to utilize the power of Google's new Google Assistant to answer questions, control connected devices, and perform a variety of other tasks without having to touch anything at all.

  • Google Assistant: Alongside Google's new product announcements, Google announced it's new virtual assistant, named…..Google Assistant. Google Assistant is a conversational evolution of Google Now, that utilizes Google's vast machine learning work to help use context and natural language to parse what a user wants, and get it done. Assistant will debut in the chat app Allo, and will continue to roll into Google products as time goes on.

  • Chromebooks are getting the Play Store: It's been rumoured for a while, but it's finally here; in apparent pursuit of bringing the two operating systems closer together, Chrome OS is getting the Play Store and native Android app support. This is a huge get for Chromebooks, as it means that they have access to the full range of functionality that Android apps provide. The Android apps run in windowed mode, allowing users to stack various apps on top of each other in addition to the chrome tabs that Chrome OS currently utilizes.

  • Google needs you to help name Android N: The title here is pretty self explanatory. Click this link, and help Google figure out what it's going to actually call Android N.

  • Project Ara exits ATAP, ships to Developers this year: Google's modular smartphone, Project Ara is now set to ship to Developers this year and consumers by 2017. Google unveiled a working prototype to media outlets at Google I/O this year, showing off a phone that allowed hot-swappable modules to be interchanged with the phone powered on (including the battery). This event also marks the announcement that Ara is will now operate as its own division, instead of being included in Google's experimental ATAP group. The prototype for Ara looks a little bulky, but this announcement shows that the concept is ready to go and that Google feels it's almost ready to ship to consumers.

  • Android Instant Apps: A rumor we've heard for a long time finally came to fruition this I/O: Google announced Android Instant Apps, a way to download modules of an app for temporary use. By packaging their apps differently, developers can make it so that a user can temporarily download a piece of their app for native functionality on their phone. Google demo'd this with a parking app example, that allowed the phone's owner to download an app to pay for parking. The Instant Apps work quickly and temporarily, but allow the power that a native app offers over a web app -- this is potentially the coolest announcement to come out of I/O.

  • Android Auto will no longer require an Auto-compatible car: Huge news for the drivers in the Android community: starting this year, Android Auto will run on your phone no matter what car you have. This means that you'll be able to get Google's voice-focused, big buttoned driving mode onto your phone to use, regardless of what your car is running. Previously, Auto required an Auto-compatible car, but this means that a simple vent mount will get anyone who wants to drive with their phone up and running.

  • Daydream is Google's new VR platform: Google showed its successor to Cardboard at I/O in the form of Daydream, a powerful new Android-powered VR platform. Daydream will be the platform that allows developers to develop apps for virtual reality, includes a motion-sensitive controller, and appears to offer much more power to developers than what cardboard could do. Google also showed off a new spec for third party manufacturers to build their own headsets and controllers. Daydream also represents a set of specifications that Android phones will need to meet in order to be "Daydream-ready;" several partner developers for Daydream phones were announced, including Samsung and Xiaomi.

This Week In Apps:

  • Google announces Allo and Duo, two new messaging apps: As part of their I/O Keynote, Google announced two new messaging offerings in the form of Allo and Duo, a messaging and video chat app, respectively. Allo is a smart messaging app for text messaging that uses a user's phone number as their identity, and integrates Google's new Google Assistant. The app allows you to change text size for enthusiasm on the fly, apply stickers, write on photos, and ask questions to Google Assistant from directly within the chat. Duo is a straight and simple video chat app, aiming to make video chat easy and painless no matter what kind of network you're on. Duo also includes a new feature called "Knock Knock," that allows you to see what the person calling you is doing before you answer.

Brief Introduction

Hey! I'm /u/justblais, the newest member of the /r/android content creation team. This was a busy week! God help us all. These are the sorts of everywhere, very busy, probably-missed-something posts are what you can expect /u/deu5ex and I to put forth every tuesday when we summarize Android news! Selfie stick master race.

That's everything this week! Newsday Tuesday covers from Saturday to Saturday. If you missed it, you can check out last week's news here. Lots of stuff happens every week, and we try to fit as much of it as we can into these posts. Hope you guys find it useful!

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Google’s Project Ara is about more than just modular phones

Posted: 24 May 2016 05:35 AM PDT

Google is preparing to add the Raspberry Pi 3 to AOSP

Posted: 24 May 2016 03:37 PM PDT

Pebble 2, Pebble Time 2 and Pebble Core Announced

Posted: 24 May 2016 08:02 AM PDT

Evan Blass on Twitter: "OnePlus 3 basics: 5.5-inch 1080p, Snapdragon 820, 64GB storage, 16MP rear camera, NFC. SS from an N preview build.

Posted: 24 May 2016 06:27 AM PDT

If your digitizer is broken, you can connect a mouse through the mini-USB port and unblock/use your phone

Posted: 24 May 2016 07:37 AM PDT

RIP, Nexus Player

Posted: 24 May 2016 10:56 AM PDT

Samsung is done with the Android Wear OS

Posted: 24 May 2016 08:53 AM PDT

YouTube's New Card-Style Video Options Menu Seems To Be Rolling Out Widely

Posted: 24 May 2016 12:26 PM PDT

PSA - If you haven't received your promotional offer yet (Gear VR of Gear 2 watch), it's because Samsung expected 300,000 claims --and received over 800,000. (x-post from /r/GalaxyS7)

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:26 PM PDT

Get ready for more ads on Google Maps

Posted: 24 May 2016 12:02 PM PDT

Android Wear 2.0 (N) Preview Review!

Posted: 24 May 2016 03:06 PM PDT

CyanogenMod releases it's new chromium based browser, Gello, to selected devices

Posted: 24 May 2016 08:36 AM PDT

Google Preps Allo and Duo for Google Play Beta - Listed as Coming Soon

Posted: 24 May 2016 09:15 AM PDT

[LIVESTREAM] Norwegian watchdog demonstrates how asinine online app terms are by livestreaming the reading of terms of apps on an average Android phone. Parliament members, researchers and celebrities participate, and reading everything is expected to take well over 24 hours (x-post /r/privacy)

Posted: 24 May 2016 03:13 AM PDT

Check out "Cast for Reddit" a new reddit app

Posted: 24 May 2016 09:22 AM PDT

ES file explorer removes charging boost for "better user experience" in latest update.

Posted: 24 May 2016 06:30 AM PDT

Just got an update and saw this in the changelog.

http://imgur.com/n98sUE6

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LG's Official Bootloader Unlock Tool Adds The LG V10 For Europe (Except France)

Posted: 24 May 2016 06:17 AM PDT

Android N's three multi-window modes, explained

Posted: 24 May 2016 09:21 AM PDT

Monument Valley in Numbers: Year 2

Posted: 24 May 2016 12:47 AM PDT

Capital One among 48 new U.S. banks supported by Android Pay

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:28 PM PDT

Huawei sues Samsung over mobile patent infringement

Posted: 24 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT

When did Netflix add Private Listening for their Android while casting?

Posted: 24 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT

Deep Dive Into the Gradle Based Android Build System

Posted: 24 May 2016 11:59 AM PDT

Norwegian consumer agency reads App EULA minute by minute (some may be in Norwegian)

Posted: 24 May 2016 12:49 PM PDT
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