Google showed its intention to expand the role of its Android operating system well beyond the mobile phone , with plans for its software to penetrate an increasing number of aspects of daily life.
The tech giant unveiled their great guidelines for the coming months at its annual developer conference two days in San Francisco (California, USA), where he presented the new version of its Android mobile operating system, already running at over 1,300 million units worldwide.
“Let’s start with an update on the upcoming launch of our platform (Android). It is the basis of everything we do and we are back to basics, to focus on quality and polish “, said Sundar Pichai, vice president of products of Google during the inaugural speech.
The latest software update Google will be called Android M and will be available later this year.
Google also announced a new platform for connect more devices to the web , plans to improve the performance of Android smart watches operated by Wear, a new application for organizing and storing photos and a redoubled commitment by virtual reality, among other things.
“Today we are announcing Brightness, an operating system for the internet of things” , and the increasing tendency to connect everyday objects such as dishwashers, locks or air conditioning is known to web, Pichai said.
The top executive of Google added that a system called Weave will enable devices to communicate with each other, so that a lock connected to the Internet can send messages “open” or “closed” to the mobile or computer owner.
Both systems, Brightness and Weave, will be available in late 2015.
Google said also to have improved the system operates intelligent clocks based on Android Wear to recognize new gestures and facilitate access to the desired applications.
There were also developments in the field of virtual reality Cardboard announcement that a simple cardboard box that lets you use the phone as a virtual reality goggles, will be transformed this year into an educational tool.
Clay Bavor, VP Google’s product management, said the company has shipped more than one million cases in the last year and made available to teachers so they can make virtual trips with their students through a program called as “Expeditions” (Expeditions).
Google will give teachers their boxes of virtual reality and Android, a tablet and phones pre-installed program allow all students see the same images at the same time.
The technology company has established partnerships with the Planetary Society and the American Museum of Natural History to design virtual tours for schools.
“‘Expeditions’ allows teachers to bring their classes to travel anywhere” , Bavor said, after showing a video in which a child claimed that virtual images had allowed him to understand what I had been explaining the teacher.
news was also reported in the photo service with the announcement of a new application that will not only facilitate organize images and videos, but their unlimited free storage .
Google Photos allows organize images by date, places, people and things and offers the option of searching among the graphic material entering keywords like dog or Hawaii.
Google said that photos with over 16 megapixel size is stored in a compressed format.
The company also will allow users much greater control over data sharing through applications developed with Android, in an apparent effort to be more transparent about the information you get.
The latest OS update released today let you download an application without accessing Share multiple types of data, which can include everything from the location, up contacts or images stored in the camera phone.
Currently, Android users need to access all the requirements of an application if they want to download.
EFE
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