Google showed off a bunch of new services & upcoming features at their annual Google I / O conference.
Mr.Karan Bajaj & Mr. Hitesh Raj Bhagat analyse the announcements to give you a detailed look at what's new and how they will affect you
MAPS..!
Maps for Android will see a number of new features, starting with the Fused Location provider.
It uses all your phone's sensors to provide accurate location spotting while consuming less than 1 per cent battery per hour.
Maps will also use your phone's accelerometer to determine whether you are walking, running or / driving.
Another interesting addition to maps is an improved Geofencing feature.
Geofencing lets you setup a virtual perimeter on a map.Concrete details were not shared,but we expect this will allow you to set certain functions and apps to start or stop using an Geofencing.
For example, it could automatically switch on WiFi & c set the ringer to vibrate within your office building.
GOOGLE +..!
Your Google + stream will have a revamped design new animation & cards similar to Google Now on Android smartphones.
The layout displays content in multiple columns that automatically adjust to your device's screen size and resolution. A new smart hashtag feature has been added for photos.
Google + will automatically analyse an image,recognize the location / structure / monument and hashtag it. Clicking on a post or photo will show you content with similar hashtags.Storage space for full size photographs has been increased from 5 GB to 15 GB.
A feature called 'auto highlight' automatically selects the best photos out of hundreds, removing blurr ones & duplicates. Auto enhance offers onetouch image correction within the browser by fixing white balance, sharpening images, removing red eye & auto adjusting colour tones.
PLAY STORE..!
A useful new feature is the cross platform, single sign in for third party apps. So,if you signup for Box.net on your Android smartphone, it will automatically sign you in on your Android tablet as well as your desktop Chrome browser.
Notifications are also synced across devices if you dismiss a notification, it will be removed from all other connected devices. The great news for developers is that they can now invite beta testers for apps directly through the Play Store.
Previously,beta testers had to sideload apps onto the device.Developers can also get direct feedback from the beta tester from within the Play Store.
Google Play Music All Access..!
Google announced a US - only (for now) music streaming service called 'Google Play Music All Access'.
Users will get a 30 day free trial after which the service will cost US $ 9.99 per month. The service gives you access to all music on the store & also offers personalised recommendations based on your listening history.
You also have control over streaming playlists it will allow you to rearrange songs or remove them easily. A feature called 'listen Now' instantly start playing tracks from your music uploads or from Google's music collection.
HANGOUTS..!
Hangouts will replace Google Chat & offer a unified messaging experience, be it on the web or / on a smartphone (Android or / iOS). Apart from text chat it will allow videos call with up to 10 participants, across platforms. It will even offer SMS alerts for incoming chat notifications when offline (select countries only).
Since a conversation is not deleted when you log off, you can continue where you left off, even after a few days or months.
GAMING..!
You can now save game progress in the cloud start playing the game on one device & continue from where you left off on another device (Android,web or / iOS).
You also get leaderboards.Using a Google + account, sign-in to the service, connect with friends & compare game scores in public and private leaderboards.
Google Play services will work across platforms : Android, iOS as well as browser-based games.
COMING SOON..!
NEW IMAGE & VIDEO FORMATS
WebP, a new image format invented by Google, is a third smaller in size than JPEG while retaining the same quality (if all other parameters remain the same). WebP also supports animated images (like animated GIFs).
For video, Googles format called VP9, offers the same quality as the current (and most commonly used) H.264 standard. But, is less than half the size. Smaller image and video file sizes will automatically mean lower data costs and faster load times, especially on mobile devices.
SEND MONEY USING GMAIL..
You will soon be able to send money in an email as long as you have a bank account or / credit / debit card associated with your Google Wallet account.
Wallet is already used to make purchases from the Play Store so if you have purchased an Android app, this step is already done.
Each e- mail money transaction (using cards; bank account transfers are free) will carry a 2.9 % transaction fee. Google is gradually rolling it out to Gmail users.
Src: ET
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