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– Google Play store can boast 48 billion downloads

Let’s get the statistics, however, and move on to more interesting things that Google is preparing for us

Google Play

Chris Yerga presented the audience redesigned Google Play store. The eye-catcher is above all a new look, for which go together various improvements.

New Google Play based on the algorithms of Google using our preferences will suggest specific sets of items. This is a quick way to present content that we should appeal to most.

Another new feature is section dedicated applications designed for tablets and Google Play for Education, or having come in the autumn version of the app store designed for schools and other educational institutions. More importantly, they will not be tested by Google’s automated system, but a group of people entitled to.

new location-based API

Google has also prepared three new APIs (Fused Location Provider Geofencing, Activity Recognition) based on the location and maps. Thanks to the developers who write applications that will be provided with more useful tools that will allow them to create interesting products offered by smartphones using / tablets GPS functionality, and WiFi. These provide significant improvements in terms of energy consumption and allow such use of the accelerometer (so that your application can determine whether the user is currently driving a car or moving on foot, respectively, leading him to order) or enable applications to initiate an appropriate response when a user enters to any zone.

Cloud for Android

Google presented which can be of great benefit to the players on Google Play Games, so that developers will they include in their titles many cloud-based solutions, eg synchronization function will start at one smartphone game from the place where it ended on another device.

Google Play Games will also provide developers with the ability to create cross-platform games, which means that one will be able to join the game iOS and Android users.

Galaxy S4 Google Edition

It’s almost the biggest surprise of the evening. Google announced the fact that customers AT & T and T-Mobile will have the opportunity to purchase “clean” smartphone Galaxy S4 . The word “pure” means that he will work under the supervision Android deprived of “bells and whistles” attached by Samsung. For this opportunity you will have to pay the price, however: $ 649. The device is equipped with 16 GB of internal memory, and will go on sale June 26.

Google Music All Access

The day before the start of the conference speculation, which showed that Google plans to open a music service based on subscriptions. Today we know that they were true, but said service called Google Music All Access and has been made available to residents of the United States. The monthly subscription fee is $ 10.

Chrome

Google Chrome will introduce, or “the most popular browser in the world”, a series of ” mobile “improvements and provide users with a more unified platform across different devices.

Chrome will offer improvements in terms of mobile shopping and support for new web technologies, which, if used by the developers, will allow for faster web browsing. This refers to such the formations developed by Google WebP, which provided an alternative to JPEG, and that could reduce the size of image files by one-third and the codec VP9 satisfactory to half of the bandwidth used by the ubiquitous H.264 codec.

Google

Google

proudly admitted that Google+ social network will offer as many as 41 new features. The most striking change in appearance is obviously a more minimalist. Members will also receive a more extensive features editor and will be able to use the app Hangouts, which allows for video conferencing, text messaging, and photos.

New Maps

As previously reported, the Google Maps waiting for a lot of changes. The new version does not offer sidebar will allow the reviewing of selected objects and inform about promotions in selected stores. Explore feature also shows us places to visit, and information about traffic jams and traffic accidents facilitate travel.

The conference has given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new maps. Other willing must first register to receive an invitation .

Knowledge Graph

Turning to the presentation services Graph of Knowledge (Knowledge Graph, modern search to provide more detailed and accurate response to the query made by us.) Google gave me very important for us to know. Well, it will be soon available in Polish language.

Google Now

Now Google also went through many improvements. Integrated with it was mentioned earlier Knowledge Graph, you can use it from within Chrome (or any device) and will not require running any application – just say “Okay Google” to start issuing commands.

class=”subtytul”> Summary

The big surprise during the keynote was the “bare” Galaxy S4 and the fact that Google is not praised in its latest gadget, the Google Glass glasses. But this is nothing compared to the huge disappointment of people who were never not only the presentation of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, but even Android 4.3 …

But looking objectively have to admit that Google announced a bit of news really.