The presentation that took place this afternoon in San Francisco within the framework of the Google I / O developer conference has been prolific in terms of software, not hardware, finally there have been no surprises and we will continue to wait for the new Nexus smartphone and tablet . However, those from Mountain View have made it clear that they want to be present in all smart devices on the market, including wearables, cars and television with Android Wear, Android Auto and Android TV.
Google continues to bet on taking its Android operating system wherever possible. With this intention they presented Android Wear some time ago, which many have known today more details on how it works; Android Auto, which is born from Open Automotive Alliance and that will mean the integration of Android in cars; Android TV, a new attempt by the company to achieve success as a platform for televisions and entertainment systems.
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Although it had already been announced, even the first smartwatches with this version of the operating system were announced, today they have dedicated part of the more than two and a half hours of conference to detail its operation and the objectives it pursues. According to what they tell us, users look at the smartphone on average about 125 times a day, and that is the starting point of wearables and Android Wear, which is now ready to be implemented on various devices.
As announced in its day, the user experience will be based on notificationsIn other words, the clock is a means to inform us and check the notifications that occur on the smartphone quickly and comfortably, also reducing the battery consumption of the terminal. The clock-phone synchronization will be total, so much so that the applications installed on the smartphone can be registered on the smartwatch.
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Android Auto
The cars will be the ring where we will live a new fight between Apple and Google. Those from Cupertino have already presented C and now it's the turn of the company led by Larry Page. Aware that many of today's traffic accidents are caused by misuse of smartphones while driving, they have reached an agreement with the Open Automotive Alliance, which guarantees their growth for the future, as it is made up of manufacturers. What Ford, Fiat, Hyundai, Infiniti, Mazda, Nissan, Renault, Seat, Volvo, among others.
It will result in Android Auto, another version of your operating system that will be integrated into cars and will allow you to perform certain actions without the previous danger. "It looks and feels like it's part of the car," stated before showing what the interaction of users with this system would be, which will use as a basic means of communication the voice commands, so as not to have to take your eyes off the road, although sometimes it will be necessary to use the touch panel. In fact, it shares some of the code with Android Wear.
Android TV
The surprise of the afternoon with Android TV arrived. Although it is not Google's first foray into the world of televisions, they hope that this time, it will be the final one. Third version of its operating system, which despite being the great bet, does not eliminate chromecast of its plans, in fact, the stick for Streaming multimedia of the company has been updated including features that were missed such as "Screen mirroring" and new compatible terminals.
As for Android TV, it has developed a interface capable of perfectly adapting to larger and smaller screens. They want us to be able to reproduce all kinds of content, both from our own services such as YouTube and from third parties, as corroborated by the agreement with Netflix. There is a phrase that sums up where they have their sights set: "We want to give the same level to TV as a smartphone or tablet has", referring to the ease of use and the number of applications available. There are already agreements with Sony Sharp or TPVision that will launch the first compact models.
