google IO 2015 starts 28/05

emo72

wonder will we get any worthwhile goodies? i only got lollipop recently on my oneplus and now theres talk of M? its madness lads! heres some links, sure we'll have the craic tomorrow

http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/what-to-expect-from-google-io-2015/


https://events.google.com/io2015/

Gran Hermano

Biggest change I can see this year is that a new Nexus tablet is not looking as likely as usual.

emo72

didnt the nexus 9 not do too well? i was put off by the massive price, although i heard they were reduced in currys, due to poor sales i assume. didnt bother with one took the hudl 2 instead, google broke my heart with their top dollar prices:(

Gran Hermano

Nexus 9 was nowhere near as successful as either N7 if you look at number sold.
Not sure how profitable it was with the higher price.

Nexus 9 is a good device but probably the one Nexus purchase that wowed me the least. Overall either N7 was a better buy at their respective launches. I'm still using my N7 more than my N9 or N10.

I reckon Google would shift a good tablet in the €200-300 price range but they seem happy to leave that market segment.

Wouldn't be surprised if focus on wearables and in-car.

jester77

I can see a lot of focus on new M release with focus on security and performance, plus new permissions infrastructure.
Android auto will be top billing
beacon/nfc focus
developer hero program

corwill

emo72 wrote: »

wonder will we get any worthwhile goodies? i only got lollipop recently on my oneplus and now theres talk of M? its madness lads! heres some links, sure we'll have the craic tomorrow

http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/27/what-to-expect-from-google-io-2015/


https://events.google.com/io2015/

Maybe M will be more incremental an evolution than Lollipop, which made the final jump from Dalvik to ART.

listermint

Want to see what announcements are made on the Moto 360 2, didnt get first gen as i was holding out for second gen.

marcbrophy

Thought I/O was next week? :pac:

Looks like the keynote will kick off at 5:30 Irish time!
Can't wait

Dudda

Excluding large announcements like Android M one of the smaller announcements I'm looking forward to is the rumoured Chromecast 2. It's two years since the very successful original launched and they are rumoured to release a new version. If it keeps a similar price with new features and upgraded hardware you can't go wrong.

marcbrophy

A chromecast 2 would be an easy sell to me anyway.
Have 2 of the original one's and think they're great!

They need a refresh to the hardware of it for sure as Amazon are flogging their Fire stick as being more powerful than the CC, so that probably upset google :pac:

beno619

M is basically just fixing Lollipop. Cannot complain I guess.

emo72

google photos looks good. and that stuff context recognition looks really useful.

FREEEEEEE!!!! unlimited storage

Gran Hermano

Did I see them omit the N4 and both N7 models from the list of devices getting developer M?

Atomic Pineapple

Offline navigation with Google Maps (At last!)

BionicRasher

What's M called?
Hopefully it will get back to basics and ensure its a lot better than L

gzoladz

N10 was not refreshed for 2 years until it was replaced by the N9, and it is still going strong. And incremental updates to tablets are marginal at this stage so it may not make sense to release a new model every year.

I was ready to buy the N9 to upgrade my N10 but I didn't feel it was worth it. I am now looking forward to the next Nexus tablet but if there isn't any this year I will see what I do. There is no alternative that really appeals to me.

Reati

emo72 wrote: »

FREEEEEEE!!!! <image quality compressed, video 1080p only> unlimited storage

FYP - I'm sure it'll be more than enough for most users though...

5starpool

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Did I see them omit the N4 and both N7 models from the list of devices getting developer M?

Ya, they have a new support model now. OS releases for 2 years after initial release, security fixes for a further 12 months, so this will be the last release the N5 gets as well.

heebusjeebus

BionicRasher wrote: »

What's M called?
Hopefully it will get back to basics and ensure its a lot better than L

I saw an article on Android Police where they screenshotted a commit and version M was labelled as "MNC" which could potentially be Macademia Nut Cookie.

They will probably change it to something with more of a pop before release (as they did with Kitkat).

marcbrophy

^^^
I'm backing Malteasers!

You heard it here first ladies and gentlemen

corkie

Anyone flash the preview images for M?

5,6,9 and Player available!

And OTG support built into the OS! Shown about 4 minutes into the clip!

Slippin Jimmy

Was there anything mentioned about an updated chromecast? I am in two minds if I should buy one now or hold out if there is a new one coming out.

corkie

Slippin Jimmy wrote: »

Was there anything mentioned about an updated chromecast? I am in two minds if I should buy one now or hold out if there is a new one coming out.

corkie wrote: »

Google I/O - No chromcast version 2 - New features for current!


Autoplay, queuing, second screen and multiplayer gaming comes to the Chromecast

!!

Slippin Jimmy

corkie wrote: »

!!

I'll pick one up so. Thanks corkie.