Top Announcements Made During The 2015 Google I/O Event

The I/O developers conference that Google hosts every year has already started, and fans have expected the company to make some important announcements, especially with regards to the upcoming Android M OS. Thankfully, those who cannot physically attend the event, which was held in the Moscone Center of San Francisco, could still watch the event remotely, as pointed out by CNET.

Fans who could only take part in this year’s Google I/O event via live stream can do so via CNET Live and YouTube.

At Google’s I/O keynote, it was apparent that the company had placed a lot of focus on optimizing its Android devices. A lot of the updates that were announced during the event involved friction reduction.

Some of the updates were purposely designed to simplify moving from apps to the Web – making it a much smoother activity. Some updates were also made for Android’s wearable tech, improving Android Wear’s capabilities of gleaning information from watch faces at a glance. A new Google-oriented app was also introduced as one that will organize all pictures and automatically back them up, all for free.

Furthermore, Google Now was also made better as it can now anticipate its user’s needs regardless on wherever they are on their smartphone. Despite being in an area that has relatively poor connectivity, Google Maps, as well as Google Chrome, can now give directions – even when offline, as pointed out by The Verge.

With regards to hardware, Google also announced during the event that there is a new Google Cardboard version, an education field trip initiative, as well as a virtual camera system that will be launched by GoPro.

Of course, as fans had hoped, Google also made some announcement about the Android M. It is actually a bit like its predecessor, the Lollipop. It is more like a reorganized version of Android, with a new set of services and more improved power optimization. Plus, some changes were also applied to its core, changing the way apps usually interact.

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