Google I/O 2014 conference summary new Android Development Direction

Last night, Google I/O 2014 was held. The Conference mainly showed the following innovative content:

Android L Operating System

First of all, the interface, Google re-designed a set of UI specifications, called "Material Design". This language style draws inspiration from some commonly used items, such as the airsickness of paper and ink, provides the best application for the screen space, provides as much information as possible, and provides a unified design interface on a smartphone, tablet, or desktop.
In terms of specific style, Material Design uses a large number of flat designs with circles and rounded corners. More operations are done by sliding, rather than clicking. Different from the translucent version of iOS, the new design language is longer used for shadow. In addition, the Roboto font of 4.X has been fully updated, and interactive animation is more lively, in addition, the new color scheme is used in some button options, which is quite bold and eye-catching.

At the same time, the unlock modes of mobile phones have also become diversified. Now, unlocking a mobile phone no longer requires the mobile phone itself. You can bind a bluetooth device, Android Wear smart watch, or unlock it directly through the recorded sound.

In addition, we need to mention the ART mode, which is a new application running mode added by Google in the Android 4.4 system. It is different from the traditional Dalvik mode, the ART mode enables a smoother Android system experience. In the Android L system, Google will change the ART mode to the default system program running mode, which is expected to greatly increase the loading speed of the program, basically twice the original. At the same time, the ART mode will be able to better manage the memory and be fully compatible with 64-bit systems. The new Android Extension Pack will greatly improve the performance of the central processor and graphics processor.

Android One

This plan is mainly to push smartphones to the developing market, while the first country is India, the home of the supervisor. Currently, Android One has three features: the first is the native interface, the second is Google Play Store, and the third is support for automatic system updates. With the blessing of three features and the locking of the development market, the smartphone under the Android One plan will not be too expensive. As for the launch of the Android One device announced by Sundar Pichai, android smartphones with dual sim card slots, 4.5 inch screens, and support sd card and fm radio functions are only USD 100. In addition to Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Indian mobile phone brands will also join the Android One program. Although the configuration is not mentioned too much, from the perspective of the exposed products, it is likely that it is equipped with Qualcomm QRD configuration.

Android Wear

Google has successively presented three smart watches Based on the Android Wear system, lg g Watch, Samsung Gear Live, and Motorola Moto 360.

Currently, Android Wear smart watches have two ways to operate: Touch and voice. However, considering that Google wants to "Reduce the time for people to watch the screen and operate", the voice part should be the biggest hit, that is, Google Now is used for implementation. Users can set alarms, record memos, and call taxis. The memo settings are user-friendly, and you can use voice records. When you determine a location, for example, "remind me to go home and check my mailbox ", when you return to the location where you are positioned as "home", this reminder is automatically activated.

In order to reduce interactions between buttons and visual recognition, the application of speech recognition may be greatly enhanced.

In addition, Android Wear smart watches synchronize data with mobile phones or tablets, including information synchronization, notification synchronization, and even application synchronization, when you install an Android app on your mobile phone, automatic updates are synchronized to your watch.

Android Auto

The long-awaited Android Auto Car center has also been officially unveiled. Although similar to Apple's CarPlay, it is still dominated by navigation, communication, and music, however, Google said that the system has been developed for a year, and its own experience, such as voice operations and Google Map, is still very good, and the on-board center is mainly implemented by screen projection, users can enjoy consistent operation experience. At present, the Android Auto SDK is also released in the same period, so that more third-party applications can be expected to be connected to the Android Auto platform. In the future, Google is expected to form an open alliance with more than 40 automotive partners.

Android TV

Android TV is a long-awaited new project, and the Development Kit will also be launched with Android L this fall. From the perspective of the interface, it focuses on the Simple card-based UI. Its functions are divided into videos, applications, games, and other different sections. It can also run third-party apps such as Netflix, it is similar to some smart TV systems we see. It is worth mentioning that Android TV supports using mobile phones, tablets, and other devices to control Smart TVs. It can also be used as a game joystick. In addition, the efficiency of voice control is very high, and it can directly perform precise searches on TV programs.