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Here’s What Happened at the Google IO 17 Conference
Sundar Pichai, Scott Hoffman, Valerie Nygaard, Rishi Chandra, Anil Sabharwal and Dave Burke among others delivered keynote speech’s on 17th May at 10 A.M., PST at the Google I/O 17 Conference. The Keynote laid out the roadmap for the company’s various products including Android, Google Assistant, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Google Home.
Google Assistant that was launched last year took center stage yesterday, with the announcement of the assistant now being available on iPhone devices as well, which will be made available from versions 9.1 and above.The Google Assistant SDK also allows developers to integrate the Assistant into all kinds of devices. It will also be able to schedule appointments, see visual responses through Chromecast, make hands-free calls and add reminders through Google Home along with playing audio via Bluetooth through your Android or iOS devices. The Assistant will be available in Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, French and German. Also, Google Home will also be able to make free calls to the United States and Canada. It will also be able to control HBO Now, Hulu, SoundCloud and more along with integrating Google Assistant and Chromecast to obey commands.
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Sundar Pichai also launched a new feature called Google Lens that can recognize objects simply by pointing the smartphone’s camera at them.Google Photos also got a slew of updates from being able to remove obstacles in the picture to suggested sharing and shared libraries. The app can now recommend the user to share pictures with people it recognizes to be present in the photo as well as collectively add images to a central connection more easily. Google also allows users to directly create photo books on their smartphones.
With Google Lens, your smartphone camera won’t just see what you see, but will also understand what you see to help you take action. #io17 pic.twitter.com/viOmWFjqk1
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
Now available on 100M+ devices, your #GoogleAssistant is your own personal Google, always ready to help. #io17 pic.twitter.com/MwlKhtgL6M
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
Coming soon to #GoogleHome: hands-free calling. Call businesses, friends and family in the 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇦, even if you can’t reach your 📱 #io17 pic.twitter.com/hvG6wtS9qf
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
Machine learning makes you “not a terrible person” by suggesting sharing of photos with friends #Googleio2017 pic.twitter.com/swEjzBYJcc
— Michael J. Coren (@MJ_Coren) May 17, 2017
#AndroidO will bring more fluid experiences to mobile screens, along with improved “vitals” like battery life and security. #io17 pic.twitter.com/GdhPChWpAr
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
New #Daydream standalone headsets from partners like @htcvive won’t require a phone or PC. #io17 pic.twitter.com/7TpYPJGEdU
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
Our new #Tango-enabled Visual Positioning Service helps mobile devices quickly and accurately understand their location indoors. #io17 pic.twitter.com/1pYlCGM8eg
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
Expeditions AR brings the world into the classroom so students can engage with digital objects in a shared, immersive environment. #io17 pic.twitter.com/Yxq5QUaDKS
— Google (@Google) May 17, 2017
The highly awaited Android O took a back seat at the conference although a lot of new features were announced in the developer’s preview.A few key features of Android O include the ability to multitask, Picture in Picture, Notification Dots, Smart Text Choice, Autofill, Vitals and Wifi Awareness.