IO2015 - Droid Life

Google Photos: Privacy Nightmare or Memory Bliss? [Opinion]

Ron June 4, 2015 151

Google announced a lot of neat things at Google I/O last week, but the most news worthy item, in my opinion, has by far been Google Photos. The app/service is stunning for its ability to not only store all of your photos and videos for free, but also for...

Android M Feature: Be Gone Terrible Lollipop Volume Controls!

Kellen June 1, 2015 32

You know how the volume/do-not-disturb combination of things in Lollipop drove almost all of you nuts? Google heard you loud and clear and have attempted to fix the volume situation with Android M. We now have simplified volume controls that actually make...

Google Play Services 7.5 is Packed Full of Goodies

Kellen May 29, 2015 49

Not only did we get Android M (our tour!) yesterday, but Google also introduced Google Play Services 7.5, which includes all sorts of new goodness like "Smart Lock for Passwords, Instance ID, new APIs for Google Cloud Messaging and Google Cast, as well as...

Google Unveils Project Jacquard, a Movement to Bring Touch and Gesture Technology to Clothing

Tim May 29, 2015 32

Back in early May, the Google ATAP team teased that they would show off new wearables that would quite literally "knock our socks off" at Google I/O. Today, we have that announcement, and it's conductive yarn in the form of Project Jacquard. By weaving in...

Google Launches ‘Cast Remote Display’ APIs, ‘Game Manager’ APIs

Tim May 29, 2015 29

Chromecast has been a fantastic seller for Google, with the company pushing 17 million units since release, and the Cast button being pressed 1.5 billion times. As it has grown older, we have always stated that it only gets better, and with the release of new...

A Photo Tour of Google I/O 2015

Kellen May 29, 2015 15

Yesterday, you all sat through Google's 2.5 hour long keynote to get Google I/O 2015 started. If you aren't attending in person, though, that may be all you were able to see from Google's yearly developer conference. Well, unless you tune into a live-streamed...

Google Rolling Out Family-Focused Section to Google Play

Tim May 29, 2015 6

Rumored about two weeks beforehand, then officially unveiled yesterday morning during the Google I/O keynote, Google's family-focused section of Google Play is now rolling out to handsets. The all-new Family sections highlight specific apps and games intended...

Google’s Project Brillo Will Indeed Try to Take Over the “Internet of Things”

Kellen May 29, 2015 20

Somewhat lost in the shuffle of yesterday's Android-filled Google I/O keynote was confirmation from Google that their rumored "Project Brillo" is actually a real thing. Google does indeed intend to become the king of the "Internet of Things" later this year. ...