We just went hands-on with Samsung's first Android Wear, the Gear Live . It was lovely and very promising. But then we just got to strap Motorola's Moto 360 on, and oh man, it's gorgeous. GORGEOUS. Here are our quick first impressions.
What Material Design Means For the Future of Android
Today at Google I/O, we were introduced to a new design language called Material Design. It's Google's first design manifesto, and within it lies a message about how the company sees its users interacting with everything from watches to cars. Here's how to decode it.
Exclusive: Android L to Add Granular Permissions Prompts
With the announcement of Android L now finished at Google I/O, there are still a number of unanswered questions as to what’s actually likely to be coming in Android L. We mentioned some of the changes we know are coming earlier, as well as a bit more about the new design philosophy on the way, but there wasn’t much detail given over some of the new changes.
We’ve been taking a look to see what we could find, and XDA Senior Recognized Developer XpLoDWilD has helped us to root out what looks to be an interesting new feature – tucked away among all the other information about Android L and the new design philosophy are a few interesting gems. One of which is a screenshot, which appears to suggest that the Android permissions system will be introducing some “at-time-of-use” prompts, somewhat like iOS.
As shown in the image above, it appears that the Permissions UI is extending to cover a prompt issued at time of use, allowing the user to allow or deny the location information. While these don’t, at a glance, appear hugely different to the existing prompts to enable Location Services, we suspect these are different – the wording indicates this permission prompt affects only the one app, which would appear to indicate that there will be some iOS permissions prompts when apps seek to access sensitive data, or use features which require permissions.
This would certainly be an interesting step forwards, as it would raise user awareness of what apps have access to, and also give users an option to disable an app’s access to the permission, if they feel it is excessive. We’ll know for sure tomorrow though, when the Android L developer preview lands.
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Samsung Gear Live Hands-On: Turns Out Smartwatches Could Be Great
We got a surprise announcement at I/O today with Samsung unveiling its first Android Wear watch in the Gear Live. We just slapped it onto our wrist and got to play with it for a few minutes, and while it was in its demo mode so we couldn't dive in too deeply, we were impressed.
Google's Getting Its Own Android-Powered Game Consoles
Forget the Ouya , there's another Android game console in town, and it's coming from two of the biggest players in town.
AndroidTV: Google's Bajillionth Attempt to Take Over Your Living Room
Meet AndroidTV: a new TV platform, like the failed Google TV. It's a brand new UI but it's the same SDK as regular Android.
Android Auto Turns Your Dashboard Into an Android Device
As the rumors foretold , today at Google I/O we got a first look at Android Auto. The system uses your Android smartphone as the brain for an in-dash controlling navigation, music, and a whole host of other functions. In other words, your next new car might double as an Android accessory.
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