Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Android focuses on virtual reality with Daydream Platform – NU.nl

Google will not make its own virtual reality glasses, the company said Wednesday at its annual conference I / O.

However, it has developed a reference design ‘, where other manufacturers base their design for their own glasses . This includes a simple remote control that can be used to control applications or games.

Daydream Google not only wants to provide a single platform for virtual reality on Android, it should also make it better, faster and more flexible .

In addition, the company has a number of apps adapted for virtual reality. Play Store, for example, will also have their own VR mode and Youtube “rebuilt from scratch” so it is better suited for virtual reality.

Developers can already get started with Daydream, users will have to wait until the summer of this year.



Android

Google was also more details are known about Android N, the next version of the mobile operating system.

Android will perform include automatic security updates when device is rebooted. Individual files will now be encrypted to protect the system better.

Many of N was already known, because it is already being tested publicly. What is not yet known, is the name. Google let people themselves vote on the name of the new version, or with an N to start

Google is in addition to instant applications. ‘; Web pages that appear as simple apps without actually an app is installed. Instant Apps not only work with the latest version of Android, but from Jelly Bean version of Android that was unveiled in 2013.

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Android Wear

Android Wear, Google’s operating system for smart watches, gets a major new update. Android Wear devices can now also run apps without the help of a smartphone.

Also new is a full keyboard that can be typed. Text can also be entered by handwriting recognition

By:. NU.nl/Thomas Moerman

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