Google I/O 2017 Archives - Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/tag/google-io-2017/ Pure Android Passion Fri, 19 May 2017 09:34:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://androidkenya.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-ak_ico-32x32.png Google I/O 2017 Archives - Android Kenya https://androidkenya.com/tag/google-io-2017/ 32 32 123899007 Google Assistant now supports typing input, allows users to easily view query history https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/google-assistant-update/ Fri, 19 May 2017 09:34:04 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1322 Well, that did not take long. Just the other day, Google promised us that we would soon be able to make queries on Google Assistant by typing. It’s already rolling out. Google also promised us that it would simplify the process of viewing our Google Assistant query history. That, too is, already happening. While the […]

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]]> 1322 Jumia’s use of Progressive Web Apps pushes conversion rate up by 33%, results in data savings for users https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/google-io-2017-progressive-web-apps/ Fri, 19 May 2017 05:00:53 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1304 When exploring ways to conserve data on one’s smartphone earlier on, I brought up something interesting: the native vs web apps debate. It’s been raging for a while and for all I care, native has either been losing or its backers have strongly conceded that native apps need some fixing. At Google I/O 2017 this […]

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]]> 1304 Android Device Manager is now Find My Device https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/android-device-manager-rebranded/ Thu, 18 May 2017 11:56:14 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1297 Back in August 2013, shortly after that year’s I/O conference, Google launched the Android Device Manager service. The service was meant to make it easy for users to track and find their Android devices in the event they lost or misplaced them. In the event a device had been misplaced, a user could simply log […]

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]]> 1297 Now everyone can do YouTube live streams on mobile https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/youtube-live-all/ Thu, 18 May 2017 11:18:54 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1292 Google has made it pretty hard to live stream to YouTube, at least on mobile. Previously, one needed to have at least 10,000 subscribers to be able to share live whatever it is that is happening in their lives, interesting or not, on the video sharing platform on mobile. Then that requirement dropped to just […]

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]]> 1292 Gmail on Android is getting Smart Reply feature https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/gmail-android-smart-reply-feature/ Thu, 18 May 2017 10:32:24 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1290 Smart Reply is a nifty feature that saves the time of those of us whose lives revolve around emails. It has been on desktop for a while through Inbox. What it does is suggest some quick responses to an email you receive in your Gmail inbox, leaving you free to do something else instead of […]

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]]> 1290 Google I/O 2017 by the numbers https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/google-io-2017-numbers/ Thu, 18 May 2017 01:21:37 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1266 It has become the norm that Google reveals some interesting statistics on its various products and services every year at I/O. Briefly, here are some of the key numbers that turned our heads at Google I/O 2017: 7,200+: the number of people who got to physically witness, first hand, all the happenings at Google I/O […]

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]]> 1266 Android Go is a new initiative by Google meant to woo low-cost Android device buyers https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/google-io-2017-android-go/ Thu, 18 May 2017 00:11:26 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1273 Back at I/O 2014, Google announced Android One. The initiative, meant to be the Messiah of Android device users mainly in emerging markets that would otherwise not get the latest Android software on the hardware they use has turned out to be a white elephant for Google. Other than the continued release of devices by […]

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]]> 1273 Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ to get Google Daydream support later in the year https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/google-io-2017-daydream/ Wed, 17 May 2017 22:53:51 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1269 Samsung has a pair of decent high-end smartphones on sale around the world. They just arrived in Kenya the other day and they cost a pretty penny. I have been playing with the Galaxy S8 for a while now and it’s hands down the best smartphone I have ever used. If I am to take […]

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]]> 1269 It will soon be possible to type in Google Assistant https://androidkenya.com/2017/05/google-io-2017-google-assistant/ Wed, 17 May 2017 21:59:52 +0000 http://androidkenya.com/?p=1254 Google Assistant is getting a feature those of us who have been using it have always wanted: the ability to type requests into the digital assistant. At the moment, Assistant can only receive requests from users by voice. It listens as you speak to it and then processes and responds. This is a departure from […]

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