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[Saiyan-Rox]

This camera on IO is so shit sure you can move it but I wanna see the stage

 

[Hasney]

Heh, I'm so unhyped I forgot it was on. May as well have it on in the background.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Better livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31G8mbaP8e0

 

[nature boy]

Guys,

https://events.google.com/io2016/

 

[JonathanEx]

I'd just like to congratulate the thread title for being correct again for a second time in a week with Allo

 

[Junior Mint]

Did Google just unveil another messaging app?

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Allo = Imessage?

Or maybe not.

 

[Toki767]

Man the thread title really delivered multiple times already in hindsight.

 

[EmiPrime]

Thread title wins again.

 

[LostMyNarbles]

Holy shit that thread title was like predicting the damn future over and over again.

 

[Priz]

Allo is a mobile-only app that you might think is meant to replace Google's other messaging app, Hangouts. But you'd be wrong. Allo is explicitly meant to be a fresh start for Google's new communication's division (which also runs Hangouts and Project Fi).

You sign up with your phone number and you can connect your Google account to it, though there's no need to.

So... Hangouts will still exist... and you should install both? Also the last sentence reminds me of LINE.

At work lately they've had everyone install LINE to stay in touch (we all used AIM/Trillian before/currently). Certain people DO NOT want LINE on their phone so it was installed just long enough to get the desktop client running. Do you know how much trouble LINE is on the desktop if it doesn't have a phone to work with? You want to open a new IM Window to someone? Need to type a code on your phone app before you can type to them. If there's a major update requiring a signin and it's been removed from the phone... *womp womp* I keep it on my phone because I'm fine with that but for those who are against it at work, trying to keep them connected/usability can be a bitch. I hope Allo doesn't have those issues.

 

[……forgetit]

The S7 Edge is. HTC merely caught up with everything being done last year.

Late, but I'm not picking up a phone without USB-C

 

[daoster]

Has there ever been a thread title as good as this one?

Allo
Hangouts
Messenger
Spaces
Youtube

 

[Noema]

The rumored price is $400, but I could see that being before taxes.



Probably bargain bin prices for OEMs. And with that performance-level, I probably wouldn't want that phone anymore. Yikes. I was afraid that an 808 phone would be too much of a sidegrade (especially the 5X with the same 2 GB RAM), but going lower at the same resolution as the N5? No thanks. What a shame, I really liked the design.

It's a shame that the 61x is still used in 2016 for midrange phones. It's just not a good chip and shouldn't be driving 1080p phones.

 

[DrFunk]

Hangouts thown to the curb like old disco records

 

[Toki767]

I bet Allo won't even integrate with Hangouts. Or SMS for that matter.

 

[LostMyNarbles]

I wonder if they set up a cart backstage and told everybody "Okay drop your Apple Watch's here and grab a Moto 360".

 

[Jzero]

Allo = Imessage?

Or maybe not.

I wish it worked with the actual iMessage. I'm using an iPod to use iMessage

 

[Asgaro]

-

 

[diaspora]

"clear all"

Google finally catching up to Samsung.

 

[osiris3355]

I was out for a meeting. So no sms integration with Allo?

 

[LostMyNarbles]

So Android N multitasking automatically closes apps you haven't used in awhile. I guess Samsung was just looking into the future with the S6.

 

[diaspora]

So Android N multitasking automatically closes apps you haven't used in awhile. I guess Samsung was just looking into the future with the S6.

And multi-window lol

 

[brotkasten]

Forgot that I/O was on. Damn. Anything good I missed so far?

 

[diaspora]

Forgot that I/O was on. Damn. Anything good I missed so far?

More messaging apps, VR, better JIT compiler for N, Vulkan on N

 

[Junior Mint]

Forgot that I/O was on. Damn. Anything good I missed so far?

pretty much nothing

 

[LostMyNarbles]

Just skip to the new VR messaging app.

Spoiler

/s

 

[brotkasten]

More messaging apps, VR, better JIT compiler for N, Vulkan on N

pretty much nothing

Thanks.

 

[Hasney]

So Android N multitasking automatically closes apps you haven't used in awhile. I guess Samsung was just looking into the future with the S6.

Probably. but I don't mind waiting so I don't have to use a Samsung phone. I've got an S6 for Gear VR, but I can't imagine ever using that as my daily driver and the couple of years with an S4... Never again.

Wonder if this Wear stuff will make me do anything with my watch other than swipe notifications.

EDIT: Watchface stuff is pretty cool working with any app.

 

[diaspora]

This looks pretty cool, I might try taking a crack at Wear development.

 

[Hasney]

Swype keyboard? Alright, much better than talking. Wonder how well it works.

 

[diaspora]

Oh shit, Wear standalone apps

 

[Vanillalite]

It's official

I think the tech sector just bores me now

 

[Hasney]

Oh shit, Wear standalone apps

Cellular connection realistically needed though for a lot of that. Will be pretty cool, may need a new watch.

 

[brotkasten]

2 years and I still don't know what I need to own a smartwatch, other than controlling my music or podcasts.

 

[diaspora]

Cellular connection realistically needed though for a lot of that. Will be pretty cool, may need a new watch.

Sure, I mean it's not magic.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Anyone got the update to Android N yet? wondering if Android Pay works on the Beta build

 

[Toki767]

Android Instant Apps is really cool.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

Anyone got the update to Android N yet? wondering if Android Pay works on the Beta build

Downloading now.

 

[osiris3355]

Wheres the new streaming box biotches!

 

[HawkeyeIC]

Post impressions of the new beta. Will give it a few days before jumping in.

 

[Vanillalite]

Beta candidate that supposedly isn't total jank is legit

Most of everything else was pretty zzz

 

[Nakazato]

Guess buy pixel c

 

[HawkeyeIC]

Allo and Duo are both mobile only? How does Google even think this will take off?

 

[brotkasten]

It's official

I think the tech sector just bores me now

For me it's not the tech sector per se, but these kind of conferences and tech announcements really don't do anything for me anymore. I was really looking forward to Google's universal VR solution, saw it in the stream and had literally no reaction.

No date, no price, no hardware, only words.

I can't give a shit about announcements like that anymore.

 

[Vanillalite]

For me it's not the tech sector per se, but these kind of conferences and tech announcements really don't do anything for me anymore. I was really looking forward to Google's universal VR solution, saw it in the stream and had literally no reaction.

No date, no price, no hardware, only words.

I can't give a shit about announcements like that anymore.

I guess this would be more accurate.

Even then I realize it's a developer conference, but I didn't even really see any "exciting" new developer shit either.

Just more of the same. *shrugs*

 

[Vyse The Legend]

For me it's not the tech sector per se, but these kind of conferences and tech announcements really don't do anything for me anymore. I was really looking forward to Google's universal VR solution, saw it in the stream and had literally no reaction.

No date, no price, no hardware, only words.

I can't give a shit about announcements like that anymore.

Agreed.

I'm also fairly disappointed that Android VR appears to just be performance tweaks for the mobile OS. I expected a VR-specific UI and hooks into existing VR headsets, like Android Wear but for VR.

 

[Vinterbird]

So what is Allo? Can I send SMS messages and chat stuff? Or is it chat stuff only?

Also why is it so difficult for Google to allow me to send a sms from a Chromebook or iPad when Pushbullet does it.

 

[Groof]

i missed the keynote yet it feels like i didn't actually miss anything

 

[Noema]

My body is ready for that N.

Can't wait to get home to flash it on my N6.