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• Google Photos
  a new, standalone product that gives you a single, private place for all your photos and videos. With Google Photos, you can now backup and store unlimited, high-quality photos and videos, for free and take any set of photos and videos, or any album, and simply create a link to share hundreds of photos at once. It's available now on Android, iOS, the web and on desktop.
  
  
  
  
  
• Android Pay
  the simple and secure way to pay with your Android phone. Buy with Android Pay in apps. Tap to pay in stores.
  
  
  
  
  
• Android M Developer Preview & Tools
  a developer preview of the next version of Android improving the fundamentals (privacy Permissions, App links, Battery), advancing assistance and payments (Now on Tap, Android Pay & Fingerprint) and android developer tools (Android Studio v1.3 Preview, Android Design Support Library, Google Play Services). An updated SDK with tools, system images for testing on the official Android emulator, and system images for testing on Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and Nexus Player devices is available now.
  
  
  
  
  
• Now on Tap
  Google Now is a little smarter in the upcoming Android M release, so you can ask it to assist you with whatever you’re doing—right in the moment, anywhere on your phone. And best of all, developers don’t need to do anything to integrate with Now on tap as long as they have their apps indexed by Google.
  
  
  
  
  
• Many more...
  Milkshake, Google Jump, new VR Cardboard, HBO Now on Android&Chromecast, Offline Maps with Turn-by-turn directions, Full Auto backup for Apps, Dark theme mode for M, USB Type C and MIDI, SD card and USB stick storage support, Smart Lock Password Manager, Levi and Google's Project Jacquard smart clothes etc
  
  

• Android M
  • Better privacy with selectable app permissions
  • A Fingerprint API ecosystem
  • Android Pay
  • Google Hangouts gets smarter
  • Google Calendar makes your agenda for you
  • Android as a car infotainment OS
  • Android as a virtual reality OS
  • A theme engine?
  • Multi-windows and split screen support
  • More Voice commands
  • Google Now API
  • Try an app without the hassle of downloading and installing
  • Better notification controls
  • An Android for Work update
  • Android gets kid friendly
• Chromecast 2
• The Google Play Store comes to China
• Google Glass reboot
• The $1,400 Google/Intel/Tag Heuer smartwatch
• Android Wear for iPhones?
• A replacement for passwords
• Polymer brings Material Design to the Web
• Google (not Google+) Photos
• YouTube's Twitch.tv killer
• "Brillo," an Android-based Internet of Things OS
• Project Ara and ATAP
• Google's SkyBox shows us a realtime view of earth

Google I/O 2014 - The "L" word
Google I/O 2013 |OT|
Google I/O 2012 |OT|
Google I/O Live 2011 (May 10-11). Thread of Ice Cream Sandwiches and Musical Clouds
Google I/O 2010 Thread of Moving to the Clouds and eating Froyo​

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

The API...

 

[Symphonia]

Subbed. I'm keen to see what Google have in store for Android's next iteration.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

I was unaware of Skybox.

 

[Odrion]

THE BABY

 

[Marcus]

that thread title is a bad omen yikes

 

[Sinfamy]

Calling it now, Android Marshmallow.

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

System-wide and manufacturer-agnostic multi-tasking is easily my most wished-for feature... odds we see it/10?

 

[……forgetit]

Welp, please have good announcements

 

[Wreav]

Start warming up your disappointment engines.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

I'm really interested to see what more they could pack into a new Chromecast.

 

[DrFunk]

Chromecast 2?

 

[Graphics Horse]

Marmite

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

HYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

 

[Rodney McKay]

I wonder exactly what a Chromecast 2 would do over the first one.

Built in apps like the Amazon Fire Stick?
Game support (I think I read about that one somewhere)?
Full screen mirroring like the Apple TV (would be great to stream apps that don't have Chromecast support yet)?

I already have an original Chromecast at my apartment (old roommate left it here) and it works great for letting friends show off youtube clips, listening to music, and Netflix. The new one will need a lot more features and keep the low pricetag for me to look into upgrading.

 

[Wreav]

I'm really interested to see what more they could pack into a new Chromecast.

4K and AC wifi for starters. Chromecast already has full screen mirroring.

What you're describing is the Nexus Player.

 

[Sinfamy]

I'm really interested to see what more they could pack into a new Chromecast.

I want 5GHz Wireless AC with 1080p streaming.
Doesn't seem too hard.

 

[Haloid1177]

Gimme some Android Wear/iOS compatibility and I'll buy one that day.

 

[Blablurn]

LETS GO

 

[KarmaCow]

Chromecast 2 could be interesting but I hope it's more than relay point.

Chances on Android M being pushed out to the Nexus 4?

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Chances on Android M being pushed out to the Nexus 4?

Unless it's no more resource hungry than L, I would doubt it.

 

[badcrumble]

A Google Now API would be awfully interesting. I kinda think Google Now is Google's best 'feed' product these days (given that Google+ as a social product kinda crashed and burned, though the unified login stuff is great), and it's probably an important way for Google to be able to get into brand advertising and keeping user eyeballs glued to their app and so on.

 

[Quixzlizx]

Chromecast 2 could be interesting but I hope it's more than relay point.

Chances on Android M being pushed out to the Nexus 4?

Well, I think Google recently announced that Nexus phones will have 2-year OS support and 3-year security fix support from now on, so probably not.

 

[Blackhead]

Unless it's no more resource hungry than L, I would doubt it.

[Rumor] Google Taking Renewed Focus On Battery And RAM In Android M, Dev Preview Expected Again This Year (AndroidPolice - 21 hours ago)

Should I add that to the OP?

Also the Rumors is a link to the Arstechnica tracker article with in depth writeups on all the headline hints

And the Keynote livestream is available from the Youtube link and in the Android App

 

[m_shortpants]

Android MnMs

 

[Somnid]

Other rumors:

- Focus of Android M to be RAM and Battery (because apparently it didn't stick last time)
- Nexus Device support guarantee (I'm guessing this comes with sunsetting old Nexus device support)
- No new tablet
- 2 New phones (LG 5.2" and Huawei 5.7" with an SD 808 and 810 respectively)

 

[clav]

Anything about streamlining updates?

 

[AstroNut325]

I just barely got the update for 5.0 on my phone!

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Other rumors:

- Focus of Android M to be RAM and Battery (because apparently it didn't stick last time)
- Nexus Device support guarantee (I'm guessing this comes with sunsetting old Nexus device support)
- No new tablet
- 2 New phones (LG 5.2" and Huawei 5.7" with an SD 808 and 810 respectively)

If they come out with the LG 5.2", or announce it there with an 808 (especially at a good price), it will definitely be my main phone. Make it 1080p at 5.2", 32GB minimum and starting at $400. Make the 5.7" start at $500, while the 6 gets knocked down to $600. Make it easy.

 

[gcubed]

System-wide and manufacturer-agnostic multi-tasking is easily my most wished-for feature... odds we see it/10?

Thats really the only thing i'm interested in seeing this year. So... here's to hoping. Otherwise, the rest is boring

I just barely got the update for 5.0 on my phone!

M won't come out until late late 2015

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Other rumors:

- Focus of Android M to be RAM and Battery (because apparently it didn't stick last time)
- Nexus Device support guarantee (I'm guessing this comes with sunsetting old Nexus device support)
- No new tablet
- 2 New phones (LG 5.2" and Huawei 5.7" with an SD 808 and 810 respectively)

Don't think those will be at I/O Google hasn't announced a phone at I/O since the Nexus 4.

 

[Somnid]

Don't think those will be at I/O Google hasn't announced a phone at I/O since the Nexus 4.

Perhaps, but you never know. Certainly there are phones like this in the wild so who knows how far along they would be. It would certainly help to have devices that show off a standardized biometric authentication API.

 

[el_colibri]

Hopefully something about CUPS support in Chromebooks. It's something small but I hope it's there.

 

[ChoklitReign]

I hope the Chromecast 2 includes Ethernet and A/V outlets even if it bulks up. The current one is not appropriate for home theaters especially for sound.

 

[Vermillion]

My phone doesn't get Lollipop until next month, man.

 

[Symphonia]

I hope the Chromecast 2 includes Ethernet and A/V outlets even if it bulks up. The current one is not appropriate for home theaters especially for sound.

I'm down for Chromecast 2 supporting an ethernet connection. I have one plugged in to my TV in my bedroom and the connection via wireless is terrible.

 

[Hasney]

I'll I'm needing is the memory leak gone and I'll be happy with M.

As for I/O itself....Gimmie a Moto 360 2.

 

[Majine]

New Nexus 5. Come on.

 

[Vermillion]

I'll I'm needing is the memory leak gone and I'll be happy with M.

As for I/O itself....Gimmie a Moto 360 2.

Moto 720

 

[celebi23]

Subbed Always love this time of year. I/O, then WWDC & then E3

 

[LeleSocho]

• The $1,400 Google/Intel/Tag Heuer smartwatch

The what? Does anyone have more informations on this?

 

[Somnid]

Subbed Always love this time of year. I/O, then WWDC & then E3

Hey, hey don't forget BUILD.

 

[Blackhead]

The what? Does anyone have more informations on this?

TAG Heuer's luxury smartwatch to cost $1,400, have a 40-hour battery

 

[sarcastor]

My phone doesn't get Lollipop until next month, man.

I just barely got the update for 5.0 on my phone!

Lollipop came out November and a lot of phones don't even have it 6 months later...

M won't come out until late late 2015

...which means early 2016 before most people see it? Unless you're on a Nexus or Motorola.

 

[Gila]

Please googy add a clear all recent apps option

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Lollipop came out November and a lot of phones don't even have it 6 months later...



...which means early 2016 before most people see it? Unless you're on a Nexus or Motorola.

Well if you buy a new phone which has Android Melonpan installed then it will have it right away. I would imagine all late 2015 phones will have it out of the box.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Lollipop came out November and a lot of phones don't even have it 6 months later...



...which means early 2016 before most people see it? Unless you're on a Nexus or Motorola.

6.0.x will be a unstable beta if past experience is anything to go by anyway.

5.1 is the first good Lollipop release and still has some glaring under the hood issues.

 

[BrokenIcarus]

I hope we get Vulkan support, but it might be a pipe dream

 

[KennyLinder]

Let's hope the new Android OS is not a flakey, utterly unoptimised and shockingly unstable piece of shit like Lollipop is. Nexus 5 will be my first and last Android phone if they don't sort it out.

 

[Somnid]

My biggest hope is they move away from Java to something more modern. Dart might be a good candidate.