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Here s What to Expect From Google I/O
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Google canceled last year’s annual Google I/O developers conference due to the pandemic, but this year, it’s back virtually.
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The event kicks off Tuesday, May 18 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT with a keynote speech from Google CEO Sundar Pichai. And while we don’t know exactly what Google has in store this year, we’re hoping to hear more about Android 12, Google Assistant, and Google’s vision for the smart home.
Android 12 s New Look
Android 12 s new colorization features are pretty to look at, even in theory.
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There are a lot of reasons why Google’s Wear OS as a smartwatch platform is so frustrating. It lacks the advanced health features you see from other wearables makers, nearly all the available watches are still reliant on outdated chips, and historically, Google hasn’t been the best at delivering timely updates. Recent attempts to fix all that have been encouraging, but still prettyminor. However, an Android Developers blog notes that third-party tiles are coming to Wear OS, and for once, I’m excited for the possibilities.
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Google introduced Tiles back in 2019 in one of the more substantial updates to the Wear OS platform. The swipeable widgets were, at that point, long overdue, considering that Samsung had been offering something similar for years. The only problem was you were limited to Google’s own Tiles and those were just OK at best. It was a marginally better experience, but one that still lagged behind the competition.