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Android Studio 2.2 . Improvements to the compilers, many X improvements to instant run, automatic test generation, C++ debugging and constrained layout editors.
firebase - very cool.
This is huge...
Android Security: What happened to Google? I remember back in the days when Apple said that they will reviewed all the apps before they appear on the App Stores. Now it looks reviewing apps before release is not cool anymore.
Android Security: What happened to Google? I remember back in the days when Apple said that they will reviewed all the apps before they appear on the App Stores. Now it looks reviewing apps before release is not cool anymore.
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I don't understand why anyone would want to have such a device in their home. How long before they start data mining conversations for better ad targeting? What if a state actor gets access to such devices? Is no one worried at all?
I have an Echo. It's great. To me the Amazon play for this is very straightforward: they want you buying Amazon stuff using it. They don't sell ads, they sell products. When they say that the device only listens for its own name locally, I believe it (sans someone hacking it to spy on people of course, but I don't believe that Amazon deliberately programmed it to do this). Google is a different story. I imagine that…
I think the rest of your post is conjecture, but does this change your opinion? Amazon is a diverse business that wants to sell many things, including your eyeballs (or ears in the case of Echo) to others via advertising.
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They just released a new chat app TWO DAYS AGO. Which do I use, even if I am a Google fan and love all things Google?
Wait, they did?
https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/introducing-spaces-t...
It's roughly analogous to Facebook Groups.
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I don't understand why anyone would want to have such a device in their home. How long before they start data mining conversations for better ad targeting? What if a state actor gets access to such devices? Is no one worried at all?
Sure, some people are worried. But these devices only listen when they hear the wake word ("Ok Google" or "Alexa"), so there's no real concern about the companies listening to anything other than your queries. And 99% of people are not interesting enough for a state actor to care about. If you are a spy, criminal, politician, etc., then I'd agree you should think twice about owning one.
I can't tell if this is satire.
In my humble opinion Google isn't solving new problems anymore. They created great company thanks to solving very important problem: people couldn't find right things on the Internet. Now it is all about ads and reducing number of taps required to order a pizza. The keynote is just boring.
Yea - I hear ya. Self driving cars, conversational AIs, VR hardware - same old same old.
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I don't understand why anyone would want to have such a device in their home. How long before they start data mining conversations for better ad targeting? What if a state actor gets access to such devices? Is no one worried at all?
I've seen the ads my Kindle Paperwhite displays as a screensaver, and... no, I'm not worried about Amazon mining my personal information to start doing better ad targeting.
Just noticed. They all wear Android smartwatches... I don't know single person in Europe who uses his Android smartwatch after couple of months!
Strava Android app runs a GoogleNowAuthentication Service 24/7. I stopped using the app last year, installed in in April 2016, saw it's still happening and hit them an email to support. I never got a non-automated response.
I'm very enthusiastic that apps include various Google additions that are no use to me, but run 24/7. /s Maybe that's how we're going to "need" 6GB RAM phones.