Tag: Android’s

21 NOV

Google adds indoor positioning to Android’s Find My Device

Enlarge If you’ve ever lost your Android phone, it’s usually a help to use Google’s “Find My Device” service to see the phone’s last known position on a map. As Google Maps get better and better, it makes sense to keep Find My Device up to date with the latest in mapping technology. With the […]

23 FEB

Android’s official augmented reality toolkit is available to the public

Google’s take on a mobile augmented reality framework is no longer limited to a modestly-sized preview. It just released ARCore 1.0, letting anyone publish Android apps that take advantage of the toolkit to meld virtual objects with the real world. To no one’s surprise, Google has already lined up apps from big-name brands to take […]

14 NOV

Google cracks down on power-user apps that use Android’s accessibility API

Enlarge (credit: Google Play Store) Google is cracking down on apps that use Android’s accessibility API. Even though the APIs have been around for years without any kind of rules about usage, Google has now started telling developers that using the accessibility API for anything other than helping users with disabilities will result in a […]

15 OCT

Android’s ‘instant’ apps are now leaner and faster

Right now, Google’s instant Android apps don’t quite live up to their billing. Google has to load support for every possible device, which can slow down access to the app and chew up valuable space. That shouldn’t be an issue going forward. Google has updated its instant app programming kit to let developers give you […]

11 SEP

Android’s fragmentation will give Google’s ARCore problems

BEFORE YOU READ: Websites like Forbes can’t be accessibility compliant unless they sacrifice design, interactivity and general user experience for visitors without disabilities.12.6% of Americans have a serious disability: We need accessible website resources on key disability-related topics.  Read more about Smart Glasses on Samal Design. Google recently launched an augmented reality platform, ARCore, in a direct […]

12 MAY

Google’s “Project Treble” solves one of Android’s many update roadblocks

Since time immemorial, the Android ecosystem has made quickly updating an operating system across devices seem like an impossible task. Google releases a new version of Android, and while Nexus and Pixel devices get updated, other Android OEMs mostly shrug their shoulders and go about their business. If users are lucky, they might get an OS […]