Google has completed its mammoth 3-hour I/O 2013 keynote, and many announcements were made. We’ve compiled a handy list so you can catch up and make sure you haven’t missed anything.
there have been more than 900 million Android activations in total
48 billion apps have been downloaded on Android
2.5 billion apps are installed every month
developers will now be able to request their apps to be translated directly in the Developer Console, making the process easier and faster
a new feature for developers will facilitate alpha testing within apps
the feature allows developers to pick a percentage of users that will get an update, in order to alpha test it, before sending it out to the rest of the users
an integrated developer environment, set to replace Eclipse, has been announced. It will be called Android Studio.
Google also announced cloud messaging will be integrated into the platform
the aim behind Studio is to help developers be faster and more productive
a new set of APIs have been released, targeted at game developers specifically
the games platform will allow users to save their progress on the cloud, meaning they can leave and pick up from different devices
leaderboards will be created, linked with users’ Google+ accounts and permitting friends to connect in particular circles
Google Play services will now have Cloud Messaging (GCM) integration
persistent connections, upstream messaging and notification synchronisation are all additions that will be brought to the service
Google revealed it is sending 200,000 push messages every second, or 17 billion messages a day
a version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 running the Nexus OS has been revealed
the phone will be sold via Google Play from June 26 at $649 a piece
Google is launching a new music streaming service
the service will cost you $9.99 per month, or $7.99 if you take a subscription by June 30. There is also a free 30-day trial period
songs will be updated according to user tastes and preferences, and songs can be removed from playlists with a simple swipe motion
Google has announced a store aimed at, and curated for, young children
the Google Play for Education will have apps sorted by age and genre
Administrators of accounts will be able to push out apps to multiple devices in one go
all attendees of this morning’s keynote were told they would be receiving a free Chromebook Pixel
Google+ is getting 41 new features affecting the Stream, Hangouts and Photos sections
Stream is getting a new, multi-column design, which will be going live today, though if you do not like the new layout you will be able to go back to single-column view
one of the new features will let you click on pictures to flip them over and reveal related pictures under the same hashtag. Users will be able to opt their pictures out of the feature
Auto Awesome is a new feature that automatically combines pictures together in order to create new ones
it will be able to create gifs by linking multiple images with each other
it will also have an automatic panorama option, creating panoramic photos from pictures taken side by side
Hangouts is a new messaging service that replaces the current multiple services Google offers
it has launched today and is available as an app for iOS, Android and Chrome
in Hangouts you can start one-on-one or group conversations.
new features were announced for photos on Google+, notably that you will now get 15GB free storage for full-size pictures, as well as unlimited space for standard resolution images
an Auto Highlight feature will automatically decide which of your pictures are the best and put them at the forefront
Auto Enhance will automatically make your pictures the best they can be with some smart editing
over 1 million sites use Google Maps
a new version of the app, to run on the iPad, was teased
the new version will incorporate a new suggestion engine to help you find relevant places nearby
it will also have life traffic incident reporting and re-routing features
the desktop version of Google Maps is getting a new version, that includes an improved interface, imagery and services unification, and more a personalised experience
this new version of maps will be tailored to individual users, using the same data Google Now employs
images from Google Earth, Street View and special projects will all be available from one place
WebGL is used to augment the new views and produce a more interactive and detailed imagery
CEO Larry Page shared some personal stories up on stage, as well as his views on the importance of technology
he also went on about the products are being created at Google, and the drawbacks of negativity
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