Right off the bat here at Google I/O, the company is telling developers about some awesome new tools for apps. A new series of APIs will enable a variety of new services for both developers and end users. Here are some of the highlights.
Version 2 of the Google Maps API, which includes:
- Geofencing (assigning triggers to specific geographical locations) and up to 100 fences per app
- a fused location provider, which should allow for active location gathering at just 1% battery drain per hour
- Activity recognition - API can recognize if users are walking, biking, driving, et
Google+ Sign-in API:
- cross-platform simple sign-on
Google cloud messaging (now part of Google Play Services
- Persistent connections between Google and API servers
- Upstream messaging! Use GCM to send data from devices to servers
- Cross-device synchronized notifications! You won't have to dismiss an alert on both your phone and tablet.
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