Jump to the tl;dr below for just the updates and links.

This week on The Developer Show, we go backstage at the Ubiquity Dev Summit to chat with some of the coolest speakers including; Gayathri Rajan (VP of Product Management) about Brillo/Weave, Chandu Thota (Director of Engineering) about Beacons, and Bret McGowen (Developer Advocate) on Cloud Spin. Also, learn about some of the great new projects being built with Google technology on the showroom floor at the Ubiquity Dev Summit. Plus, learn how Glowforge’s 3D laser printer works with Founder/CEO Dan Shapiro.

Episode 009 — January 15th, 2016

tl;dr

Jus the updates and the links

Android

  • Check out the new Android Emulator — an early preview is available today to help you test your app on more screen sizes and hardware configurations than you have at hand. This update contains a bunch of Speed, Performance, and Usability improvements.
  • Twitter used Doze mode to improve notification performance and you can to. Check out this blog post for more details.
  • Removing the friction of sign-in with Smart Lock for Passwords increases user re-engagement, monetization opportunities, and provides cross-device analytics. Check out this blog post for what’s new and how to implement today.
  • Google Cloud Messaging handles 150 billion messages per day for over 750,000 applications. And it keeps getting better. Take a look at this post for all the latest, including unlimited free topics for your app and a new suite of server APIS.
  • A new Google Play Services SDK (8.4) is available with Custom Email App Invites, Fused Location Provider Updates, and Maps API Improvements, plus a whole lot more! Hit the link below and learn all about it.

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Cloud

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