--- title: "The Developer Show 009 — Brillo & Weave, Beacons, Cloud Spin, Glowforge" description: "The Google Developer Show, episode 009. Topics include Brillo & Weave, Beacons, Cloud Spin, and Glowforge." doc_version: "1.0" last_updated: "2016-01-16" canonical: "https://timothyjordan.com/blog/2016/01/16/DevShow-009.html" --- # The Developer Show 009 — Brillo & Weave, Beacons, Cloud Spin, Glowforge _Published January 16, 2016_ > The Google Developer Show, episode 009. Topics include Brillo & Weave, Beacons, Cloud Spin, and Glowforge. --- _Jump to the_ [_tl;dr below_](https://medium.com/google-developers/the-developer-show-009-brillo-weave-beacons-cloud-spin-glowforge-3238fae69af7#0efd) _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](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/12/android-studio-20-preview-android.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_androidstudio2.0preview_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) — 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](http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2015/12/how-twitter-used-doze-in-android-60.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_notificationdoze_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) for more details. - Removing the friction of sign-in with [Smart Lock for Passwords](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/12/one-tap-sign-up-and-automatic-sign-in.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_smartlock_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) 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](http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2015/12/google-cloud-messaging-weve-come-long.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_cloudmessaging_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) handles 150 billion messages per day for over 750,000 applications. And it keeps getting better. Take a look at [this post](http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2015/12/google-cloud-messaging-weve-come-long.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_cloudmessaging_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) 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)](http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/12/google-play-services-84-sdk-is-available_18.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_googleplayservices84_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) 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. #### Ads - Now in beta: [trial run ads and interactive interstitials](http://adwords.blogspot.com/2015/12/trial-run-ads-interactive-interstitials-beta.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_interactiveads_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog), all to help you get more installs for your app. - Take advantage of January’s surge in user activity on mobile with DoubleClick’s [most actionable research and best practices](http://googledevelopers.blogspot.com/2015/12/mobile-bootcamp-part-i-get-your-app.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_mobilebootcamppart1_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog). #### Cloud - Map your existing expertise to the Google Cloud Platform with [this new whitepaper](https://cloud.google.com/docs/google-cloud-platform-for-aws-professionals?utm_campaign=devshow_series_googlecloudforaws_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog). - Learn about the Google Cloud Platform directly from those who built it at [GCP Next 2016](http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.com/2015/12/announcing-NEXT-2016-join-us-for-whats-next-for-cloud.html?utm_campaign=devshow_series_next2016_011416&utm_source=medium&utm_medium=blog) in San Francisco. Registration is open now. ## Sitemap See the [full sitemap](/sitemap.md) or the [blog index](/blog/index.md) for every page on the site.