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

This week on The Developer Show, I head to the Project Tango Workshop in San Francisco to chat with Johnny Lee (Technical Project Lead on Project Tango) and Eric Johnsen (Head of Business Development on Project Tango) about some of the impactful things developers can do with Project Tango. Plus, we get to take a peek at some of the amazing products developers are crafting right now with Project Tango!

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tl;dr

Just the updates and links

Web

• Defer actions until the user has stable connectivity with the new web API, “Background Sync” — check out how with this post.
• It’s just become a lot easier to see any issues you have with certificates and mixed content with the Security panel introduced with Chrome 48. The blog post and video have details on how to use it.
• Learn how to use JavaScript Promises for deferred and asynchronous computation with this course built in collaboration with Udacity.

Apps Script

• Happy 100th blog post, Apps Script! Thanks for helping developers create add-ons for Google Sheets, Docs, or Forms, automate their workflows, integrate with external APIs, and more. Here’s a few recent posts to celebrate…
• Tips and best practices for developing more complex Apps Script solutions.
• A new Calendar Resource API that enables Google for Work customers to manage their physical resources, like conference rooms and printers or tennis courts and nap pods.
• …and the latest version of the Google Drive API for a leaner, faster by default, and more consistent interface to Google Drive.

Cardboard and Tango

• Although, not exactly developer related, I just thought this was a cool article about a group of doctors that used Google Cardboard to visualize the anatomy of a 4-month-old girl before a life saving surgery. Just a reminder that the stuff we’re all working on together can have a real impact on people’s lives.
• Lenovo and Google recently announced a partnership to create a new mainstream smartphone with Project Tango built in. Which, of course, if you haven’t already, makes it a great time to get to know Project Tango.

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.

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.

Ads

• Now in beta: trial run ads and interactive interstitials, 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.

Cloud

• Map your existing expertise to the Google Cloud Platform with this new whitepaper.
• Learn about the Google Cloud Platform directly from those who built it at GCP Next 2016 in San Francisco. Registration is open now.