Showing posts with label Google I/O 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google I/O 2013. Show all posts

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Don't like the new Google+ layout? Change it.

If you don't like the new tiles layout and prefer the older single stream you can change it!
(Click to enlarge)

After you change it you will switch to a single stream of content much like the old G+ layout.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

How to install google hangout on your device now!

UPDATE: This method only allows some people to get the update sooner. Other are still unable to update.
Second UPDATE: Update your google play services and you should be able to update your hangout app. Reset your phone after just in case.

Get play services here
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/05/13/apk-teardown-google-play-services-3-1-part-2-all-your-app-data-in-the-cloud-a-new-cloud-based-location-service-and-more/


Go to the play store online.

https://play.google.com/store

Find it, then install it through the browser onto your device.
Profit!!!!

Google I/O 2013


My personal highlights for Google I/O 2013. Not everything, just the things I personally liked :)

Google games

New cloud saves for games and online live multiplayer. The demo failed but it might just be because of the excessive WiFi usage there.

Google play music

Now you can have a subscription service to their entire catalog in addition to your personal library. It is 9.99/month however if you sign up for the 1 month free trial before June 30th you get a price of 7.99/Month.

Galaxy S4 running stock android

Will be available for $650 and comes boot loader unlocked and carrier unlocked with stock android. It will get updates pushed to it right away. It also supports AT&T LTE and T-Mobile.
I am sort of upset I bought my carrier locked S4 from AT&T, however if they unlock the boot loader porting stock android should be really easy.

New Hangout
New and improved chat program supporting text, photos and video chat.

Photos
Now instead of 5GB of full size photo storage you have 15GB!

Improved auto-enhance for photos
- Noise reduction and structure enhancements. Good stuff that it does automatically :)

Now if you take burst shots they will "gif"t it to you lol. Auto-gifs

If you take several portraits they will put the faces together for an "ideal" photo.



This is not all of I/O. Just some thought of what has been discussed so far.