Google Play Services 6.5 adds new map features and fit API’s
Now rolling out to the Google Play Store, the Google Play Services has been updated to version 6.5 and adds in some nice new features to a variety of apps.
For Google Maps, this update to Google Play Services 6.5 brings in a new API that includes a toolbar to make it quicker to get turn-by-turn directions by automatically giving directions to a destination. It also adds in a lite-mode that will allow developers to add thumbnail images of maps in their app.
Google Drive also benefits from this update, with the ability for developers to add public and private custom file properties to a file. It also reportedly makes syncing Drive files more battery friendly and quicker.
Finally, Google Wallet adds in an API to allow developers to add a button that shows ‘Donate with Google’, whilst Google Fit’s API update means it’s easier for developers to support pauses in their apps or workouts with multiple activities.
You should see the Google Play Services version 6.5 rollout to the Google Play Store in your respective countries soon.
The post Google Play Services 6.5 adds new map features and fit API’s appeared first on AndroidGuys.
AIVAnet 