Android L developer preview enables 64-bit apps
Developers can now get started building 64-bit apps. The new x86 64-bit Android L developer preview emulator image is now available. This will give developers greater access to increased addressable memory space, a larger number of registers and new instruction sets. While there has been some conjecture about what features may or may not make the cut, this will at least give developers the ability to get started. It will be interesting to see what this will add to the Android ecosystem as Android L comes to fruition.
Source Google via Talk Android
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Download and install latest Google Play Store 5.0.31 APK
Material design has been working it’s way through the Google Apps gradually, and we’ve seen it teased in the Google Play Store before, but now the latest Google Play Store version 5.0.31 adds even more into the mix, and you can download the APK now.
Google have finally pushed out version 5 of the Google Play Store, version 5.0.31 to be precise. As well as a new icon for the Play Store, you’ll notice material design having been applied to more elements within the Store itself.
In addition, the ‘What’s New’ section of an app now moves to the top, as well as new icons for widget suggestions. Last but not least, there is a new icon for the update notifications.
You can go ahead and grab the latest Google Play Store 5.0.31 APK from here.
Notice anything else different in the newest version of the Google Play Store? Drop us a comment below.
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Google Play on Android has its flattest design yet
With how many of Google’s core apps are getting the update to its new, flatter Material Design lately, the release of Android L can’t be too much further away. While we wait for that, however, the Google Play redesign leaked not too long ago is available for sideloading right now, as spotted by Droid Life. With it, the “What’s New” section’s been moved back to the top of the store and you’ll now be able to create device-specific profiles (like one for phones and another for tablets) for restoring a custom set of apps per gizmo-type. If you’d rather not wait your turn for the update from Mountain View, DL has the APK, while Android Police has a smattering of screenshots if you want an advance look of what you’re getting into. If you haven’t started a betting pool for when Android L will hit, now just might be the time.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Google
Source: Droid Life, Android Police
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Google Play Store 5.0 with Material Design has dropped ahead of Android L launch [APK Download]
We thought we’d be waiting till the release of the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Android L before we’d get to see Google Play Store 5.0 with Material Design, but it appears the Google gods have been kind to us. The new version of the Google Play Store has dropped with all its slick, Material Design goodness and looks pretty much exactly like what we expected it to from our early previews.
The new Google Play Store should be rolling out to all devices now, but if you want to try out your own slice of Android L now – and we’re thinking that you probably do – we have the APK available to download from the link provided below:
Google Play Store 5.0 with Material Design APK download
Android L itself isn’t expected to be formally released until October 15th at the earliest, though most rumours point to a late October release closer to Halloween. Either way, we have a slice of Android L to satiate our hunger till then.
Let us know your thoughts about the new Google Play Store 5.0 with Material Design. Is it everything you dreamed it would be? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Droid-life
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WSJ: 5.9-inch Nexus 6 “Shamu” will launch this month
If there was even any shred of doubt that Google was going to release a 5.9-inch beast of a Nexus device, I’m pretty sure you can now put it to rest. According to the Wall Street Journal and its three anonymous sources, Google is indeed going to release a Motorola manufactured 5.9-inch phablet, referred to by names like Nexus 6, Nexus X or Shamu, and could do so as soon as this month. Previous rumours have placed the release in early November but this latest news gives us more confidence that we might just be seeing the device before the end of the month.
WSJ also mentions that Google intends to release an operating system, what we know as Android L, at the same time as the Nexus 6, and that the phablet device is trying to capitalize on the 24% of the market that now uses phablets, though we’re a little dubious as to where that statistic came from. Still, for those who are phablet-inclined, the Nexus 6 represents an opportunity to jump on the stock Android train with Google’s most powerful smartphone yet with a Snapdragon 805 and 3GB under the hood.
What do you think about seeing the Nexus 6 by the end of October? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Wall Street Journal via Droid-life
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Google+ are adding the ability to add polls to your posts
It seems Google has been listening to the community and are in the process of adding a long asked for feature to Google+.
Finally users will be able to add polls to their posts, meaning you no longer have to link to an external poll site to gauge your friends’ opinion on important matters.
Google say that the functionality is being phased in gradually and will be distributed in stages starting with Android devices and the web in the next few days, before eventually being pushed to iOS.
Will you be using the new poll feature?
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Google+ flips the switch on polls after its recent purchase
Last month, Google nabbed a polling startup in order to boost the tools of its social network. Well, the folks in Mountain View didn’t waste any time, as polls are already set to make their debut on Google+. The new feature is rolling out now, in case you need to crowdsource info for your next excursion or are curious to see which team the masses think will win the World Series. Polls can include up to five options with photos for each, and one click displays the ongoing results. Android and web users can expect to see the option “over the next few days,” while it’s said to be “coming soon” to iOS.
Source: Dennis Troper (Google+)
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Google wants to bring its Android copyright battle to the US Supreme Court
Google and Oracle are still arguing over code at the foundation of Google’s mobile operating system, Android. Google this week filed a petition with the United States Supreme Court, which appealed a lower court’s ruling that Oracle can legally copyright foundational code. The decisions have gone back and forth over the course of the last four years: first a judge in California ruled in favor of Google, then an appeals court ruled in favor of Oracle, and now Google’s pushing for the Supreme Court to get involved.
But what are the two internet giants even arguing about? At the heart of Android are a set of Java APIs that Oracle is claiming aren’t available for commercial use without a licensing fee (approximately $1 billion). Google argues that the API code is functional — not a “creative work” — and therefore isn’t copyrightable. The case is of course far more complex than our explanation, but that’s the big picture (our own Chris Velazco goes into far more background detail right here).
Will the Supreme Court get involved? That remains to be seen. The two previous courts took vastly different perspectives on the case, and the case’s ultimate outcome is precedent-setting. Should Oracle win, the door is potentially open for many more copyright claims on API code. One piece of Google’s argument is that, had API code been copyrightable when Google started, the company wouldn’t have succeeded. Essentially, Google argues that if the foundational pieces of computing technology were locked away behind licensing agreements, innovation wouldn’t be quite so rapid.
Should the Supreme Court choose not to see the case, there’s not a lot Google can do. We could find out as early as November whether the Supreme Court will see the case or not. If it does, expect to hear a lot more from Oracle v. Google in 2015.
[Image credit: Getty Images/Flickr RF]
Source: US Supreme Court, Reuters
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Google+ Adding Polls
Google+ is now adding polls as a new feature. This feature was just announced a little over an hour ago by Dennis Troper on his G+ page. Polls are rolling out now on Android and the web with iOS coming soon.
Polls aren’t available for everyone yet as they’re being pushed out over the next few day. So, if you don’t have them just yet just be patient. As you can see by they screenshot below, there are several different ways to set up a poll. You can have up to 5 answers added to your poll. You can also add pictures to give it more life.
I know there are a lot of you that are just iching to use this feature. There are also a lot of you out there that don’t really care about it at all. I personally like the idea. I’ve been wanting something like this for a while now. Be warned, you might be seeing a ton of polls in your news feed over the next few day. At least until the initial buzz passes. You will know when you have the ability to access and create poll as a new “Polls” icon will appear on your posting options. See below.
Source: Google+
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Google’s Hangouts for Chrome app offers easier desktop chatting
Fancy using Hangouts for your desktop convos? Well, Google has a new option for you: the Hangouts Chrome app. The “simpler faster” way to leverage the chatting tool offers a condensed list of contacts and conversations in a single window with alerts that allow you to quickly get to the proper thread. It’s tucked neatly on the side and separate from the Chrome browser, so the option is always available. And as long as the app is running, messages will sync across your gadget arsenal. There’s video and voice calling too, as well as Google Voice support to handle all of your messaging needs in one spot. The new app is available today for Chrome OS and Windows mahcines via the Chrome Web Store.
Source: Google Chrome Blog
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