Google holds this annual developer convention called Google I/O for the announcement related to its major products. The Google I/O 2013 is held at Moscone Center in San Francisco, US. The stage was taken by key higher management executives at Google who are actively involved in Android product management - directly or indirectly.
Google Android's new chief - Sundar Pichai had clarified that the Google I/O 2013 was going to appeal more to the developers and very less to the consumers. However, several announcements do impact the consumers. So we take a quick look at some of them.
Maps and Location
Google has promised to released refreshed version of Maps for the Android and iOS devices. The new update brings lighter, faster and more responsive user interface. The routing and highlighting experience would be much smoother than earlier. Local search has been tweaked to deliver more recommendations. The icing on the Maps cake is the imagery in a carousel for the Web-GL enabled browsers to enjoy fantastic photos of several places across the globe.
Google has introduced three new location APIs (Application Programming Interface) that will improve the location locking, faster performance, more accuracy and consume relatively less amount of power. Google has re-written the location algorithms to make the best of the sensors and also consume less battery power at the same time. A new low-power location mode makes the consumption of battery less than 1 percent per hour. That sounds brilliant for those who are always concerned about battery life while using location based apps and services. Apart from that, one of the APIs can track user activity when the user is walking, cycling or driving.
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