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Android Leftovers

By Roy Schestowitz
Created 19/05/2016 - 5:33pm
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 19th of May 2016 05:33:33 PM Filed under Android [1]

Android just blew past the iPhone [2]

To that end, here are the three big ways Android is leaving Apple's iOS in the dust.

The 8 biggest new features in Android N [3]

Android N may not yet have a name, but we already know a lot about it. Google has been
iterating on its ubiquitous mobile OS far more publicly than usual, issuing a couple of
developer preview versions earlier this year and now releasing a "beta-quality" build that it
says is ready for regular use.

Google shows off new open-source Daydream VR platform [4]

Google may not have been first in the game with a serious VR strategy (yes, there was
Cardboard), but it may have been the most thoughtful about it. Instead of building its own VR
headset, Google is offering phone makers a platform with which to build their own Android
VR products and experiences.

Google?s Android Instant Apps ? Use Them In Your Browser Without Installing [5]

NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Console Adds Support for Vudu, HDR and 4Kp60 Content[6]

Android N Developer Preview 3 ? overview and walkthrough [Video] [7]

Launcher Shortcuts Are Not Coming To Android N After All, API To Be Removed In The Next Developer Preview[8]

This email exchange with a SF app developer shows you Android's biggest problem [9]

How to Install and Make Custom Android Wear Watch Faces [10]

Alphabet CEO Larry Page defends Android?s use of Java APIs in court [11]

Alphabet CEO and Google co-founder Larry Page defended his company?s development of
the Android platform today during an ongoing legal battle with Oracle. Oracle sued Google in
2010, claiming that Android developers copied sections of proprietary code from Java. Google
has maintained that the code in question was open source and free for its engineers to use, and
that the implementation of the Java code in Android was transformative enough to be
considered fair use.
Page testified that he had little knowledge of the engineering details of Android that are at
issue in this case, despite the fact that the lawsuit has now dragged on over the course of five
years. However, he disputed Oracle?s assertion that Google stole its intellectual property when
it used Java declaring code in Android. ?When Sun established Java, they established it as an
open source thing,? Page said. ?We didn?t pay for the free and open things.?

Oracle vs. Google: Round 2 [12]

The conflict between Google and Oracle continues to blaze through the courtrooms. With
Oracle seeking damages of $8.8 billion, Google has plenty to lose, but the case has far-
reaching ramifications for software developers everywhere, including the FOSS community.
On Wednesday, May 11 2016, Sun Microsystem's former CEO (Jonathan Schwartz) was
called to the stand. His statements blew massive holes in Oracle's case.

Android

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Links:
[1] http://www.tuxmachines.org/taxonomy/term/143
[2] http://www.cnet.com/news/google-android-just-blew-past-apple-os/
[3] http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/19/11711704/android-n-new-features
[4] https://news.fastcompany.com/google-announces-new-daydream-vr-headset-4007679
[5] http://fossbytes.com/android-instant-apps-no-installation-storage/
[6] http://www.anandtech.com/show/10334/nvidias-shield-android-tv-console-adds-support-for-vudu-hdr-and-4kp60-
content
[7] http://9to5google.com/2016/05/19/android-n-developer-preview-3-overview-and-walkthrough-video/
[8] http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/05/19/launcher-shortcuts-are-not-coming-to-android-n-after-all-api-to-be-
removed-in-the-next-developer-preview/
[9] http://uk.businessinsider.com/email-app-developer-android-biggest-problem-2016-5
[10] http://lifehacker.com/how-to-install-and-make-custom-android-wear-watch-faces-1774567658
[11] http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/19/alphabet-ceo-larry-page-defends-androids-use-of-java-apis-in-court/
[12] http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/oracle-vs-google-round-2