Android Leftovers
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'Magic Minute Project' uses Android Wear to show what time means for all of us
2016 was supposed to be the year that smartwatches well and truly took off, but it turns out that smartwatches are still about as unpopular as they were at the start of the year. Android Wear, for example, was first launched way back in 2014 as a platform for all wearables; however, to date it’s really only available on smartwatches that haven’t sold anywhere near as well as the Apple Watch has.
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Google undergoes yet another rebrand, this time with Google Play and Android
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Google rebrands Android for Work as just Android
Google today announced that it’s changing the names of its services for pushing Android apps in enterprises. Google Play for Work, a tool that organizations can use to distribute public and private Android apps to employees’ devices, will now be called just Google Play. Android for Work, which keeps business and personal apps and content separate, from here on out will be just Android.
“With platform-level support shipping with every GMS [Google Mobile Services] compatible device, Android for Work and Play for Work have become a core part of Android and Google Play,” as Google software engineer Adam Connors and product manager Travis McCoy put it in a blog post. “We think this change better reflects the built-in nature of enterprise features of Android and our commitment to enterprise mobility.”
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A second Michael Kors Android Wear model, Access Bradshaw, pops up in the Google Store for $350
Really, Michael Kors? You're calling your new Android Wear-powered smartwatch the "Access Bradshaw?" That sounds like the worst new podcast on the Fox Sports website. Oh well, if you really must - at least it's somewhat consistent with the equally awful name of the Access Dylan. The former is up on the Google Store for the same $350 price as the latter. It's shipping right now, if you're desperate to get into the depressingly shrunken wearables market before the end of the year.
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The Huawei Watch departs from the Google Store
With all the uncertainty, I don't imagine Android Wear smartwatches will be a hot item this holiday season. Some people are probably still willing to take a risk, but pickings are getting slim either way. Even though it launched more than a year ago, the Huawei Watch is still considered by many to be the best Android Wear device. It's no longer on sale in the Google Store, though.
The Huawei Watch was the first Wear device that didn't have any obvious compromises. The display was completely round, it was compact, and it had a good selection of bands. Google's affection for the watch is evidenced by its use as a developer device in the Wear 2.0 beta. However, that didn't save it from the chopping block.
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Actions on Google opens to the public, developers now free to create custom voice actions for Google assistant
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Android Pay v1.12 prepares for launch in Japan with Rakuten Edy and other e-money providers [APK Teardown]
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Android 7.0 Nougat Samsung Galaxy S7 Verizon Update In 2017
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Android Circuit: Controversial Galaxy S8 Decision, Pixel Vs Pixel XL, Samsung's Arrogant Note 7 Fix
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12 Android 7.0 Nougat features you need to know
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Rockstar's Bully: Anniversary Edition now available for Android, costs $6.99 on the Play Store
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