Google I/O 2018

New

• Android Things (out of beta) for smart devices/IoT, with SDK for developers.
• Demos Google Duplex (lets Google Assistant call businesses for info or reservation).
• Launches Smart Displays: smart speaker with screen (from Lenovo, LG, Sony, JBL).
• Launches Android P (Adaptive Battery, Adaptive Brightness, App Actions, Slices; based on AI), any order OEM partners timely security updates.
• Launches Subscribe with Google (access all your paid content anywhere, including on Google Search, Google News & publishers’ sites).
• Plans new chip Tensor Processor Unit 3.0 (requires liquid cooling in datacenters).

Updates

• Google Assistant connects to >5k smart devices, adds Continued Conversations, adds 6 vioices (total 8) based on WaveNet tech.
• Gmail adds Smart Compose (autocomplete mails), confidential mode (expiring mails) and offline mode.
• Google Photos adds Suggested Actions (share with people in picture), turn photo into pdf, turn B&W or colorize.
• Google Maps adds Google Assistant, adds navigation by Street View (AR), adds For You
• Google Lens adds highlighting text & make copy, adds Style Match, to be part of top-end Android phones
• Google News adds AI for personalised feeds.
• Android Auto adds RCS, Google Assistant, partners with Audi & Volvo (integrate voice search and maps into vehicles).