… Sign in to your Android Police account Google's annual I/O developer conference has concluded, and it gave us a lot to talk about. We've already talked about Google's Ask Play upgrade for the Play Store, Gemini bringing conversational AI to Docs and Gmail , the latest 24/7 Spark agent, and more. …
… Regardless, we're just excited that the functionality is finally here! …
… All of this is possible because developers incorporate Android's MediaSession API in their playback apps. …
… For reference, the feature first started showing up in Android 16's early developer previews, only for it to be removed in later-released builds. …
… It encouraged developers to build responsive layouts and published resources to help them get there. Up through Android 15, an app’s manifest was still the final word. …
… The "Clear Screen" feature in YouTube Shorts seems to be in the final stages of development and has yet to roll out to the public. …
… But Gemini is closer to my final output . It covers more of Google Workspace, and the overall experience is better because it is Google talking to Google.
… With some convincing from the developer, I did. …
… But after "Tap to share" launches, we'll finally have the talking point we need to get people to adopt Quick Share. …
… Lyu talked about building apps when the Apple App Store first launched, and how you’d need a team of developers and designers to do it. …
