We’d expect utilising the new Material You system will drive preference amongst groups with impairments, and amongst those who are just drawn to it’s impressive flexibility. ![]() This is a boon for accessibility on Android, enabling users to tweak interfaces to better match the way they can best see and interact with the world. Impressively, this gives users far more control over colour palettes, fonts and even line widths. On the design side Material You provides an upgrade to Material Design - the previous design system for all Android and Google apps. It feels like the conversation around technology has decisively shifted towards data privacy being an important area for consumers considering the platforms and services they use. In terms of changes to the OS that means a new approach to notifications, toggles to control access to data and sensors, better password management, as well as a shifting of various machine learning processes to on-device to avoid sensitive data being uploaded to the cloud. It’s fair to say that ‘privacy' word was uttered more frequently throughout the 2 hour keynote than any other - as Google seeks to counteract Apple’s recent PR push to position its rival mobile operating system iOS as the preferred choice for privacy. The latest version of Google’s operating system comes with a slew of important upgrades for our developers, designers and mobile product specialists to understand and unpack, but not too many earth shattering strategic changes. Now Android 12 focuses on privacy and accessibility improvements We’ve pulled together the most important parts of yesterday’s keynote on each of these horizons below. There are products and platform changes arriving now, some things that are near launch but not quite here yet, and some concepts and advances that’ll impact the next horizon. Google’s continued investment in both new consumer facing products - like Android OS, Search and Google Suite - as well as foundational tech like AI, AR and Quantum Computing meant a set of announcements on a number of time horizons. That means a heady mix of big reveals for different audiences: some announcements that are still squarely directed at the core of developers and designers, some are product launches and marketing for the general public, some are targeting investors, and there’s now a distinct political and legal PR tinge in a world where calls for regulation and break-up of these powerful organisations is growing each year. These days, the big-tech conference keynotes provide an opportunity for these behemoths to set out the stall for the years ahead to the wider world - not just developers. In announcing the existence of I/O 2021, Google - like in past years - is shielding the actual dates behind a puzzle.Google’s annual developer conference - I/O - returned last night after an unplanned break in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis. The Android team did hold a multi-week event later on in the summer, and other teams hosted smaller events. Google last year took the unprecedented step of not hosting an event whatsoever in light of COVID-19 and surrounding restrictions. The concert venue’s main stage is used for the keynote and other big talks, while the parking lot is covered in tents for sessions. It’s usually held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View right across the Googleplex headquarters. In going virtual, I/O is following Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC, June 7-11) and Microsoft Build (May 25-27). Update: Our Kyle Bradshaw and Ben Schoon solved the puzzle to reveal that I/O 2021 will take place from May 18-20. Registration is now open and provides access to live Q&A during Sessions, Workshops, Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions, personalized content, badges, and chat in I/O Adventure. Codelabs and Learning Pathways are always-on, self-guided learning experiences that help you adopt Google technology.Interactive Sandboxes are available in I/O Adventure, enabling developers to try Google’s new products and features through a hands-on experience. ![]() Users will have to register for Workshops that are instructor-led and feature Q&A, while Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions will be an “opportunity to ask Google product experts questions.” Meetups - “casual, open, facilitated forums hosted by Google that enable attendees to connect with each other” - will also require registration and reservation. ![]() The full lineup will be made available in late April. Google I/O 2021 will feature Consumer and Developer Keynotes - focused on “company and product news” - followed by Technical Sessions for “product announcements and how to adopt new features.” These will be scheduled throughout the three-day event and available on demand. This developer conference is the company’s biggest event of the year and will run from May 18-20. After canceling entirely last year, Google today announced that I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend.
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