Google I/O Thread

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by Russic

It's not something that's ever appealed to me, but perhaps I'm in the minority.

You are not the only one. Streaming radio has never applied to me. I definitely prefer to listen to what I want when I want. I also like to listen to albums from start to finish, which seems to be a minority position these days.

[Bobblehead]

In the Pandora theme, has no one else tried Songza?
Curated music lists and legal in Canada.

[sclitheroe]

Got my invite to the new Maps beta - it's very, very impressive. I cannot wait for tablet versions of this.

Edit: The transit directions are superb - the route alternatives timeline view is awesome.

[photon]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

It's both. I just signed up for the free trial. Says it is $7.99/month after that if you subscribe by june 30.

It is pretty slick. I can have on demand access to any album or song they have.

Nice, ok that's a good price point as long as their library is pretty comprehensive.

[Regulator75]

Anyone "upgraded" to Hangouts instead of gchat / gtalk?

[Azure]

I'm using it.

Worth the upgrade.

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

In the Pandora theme, has no one else tried Songza?
Curated music lists and legal in Canada.

I have been using Songza for a couple. It's pretty good and seems to do a good job of picking songs based on your mood or activity. We'll see how long it takes them to add new songs to the playlist I have been listening to most.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Interesting, Light Flow LED notification App, has hinted at a new version of Android in their latest update.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...xpZ2h0ZmxvdyJd

Made persistent icon mandatory when running in foreground mode - as requested by Google for an upcoming version of android :-)