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Android supports a new coding language, Kotlin! More great news for developers at the   Google I/O conference 2017 . For the first time at a Google I/O conference, Google is announcing that Android will support a new coding language. This is exciting news for the future of the OS, supporting new techniques for developers and more. Kotlin runs in a familiar way, running on top of a   Java Virtual Machine , or compiled to Java source code. This is basically what current supported languages offer. The up front benefit is improvements to runtime exceptions and source code verbosity. Android Studio 3.0   will support Kotlin right out of the box, making it easy to get started with the new language. The way that the language is supported allows you to gradually roll in new features. There is no need to completely re-write your application to make the change. This is a partnership between Google and JetBrains, the folks behind Kotlin. They offer a standalone experience, as ...

What do you do whenever you need anything? I don’t know about you, but I search on online. With unemployment continuing to be an issue in America, Google is stepping up to the stage and making a tool that will help employers and people connect. It’s called Google for Jobs. What is this all about? Should job-seeking sites be worried? The concept is rather interesting. Instead of showing its very own job postings, Google for Jobs looks within sites like Facebook, Linkedin, Monster, CareerBuilder and others. This means Google is working with others to curate a list of available employment; it’s not exactly competing, but rather helping (at least for now). This is meant to be a service for everyone. There will be plenty of jobs ranging from entry-level to highly specialized positions. Artificial intelligence and machine learning will sort everything into categories and filters, which users can manage to get their curated job listings. All of this will be presented in a dedicate...

Google is bringing new features to Assistant. The first major one announced is that you can now just type in Assistant to perform a task instead of using your voice. This works great when there are a lot of people around you and you don’t feel comfortable talking to your phone. Another great feature those of you who travel a lot will love is the option of translating words and sentences with the help of the digital assistant. All you have to do is tap the Google Lens icon, point the camera at the text, and Assistant will do the rest. If it translates a dish of a menu, you can then continue the conversation by saying, for example, “What does it look like?”, and images of the dish will pop up on your screen. Nice! There are more ways Assistant can make your life easier. You can point the camera towards an ad for a music concert, and it will automatically recognize the band, offer you the option of buying tickets for the show, or adding the event to your calendar. In order to ge...

Those instant reply options in messaging apps are very helpful, but rarely are they really smart. This is where Google excels; using AI to personalize actions and content specifically for each user and situation. We have seen Google   bring smart replies to Inbox , as well as Allo, and now Gmail is getting the same treat. How do smart replies work? Google will analyze your emails and generate three eloquent replies for you to choose from. These quick answers will adapt to any received message, so the given options will be different (and related to each topic) every single time. And even when you do need to expand your reply, the pre-selected text will give you a head start on your email.  This should allow the conversation to flow easier most of the time. A good example of a scenario in which this feature would be useful is asking you for specific documents. Smart Replies could then suggest “No”, ” Yes, I’ll send them to you” or “I will have to look for them”. Thi...

  Google has just released the second Android O developer preview during   Google I/O . We’re working on a video, but you can read text versions of what’s new below. Like last year, Google dropped the first preview build for the upcoming Android version a couple of months ahead of I/O. The post that follows is divided up between all the new Android O features in the second dev preview, followed by what was new in the initial alpha preview in the second half. As always, we’ve been busy and have brought together all the changes, features and things you should know about Android O. Update : Along with   Google I/O , the latest Android O beta release images are now available,   rolling out to beta program phones now . Android O release schedule The Android O release will ultimately become Android 8.0 <insert O dessert name here>. Google has already shared a timeline for the rollout of each preview build with the   second developer pre...