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  1. Carroll Legros says:

    Omg these small robots are so kyute,, is these Android about cookies are they making cookies?? Ah I know its data collecting OS, fakedly hyped up by google and now on almost every smart device, turning once smart devices in to a data collecting dummies… Some day we'll all get Android brains uploaded right after we're born… Long live primitive OS!! Now go, and say please if you want your music to be played louder…

  2. Reese Quitzon says:

    I do hope so. I probably won't go back to Windows Phone but when I had it, the Google experience was just the worst. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

  3. Isaac Donnelly V says:

    Same thought

  4. Judah Barrows says:

    MS and Google has settled their Patent dispute, it possible that the deal include Gapps on WP and MS will not milk off Android OEMs for patent fee's…

  5. Zachery Sanford says:

    Android Wear for Windows Phone? What on earth makes you think that? So it will sit nicely alongside their bevvy of other Windows Phone apps?

  6. Miss Kaelyn Skiles DDS says:

    My hopes for i/o (or shortly there after) announcements…

    1.) I'm hoping that Project Vault is ready to be released in the very near future. I'm hoping that, in order to allow us to take advantage of the encryption Vault can provide, Google has opted to include the hybrid SIM/microSD tray Samsgung, LG, Motorola and HTC are all using now. It shouldn't add any extra Zs to the phone and while providing extra security can also show off the new Adaptive Storage that was added to Android in M (that Nexus users have yet to get to see themselves). (*Even if Vault isn't close to being ready I still hope Google uses the hybrid tray – all the other flagships have support again, it would look odd for Google not to support it as well)

    I wouldn't be opposed to seeing Google include a Vault microSD card (or voucher for one if they're not quite ready) and/or a discount code for a larger capacity card with each Nexus at least for the first few months.

    2.) I also want a Pixel Watch that can be used on Project Fi that hopefully doesn't exceed the $500 price point. Give it a round watch face with no flat tire. "Borrow" Casio's hybrid screen set up so it can be viewed in direct sun and their monochromatic mode to give the watch a near month long battery life. Power it with the new Snapdragon 2100 processor and include all of the available hardware – GPS, speakers etc – and whatever new hardware Android N brings support for. Personally I would recommend NFC to allow Android Pay to work from the watch — and really Android N, NFC it just fits. Also it would need decent water proofing/resistance. I want to be able to wear it to the beach or pool and not worry about having to worry if I get hit by a wave or I decide to go swimming etc.

    Fi would be, IMHO, the best carrier for a Wear add-on. Unlike others, Google doesn't charge anything for additional devices to access your data. Hangouts Integration already provides NumberSync like services allowing calls and texts to be sent via the Fi number (Wear's Hangouts might need a little tweaking but most of the code should be ready to go). And Google could also update the WiFi Assistant app to include a Wear component allowing the watch to jump onto open WiFi just like the phone so it uses even less data.

    3.) There has been some rumors that the Fiber team have been looking into augmenting Fiber with WiFi. They're mainly looking at using it in less dense areas where it may not be as cost effective to run fiber to everyone's house (aka rural areas). But I'd like to see it potentially used in urban areas to. In both locations, not only could it help Fiber, but it would also help out Fi.

    T-Mobile and Sprint, who provide coverage for Project Fi, traditionally don't have very good coverage in more rural settings. While setting up the WiFi to beam into everyone's house, Google could add an additional independent network that could be reserved for Project Fi devices. Our MAC addresses could be white listed and WiFi Assistant could automatically sign us into the network. Google could possibly allow T-Mobile and Sprint devices similar access in exchange for possibly cheaper data rates or some other perks as it would greatly expand the area in which a T-Mobile or Sprint phone would be useful.

    I would like to see the same concept applied to urban areas where Google already has Fiber (or soon will). They could follow Comcast's lead and have all of their modems silently broadcast the second Project Fi network. The more WiFi there is the less dependent we will be on the cellular network which means our Fi bills could be just the basic $20/month even though we're trekking around the city, streaming Netflix all day on the bus, etc.

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