Google I/O 2021 | Android 12 and what else to expect
The Hindu
The Alphabet-owned company had already released a few developer previews of Android 12, which has an Emergency SOS feature update.
(Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.) Last year, the search giant cancelled its developers’ conference due to the raging pandemic. After a little over a year into the pandemic, the California-based company has said it will host a virtual Google I/O on May 18. The event will focus on several products, including Android, Pay, Assistant, Play and Maps platform, and will run through May 20. In its official keynote description, Google has asked developers to tune in to know how the company is furthering its mission “to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”
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