Why trust Greenbotjust let developers know, via the Android Developers Blog, that an update to ay services has begun to roll out. You may see your phone update any time over the next few days, but don’t expect to see immediate benefits.
ay services is a set of under-the-hood features for developers. Android developers deploying apps to phones with ay (read: not those really cheap Android Open Source oject phones with no ay store access) can call upon ‘s enhances application programming interfaces (As).
New this this release, for example, is Street View access for those using ‘s Maps. A developer making an app that uses map data can now show the Street View for a location, including control over zoom rotation. The Indoor Maps feature has some new options for developers, too.
There’s an activity tracking A that developers can use to tell when a user is stationary, in a car, on a bike, or on foot. In the 4.4 update, it can even tell if you’re walking or running. The update brings additional minor tweaks to Game Services, Mobile Ads, llet Fragments, too.
Bigger enhancements to ay services are likely coming soon, judging by the way chose to end its blog post:
Coming up in ne is I/O, no need to say more…
