Why trust GreenbotAndroid apps are about to get smart behaviors based on the state of your phone. announced a fresh set of Awareness As (first announced at I/O) are now available for developers to use in the latest version of ay Services.
The Snapshot A allows an app to get information about you based on the “current context,” such as location weather conditions. The Fence A looks for a certain set of conditions like the use of headphones or type of movement. says it’s similar to the Geofencing A, only a lot more flexible.
offered a few examples. One is with Trulia, which can alert you to nearby open houses—but only when the weather is good you’re walking near a house you showed interest in.
Android Developers Blog Trulia can ping you about nearby open houses.
Another example is to be found with Superplayer Music aylists, which might offer up some tunes based on the time of day, location, movement. Imagine getting your road trip playlist automatically as you set off on a long drive, or your workout playlist queued up right when you get to the gym.
Android Developers Blog Superayer Music taps into the Snapshot A Fence A to suggest music based on the time of day.
says the toolset also manages system resources in a more efficient manner in order to avoid battery drain or excessive use of bwidth. It’s one of those promises that we’ll be able to verify with use over time.
If you want to dig deeper into what’s possible here, you can check out the following video of the session from I/O.
y this matters: sh alerts can be both useful annoying. Often times the latter is from when they’re not very smart or timely. If put to use properly, the Awareness As may make such notifications more effective if they’re able to deliver more intelligent information. It might be a while before you see a lot of these regularly, developers will have to tread carefully in order to not overwhelm everyone.
