Google I/O 2018 will take place on 8th to 10th May, this opens the platform for mobile application developers to learn the new features and improve things accordingly.

1. What Mobile Application Developers
Are Expecting From Google I/O 2018

2. Google's annual developer conference is going to
held between May 8th to May 10th this year.
This is the time when mobile application developers
get introduced to the new developments in Android
OS and its devices. Here’s the round-up of the possible
announcements from Google I/O for the year 2018.

3. Android P
The most awaited operating system is Android P, which is
already in the review phase with the developers’ team.
The exclusive feature could be the gesture-based navigation
support for Android users like iPhone-X. This will help to remove
the physical buttons and increases the screen size. Google might
give a view of gesture-based navigation is going to work with
Android P OS with devices.

4. Google Assistant
The Artificial Intelligence-based assistance is the much-hyped
thing for smartphones. The Android and iOS users, both are
looking forward to more accurate and features with it. There
could be really interesting this year in the Google Assistant;
this would be beyond google apps, smart displays and smart
speakers. The AI-based apps and devices will lead this year.

5. Android TV
The Chromecast is your daily entertainment package, however,
Android TV is what mobile application developers are looking
forward. The mysterious Android TV dongle with a remote on
the Google Assistant button on it could be the next big thing from
Google I/O 2018. There are rumours about specifications of this
device as Android Oreo, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac,
Bluetooth 4.1, with Amlogic S905X processor with 2GB RAM, 8GB
storage in it. The mobile app development companies are already
started working to develop more for the upcoming Android TV.

6. Actions
What Amazon Alexa is for users the same Actions of Google
Assistant will be for its users. Actions for Google assistant are
supposed to work with integration of third-party services.
Google says, “Learn how to launch an Action that will make
your existing services available to hundreds of millions of
devices through the Google Assistant.” Once Google will bring
Actions to the Google Assistant and Google Home devices,
this will be a huge competition for Amazon’s Echo.

7. Android Auto
This is not new to the Android users, your smartphone apps for
the smart car is Android Auto. Since its introduction in the year
2015, Google is constantly upgrading its features. It focuses on
the hands-free operation and more driving-friendly interface;
developers are expecting some more advanced features in it.

8. AR (Augmented Reality) & VR
(Virtual Reality) devices/gadegts
In the last year’s Google I/O, the standalone VR headset
powered by DayDream has been introduced to the world.
Interestingly, there is no other major player developed the similar
device except Lenovo’s Mirage Solo. This creates huge
opportunities for Google to showcase an improved VR headset,
which was missing in US and India despite the huge market
possibilities. Chances are that there would be new device
capabilities of VR and AR both experiences for users.

9. Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning
These are the two big things for next generation which Google is
working for a long while. Google has been working on some of
the promising projects of AI; including the Google Photo’s and
Pixel’ Camera. We can see image obstruction removal feature
Effectively in the Pixel phones from this year’s Google I/O. No
surprise, if Google’s TensorFlow AI platform and the use of cloud
TPUs (Tensor Processing Units) for image classification, language
modelling, speech recognition, object recognition, and more will
get a presence this year.

10. Conclusion
These are the major announcements developers are looking
forward this year. Though, there could be some more surprises
too. As per the Google’s official, they are also working on a
common gaming project known as Arcade. It will allow users to
play the game with their friends on a common platform. Just keep
your eyes on the Google I/O 2018 and look for exciting new
announcements.

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