Alex Dobie is from the Android Central.
In the past year, the OS has been updated with Material You, and it has also been announced that the first in-house SOC will be in the Pixel 6 series.
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There were issues with the Pixel 6 and several bugs in the new version of the phone. It wasn't necessarily the case that Wear OS was the reason for the release of theGalaxy Watch 4.
Many industry analysts were contacted to understand their perspectives on the performance of the company. What about the year 2022. We ask Jitesh Ubrani, research manager for the worldwide device tracker, and Neil Shah, lead analyst at Techsponentialk.
What do you think will happen with Google/Android 13 in 2022?
Alex Dobie is from the Android Central.
Features that take advantage of 5G and foldable phones are what Anshel Sag is talking about.
It is possible to use a phone on tablets, foldables, and other non-bar-phone form factors, but it is not possible to use a phone on them. What took so long, aside from "what took so long?", seems to have been addressed with the new version of the software. I want to know if Google is committed to investing in making improvements and dragging its apps and developers along over the long term. Sometimes, the best track record of following through is not that of Google.
Continuity and integration between a Windows PC and a Windows Phone is the biggest gap in feature-wise between the two. The integration needs to be formal because of the good work done by the company. The issue of the business model between the two OS giants is more important than capability. There is more support for different foldables and Wearables form-factors from developers to scale existingANDROID apps across different devices and form-factors.
The notification contract between apps and the OS needs to be reworked. All applications installed on the device are allowed to post a notification. This allows them to post useful reminders, but also allows them to send advertisements. The solution for turning off notifications on a per-app and per-channel basis has many problems. Most users will leave notification settings as their default since notifications are opt-out rather than opt-in. Push notifications can be useful for developers and marketers who want to re-engage users with their services, but they can also be used to intimidate them. Adding runtime permission for posting notifications is a simple change that can be made by Google. After the app has been installed, the user must explicitly grant the Runtime Permissions. Apple made notifications opt-in in the mobile operating system, which has made developers work harder to convince users to opt-in. I want to see the same behavior in the new operating system. Users should take control of the notifications panel.
I expect a continuation of the war on background processes. The background apps that run in the background are further restricted by Google. If an app hasn't been used in a while, it can be revoked by default, as well as preventing apps from starting foreground services while running in the background, and making the "restricted" app bucket active by default. Depending on the device's access to the Play Services and when the task needs to be executed, apps are encouraged to use the WorkManager, JobScheduler, and AlarmManager. The WorkManager can schedule 50 tasks, but it is not possible to limit how many tasks an app can enqueue. I expect this to change with a new system that uses other factors, such as the battery status and the type of task, to determine the limit.
What will be the biggest story in Wearables in the years to come?
Ara Wagoner is from the Android Central.
The maturity of WearOS and finally getting a Google Assistant.
Jistesh Ubrani thinks that additional health sensors and more subscription offerings will drive the market. I think at- home workout programs gained some traction during the Pandemic. I think we'll see the first products from the acquisition.
Someone will get accurate, non-invasive blood pressure and blood sugar tracking on a smartwatch.
I believe that the flagship device of the new Android Wear would be the one that could offer the flagship experience, considering that the best example of a flagship device is theSamsungGalaxy Watch 4.
The next product would be the Glass, which was too early in the game, and now has fallen behind in mindshare, and must be itching to get back in the game with a huge pivot from Facebook.
Improved voice recognition is what would be a game-changer for the upcoming Pixel Watch. The Wear OS uses machine learning models for a few features, most notably smart replies, but the natural language processing of the phones is still years away. The speech recognition capabilities of the new Pixel 6 are so good that they can accurately insert punctuation. The datacenter-quality language models were deployed on the Tensor TPU of the Pixel 6.
It would be a challenge to deploy such models on the off-the-shelf Wearables from companies like Qualcomm or SAMSUNG, yet that is exactly what is needed if the company wants to push the Smartwatch as a digital wellbeing tool. You would never need to take out your phone to type a short sentence if the Pixel Watch features the same type of natural language processing as the Pixel 6.
What are you anticipating in the future of Android 13?
Alex Dobie is from the Android Central.
The design decisions around drop-down and other settings menus were put down.
There is more support for foldables and developers working on augmented reality. When it comes to creating augmented reality experiences, it's important for developers to have the right tools and support in order to succeed.
I would bet on more Spatial computing capabilities from the internet company. It is possible to make life easier for developers by using spatial computing to support different device form factors. 3D Maps should be more focused to support this trend. In terms of horizontal services, expect a big push in gaming, health/fitness, and NLP/AI/ learning as a service for developers to integrate within apps.
One addition that I believe is necessary is an RCSAPI for third-party messaging apps. Messages is the most widely used messaging app that supports RCS. Many users stick to the default messaging app, but there are many others who use third-party messaging apps, such as Messenger or Signal, which provide SMS/MMS texting support as a convenience for users looking to make them their all-in-one chat app. Users lose out on the benefits of RCS if they don't use the Messages app. The adoption of the new messaging standard should be boosted by the creation of an RCSAPI for the new operating system.
What do you think will happen with Matter?
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It is hoped that more seamless smart home integrations and less conflicts will be possible.
Hopefully, we'll see devices launch. I think there will be some initial confusion as brands roll out updates to existing devices. I believe Matter will help simplify the process for consumers who are new to the smart home market as broader compatibility between devices and services will help drive demand.
The introduction of Matter will lead to a lot of confusion and complexity as consumers try to figure out which products they already own are Matter compatible, which aren't, what categories don't have Matter entries at all. Vendors will be trying to assert their brands and unique capabilities despite offering some level of interoperability through Matter. I am positive that Matter and Thread will solve real pain points, and that they have the support of all the big Wester brands. I'm expecting a rough start, but it's going to be complicated.
What do you want from the company?
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I think the company needs to be more clear about how it plans to use artificial intelligence. I would like to hear more about the plan.
More openness and transparency will build more trust and stand out. This needs to be inside of HR to its products.
When it comes to privacy features, I would like to know a coherent messaging/product strategy from Google. There is a public relations problem with how people react to new privacy features. The backlash the team received when it announced plans to phase out third-party cookies in favor of the company's own Privacy Sandbox was a good example. Many are skeptical that a company that makes a lot of money from advertising has put forth the best privacy-conscious alternative to third-party tracking cookies. How will users react to a tracking blocker like the one recently added to the iPad? Would they trust that a company that offers multiple advertising and analytic libraries will block app trackers as effectively as Apple? The average user only sees the ubiquitous search and advertising giant as one entity, even though there are many different internal teams that don't all share the same philosophy.
What do you want from the company that makes the Pixel phones?
Nick Sutrich is from Android Central.
I would like to see a deeper dive into the software capabilities of the camera after the hardware upgrade.
The next generation of phones will feature more artificial intelligence-based photography. I'd love to see more dollars for marketing and more trade-in offers from Google as this would be a good way for the brand to gain share and potentially displace tier 2 brands.
The first Tensor phones perform well and have some unique features, but they are among the first to run the latest version of the OS, and they are also the cheapest phones in the world. My big question going forward is whether owning its own design can bring more differentiation, whether it is committed to its pricing model, and what type of foldables it brings to market.
It has been an uphill task for the company. It is important for the company to decide if it will keep the limited edition product in order to showcase the expertise of the company and if it will try to scale the product globally instead of a few markets. It will do more harm than good if it stays an expensive project.
I am disappointed that the OS updates for the Pixel 6 series are only three generations of the OS, despite the fact that the hardware is designed by the company and they have the ability to write new drivers for the hardware for as long as they wish. Three years of post-launch support is no longer impressive, as a new standard for software support needs to be set. Users won't need to upgrade their devices as often to make sure they're protected from the latest security threats because of the extension of software support. This means that users will keep their phones longer, which will reduce the amount of electronic waste that old phones contribute to each year.
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