By Mónica Bagagem, Developer Marketing and Bruno
Oliveira, Developer Relations We’re pleased to announce the Google I/O 2014 app is
now available on Google Play!
We designed the app to be your co-pilot to navigate
the conference and make the best of I/O 2014, whether you’re attending in-person or remotely.
This means you’ll be able to explore the full conference agenda, add events to a personalized
schedule, find your next session on the map and enjoy facilitated pre-event WiFi configuration
for those of you who will be joining us at Moscone.
But the list goes on! Here is a rundown of
the main features, with even more to come closer to I/O:
Find relevant content faster: Browse the full conference agenda and build your
personalized schedule. With new filters for theme, topic and type of event, it's easy to find
the content you want. Don't know what you are looking for? No problem! During the conference,
the “Explore” screen always shows you what is happening right now and what's coming up, so you
can decide where to go next. Plus, your schedule is kept in sync between your Android devices
and the I/O website.
Relive past I/Os: Watch
videos from previous years in the “Video Library”, organized by year and topic. Sit back and
catch up on those great talks as you refresh your skills and prepare for I/O 2014!
Get reminded when and where it
matters: The app will send you reminders when your sessions are about to begin, and
once sessions end to provide feedback. You can also enable Google Calendar integration (in the
app Settings) so you can see your I/O and personal events all in one place across your
devices.
Enjoy I/O from
anywhere: If you’re attending I/O remotely, you can enjoy live streamed content with
closed captions directly from your device.
Take advantage of extra screen
space: When designing the app, we dedicated a lot of time thinking through how to
design for different screen sizes, from phone to tablet. The result is a beautiful and
optimized experience across Android devices.
In addition to being useful to conference attendees,
the I/O app serves as a real-life example of best practices for Android app development, and
will be open-sourced shortly. Stay tuned! We hope you are as excited as we are about this
year’s conference! So have some fun exploring the things I/O 2014 has to offer, starting today
- download the app here.
Mónica Bagagem is part of the
Developer Marketing team, working on Google I/O and supporting Designer related efforts. She
is a world traveler and a brunch lover. Bruno Oliveira is a member of the Developer Relations team and is the Tech
Lead for the Google I/O 2014 app. He is a geek who enjoys code, photography, sci-fi and old
games with big pixels and square waves.
