Next question is about OEM quirks with Bluetooth and other places and how people feel pain points that aren't necessarily Google's fault. What's the plan to create standards?
@davey_burke says consistency is a goal, CTS helps, and investing in more tests with better tools helps
Who starts the conversation on things like Foldables?
@davey_burke Supply chain makes a part, OEM thinks about adoption, Google gets involved.
Burke is very excited about Foldables, especially next year. #io19
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Can I access visual voicemail with my app? No. It's an IMAP client and has no API
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Where was WearOS? Is it dead?
@davey_burke No, we had a sandbox. WearOS is still very much alive, we've hired more people and are investing.#io19Show this thread -
What are you doing for diversity and inclusion?
@davey_burke software industry is super skewed male, need to get more folks into the hiring chain so they can hire more people. Trying, he recognizes it's an industry level problem.#io19Show this thread -
Locking down Android limits developer innovation. Why are you doing this? Dianne - Finding balance as the ecosystem changes is a constant thing, and battery life suffers eyeglasses developers are allowed to exploit background processes. Ultimately better for everyone
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Steph - We try really hard to minimize change where possible.
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Jetpack Compose question - layout changing? Yes, eventually.
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How do I decide which framework to go with? Depends on what you're doing, each has cost focuses on things like native stability and cross platform.
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Thoughts on fragmentation, having to choose between supporting older API and drawing a line and focusing on new things? Extremely difficult problem at scale, but Project Travel helps. Pie has a 4X growth over Oreo at the same time. The changes over time are gradual, but working
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Last question, Google Play in-app updates? Available now! That's all, folks!
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