Together with the Android L Developer Preview, Google and Android also announced an improved edition of Google Play services offering new optimizations and functions. According to Android, the company wants to provide an organized ecosystem that guarantees users can have excellent user experience regardless of the platform. Here are the latest features people can expect from the new Google Play.
Play Games services
Experience great gaming with Quests - Google Play now gives users challenges and rewards them if they are completed, Saved Games (synchronization of game data), and the Game Profile that records the experience points received by the players.
Wallet
The "Save a Wallet" button allows users to receive offers directly into their application. It uses geo-fenced in store notifications to remind the user to use their digital cards. There is also a Split Tender feature that allows payment to be split between credit or debit cards in Google Wallet and the Wallet Balance.
Dynamic Security Provider
This offers a different approach to the platform's secure networking APIs that have faster deliveries of security patches because of the more frequent updates.
Mobile Ads
Users can make the most out of the improved in-application purchase advertisements and integrations for the Play Store in-application purchase API client.
Analytics
Comprehend the full user journey and understand how user acquisition campaigns are doing with Enhanced Commerce. This will allow users to measure the product clicks, product impressions, and much more.
Services for Android Wearables
Users' applications can now transmit data efficiently and effectively, communicating and syncing with codes running on Android wearbales. This is done through an automatically synchronized data store and dependable messaging interface.
Drive
Users will now be able to sort query results, create folders that can be made available offline, as well as choose any mime type in the file picker.
App Indexing API
Drive additional user engagement, as well as surface deep content in local mobile applications on Google Search.
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