In this week’s top stories: Everything Google announced and showed off at I/O 2018, rumors of a Pixel-branded smartwatch and second-generation Pixelbuds at this year’s fall Google event…
With Google I/O 2018 taking place this week, it is no surprise that the developer conference dominated the news cycle. Announcements included the release of Android P Developer Preview 2, Google Duplex, new Assistant voices, and much more. We have a roundup of every I/O announcement that you can read in case you missed anything.
Also at I/O, we saw Google release the Material Theming Engine. With this move, Google is trying to make it easier for developers to use the company’s design guidelines while creating a style for the brand.
Lastly, we’re already starting to see rumors pop up around this fall’s Pixel 3 event. In addition to Google’s next flagship phones, it appears that the Silicon Valley company will finally be launching a Pixel-branded Wear OS smartwatch and a second-generation pair of Pixel Buds. Not much is known about the device, but it will likely use Qualcomm’s new wearable processors.
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