Google I/O 2019: highlights

General

• Focus on privacy.

AI

• Launches AI Impact Challenge ($25M)
• Demos Project Euphonia (understand the speech-impaired)
• Improves Google Assistant (10x faster, to be added to Waze)
• Expands Duplex to web (assistant for making restaurant or hairdresser reservations)
• Improves Lens & adds to Google Maps

Android

• Passes 2.5b active devices
• Launches Android Q (beta #3; incl Project Mainline: deliver important code changes to specific internal OS components directly from Google Play)
• Plans parental controls
• Adds Live Caption for real-time subtitles
• Works with Qualcomm on API improvement for 5G

Android TV

• Enables one-click subscribing
• Reaches 140 pay-TV operator integrations, 60% of smart TV manufacturers uses Android TV, total 1k content providers & 5k apps.

Devices

• Launches Pixel 3a (5.6 inch, $400) & 3a XL (6 inch, $480), Nest Hub Max (10 inch screen, video camera, $230)
• Considers foldable device
• Rebrands Home Hub to Nest Hub (drops price to $130, expands to 12 more countries)

AR

• To add AR to Google Maps (for Pixel users)
• Google Search results in 3D AR

Privacy

• Adds incognito mode to Google Maps

Search

• To add podcasts