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Changes to Device Identifiers in Android O

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Android O introduces some improvements to help provide user control over the use of identifiers. These improvements include:

- limiting the use of device-scoped identifiers that are not resettable
- updating the Android O Wi-Fi stack in conjunction with changes to the Wi-Fi chipset firmware used by Pixel, Pixel XL and Nexus 5x phones to randomize MAC addresses in probe requests
- updating the way that applications request account information and providing more user-facing control

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Google Developers Newsletter - March 2017

Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to get the latest news from us across Android, iOS, Web and more. March edition: goo.gl/E2fF1P.

Jim West: This is Quintin Daniel,,, the real creator of the ant pile design and someone's thinks I would not notice!!!! But it's not a 1990 watch ,,,,,. It's a 1990 LG slide phone people!!!!! Nobody wants a cheap imataition!!!! ,,,,,. So if you want the ant pile design done right,,,. I'm the king ant designer,,,. And somebody s making money off of a nock off design ,,,. So what's the developer community going to do about it??????

Cody Godines: How do I ask questions here? Where is the support for developers?

Jim West: Also done used my work on a 31 dollar phone ,,,. And this is what I'm talking to you with right know also ,,,. Building two more phones as I speak !!!!!!! Got work to do ,,, for the community benefit!!!!!!!

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Developer Preview 3 of Android Things

Today we are releasing the Developer Preview 3 of Android Things, which now includes Bluetooth! Support for Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE APIs is available across all supported hardware platforms. We have also added support for USB Host, which allows a user space application to talk to a custom USB device. See the blog post at https://goo.gl/f243Gc for more information, and join the discussion in our Google+ community at https://g.co/iotdev. #AndroidThings

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Ready to host an #io17extended event?

Bring your local developer community together and take part in the #io17 festivities on May 17-19 by hosting an #io17extended event in your neighborhood. Your event might even get a live shout out during the keynote and/or be featured on the I/O website!

The agenda for your local event is totally up to you. You can livestream the I/O keynote & sessions, invite local guest speakers, demo products, organize a hackathon, and more. To help in your planning, take a look at the first version of the 2017 schedule which is now live on the I/O website (goo.gl/uSnc26). You’ll find a variety of exciting topics like #TensorFlow, #Firebase, #Android, and #VR! We’ll continue to update the schedule up until the event, so check back often for updates and new additions.

To get started with organizing an I/O Extended event:
- Create a public RSVP info page for your event using an event platform of your choice.
- Register your public event on the I/O Extended website (goo.gl/sUAr7E) to have it featured on the official I/O Extended map. Note: If you’re a GDG, please also register your event on developer.google.com/events.
- Read through the I/O Extended 2017 Organizer Guide (goo.gl/k6sWQU) where you’ll find lots of tips on hosting a successful event, as well as the official logos to help promote your event.
- Join the I/O Extended 2017 Organizers Google+ Community (goo.gl/PBOknT) to hear the latest from us and exchange ideas with other hosts.

We look forward to welcoming you to the I/O Extended family!

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Robinhood uses Android Studio to quickly build and test new features

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Robinhood allows users to buy and sell stocks in the US. It is designed to make financial investment easy for all users, even if you’ve never traded before.

With a team of two Android developers, having fast tools like Android Studio is essential to helping them build rich new features, making them the the highest rated stock brokerage app on Google Play.

Android Developer Story: Robinhood uses Android Studio to quickly build and test new features

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李善德（Shande Li）: Latvia: Nobel Peace Prize Nominees David Kilgour and David Matas Meet with Elected Officials, Discuss Ways to End Forced Organ Harvesting in China

January 29, 2017

(Minghui.org) Former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific David Kilgour and human rights attorney David Matas hosted a series of events on January 11-15, 2017 in Latvia’s capital, Riga. The gatherings aimed at informing the Latvian people about the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from living prisoners of conscience in China, especially Falun Gong practitioners. In meetings with elected officials, the two defenders of human rights discussed how legislation could help end this ongoing violence in China.

For the past decade, Mr. Kilgour and Mr. Matas have been investigating forced organ harvesting in China. In 2006, they published their first report, “Bloody Harvest,” for which they have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In collaboration with China expert and journalist Ethan Gutman, an updated investigation report, Bloody Harvest/The Slaughter: An Update was released in the summer of 2016, which contains further evidence of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) atrocities.

Parliament Presentation

Mr. Kilgour and Mr. Matas presented a lecture titled “On the organ harvesting in China and its relationship with the rest of the world” on January 11 at the Saeima–the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia. The session was attended by Members of Parliament and others concerned about human rights.

Meetings were also held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice, as well as with individual professionals, who can help promote positive changes in this matter in their daily work. All countries are encouraged to help end the forced organ harvesting in China via legislation, as has already been done in Israel, Taiwan, and Spain.

Presentation at the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia: “On the organ harvesting in China and its relationship with the rest of the world.”

250 Killed for Their Organs Daily in China

Mr. Kilgour pointed out during the presentation that every day in China, approximately 250 people, primarily prisoners of conscience, not criminals, are killed for their organs. Most are Falun Gong practitioners, as well as Tibetans, Uighurs, and Christians. Mr. Matas said that he has met Falun Gong practitioners in 50 countries and that they are law-abiding citizens–the complete opposite of how Falun Gong practitioners are demonized by the Chinese communist government.

Mr. Matas pointed out that a 2013 European Parliament resolution calls on the EU Member States to address the issue of organ harvesting in China, openly condemn it, and inform citizens who are traveling to China about the issue. He also pointed out that the Latvian Constitution preamble states that the Latvian people condemn crimes committed by communist regimes. He invited the audience to understand that today they were discussing precisely the crimes of the communist regime in China.

He further suggested that hardly anyone in the audience knows whether people from Latvia are going to China for transplant tourism, or how many people may be doing so. He discussed the Latvian government’s announcement of joining the Council of Europe Convention against illicit trafficking of human organs, noting that there is serious work ahead to adapt national laws to the convention.

Mr. Matas said that negative publicity abroad makes the Chinese government uncomfortable, and if even a small country like Latvia condemned organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China, it would help the Chinese government realize that it really can no longer continue to perpetrate such crimes. Condemnation from Latvia would certainly contribute to stopping the organ harvesting crimes more quickly. He stressed that Latvia is well positioned to take such a stand because it has previously confronted and opposed the crimes of communist regimes.

“Bloody Harvest–China's Big Secret”

A lecture was held on January 11 at the Zanis Lipke Memorial entitled “Bloody Harvest – China’s big secret,” followed by a question and answer session. The event was attended by embassy representatives, Members of Parliament, government officials, transplant doctors and other medical practitioners, and even transplantation specialists who came from the neighboring countries of Lithuania and Estonia.

MP and doctor of reanimatology Martins Sics, who attended the lecture, said that the EP resolution condemning the removal of organs was very close to his heart. He said that he was initially aware of organ harvesting from prisoners in China without consent. The Chinese doctors whom he has met at congresses have told him that it was rational to use those who had been sentenced to death. But later, terrifying stories about egregious violation of human rights became known, including the fact that the death penalty is imposed on political prisoners with no proper legal proceedings, and that these people have become the victims of forced organ harvesting.

Mr. Sics said that these crimes are no less terrible than those performed by the Nazi regime. He believes that each and every action to condemn the practice and trying to prevent it will add a little extra weight that will help move the situation to the side of justice.

Janis Martins Skuja, a board member of the Latvia for Tibet Association, said after hearing the lecture that he was very concerned with the topic of organ harvesting in Communist China. He pointed out that this issue must be disseminated to all, because it affects everyone. He added that if today one remains indifferent about what is going on somewhere else in the world, then at some point he may remain indifferent about what is happening on his own doorstep.

A transplant coordinator from Tartu University Hospital said she had previously known that, in China, organs were obtained from criminals who were found guilty of their crimes. But to learn that organ harvesting is performed on innocent people who practice Falun Gong reminded her of the Soviet Union's oppression, when people simply disappeared and never heard from again.

After the lecture, some attendees noted that the necessary legislation may be difficult to push at state levels, because so many countries today derive substantial economic benefit from their cooperation with China. The consensus, however, was that it is a duty to stand up and oppose this injustice. As one guest said, “Otherwise, there is no guarantee that, at some point, something similar could happen to us.”

Lecture at the Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum

Mr. Matas and Mr. Kilgour held a meeting with the Riga and Latvian Jewish congregation on January 12 at the Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum. Representatives from the museum and other invited guests attended the event. Visitors saw how the results of the investigation demonstrate that forced organ harvesting in China is indeed happening, and that organs for transplantation are removed primarily from Falun Gong practitioners. A conservative estimate of the number of such transplant operations carried out in China ranges from 60,000 to 100,000 each year.

At the meeting with the Riga and Latvia Jewish congregation, Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust museum’s chairman of the board, Rabbi Dr. Menahemu Barkahanu.

The radio station “Mix FM” aired an interview with David Kilgour and David Matas on Thursday, January 12. The interview is available here.

David Kilgour gave another lecture on Saturday evening at the museum in the Riga city center. The lecture was open to the public and was also aired live and online.

Investigation Continues Despite CCP Threats

After the lecture, an audience member asked if the investigators were aware of possible CCP threats during the investigation and whether they ever thought to cancel the investigation. The answer was that there were very direct threats. But the thought to abandon the investigation never occurred to them, because in comparison with the enormous difficulties that prisoners of conscience are facing in China, the threats to them were relatively minor.

Both Mr. Kilgour and Mr. Matas said that they were determined to continue their work to help people in China who are brutally murdered simply because they choose to follow Falun Gong's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2017/1/29/161844.html

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Focusing our Google Play games services efforts

Focusing the functionality of Google Play games services

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Google Play games services helps you build your game business on Google Play. It offers powerful and unique tools to build, analyse, and retain your audience. After listening to developer feedback and examining feature usage, we have decided to reduce some of the features so we can focus on making our offering more useful.

Aurimário De Medeiros: +Samuel Gomez muito são copiados estes aplicativos precisa sua autorização primeiro para ser estalado algum engraçadinho praticando ação indesejável agora digo com certeza sobre meus relatos que outra hora tinha relatado sobre certificado vencido e credenciais vencidas e falsa todas é o pior é que compramos o celular elas está na memória só penso quem está ficando com o desenvolvimentos destes celulares não pensava em dinheiro cheguei a uma conclusão tem gente usando idéias de outros usando aplicativos falsificados P elas minhas pesquisas que faço a meios de fazê só ainda não descobrir para onde o dinheiros vai só sei que os desenvolvedores estão ferrados e no prejuízo?

Lisa Gale: Mainly need more storage even though I have purchased an SD card for more space but still does need more storage so I can start downloading all the new games I love to try out the newest hottest games cuz I enjoy gaming and so did my family especially since I have three sons and a daughter and their own Xbox Live and they spend a lot of money on the gaming apps so that's where it's at

Lisa Gale: Looking forward to purchasing the right phone and so far the Pixel is top on my list. Next would be the Samsung 8! Heard great reviews with so many high tech upgrades like retna scanning and also alot of other exciting features as well. With Pixel I'm loving the idea it comes with your own personal Google Assistant! That's a huge Bonus incentive right there! Yes I think I made up my mind on the Pixel in there Stunning Blue Color!

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5 tips for indie game success, from indie game developers

5 tips for indie game success, from indie game developers

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Mobile gaming is a fun place to be and has huge potential for growth and innovation. Indie developers have successfully established themselves in this landscape, showing flair in creative game styles, mechanics, design, and more. Here are 5 tips for indies by indies, shared by our gaming partners at 505 Games, About Fun, Disruptor Beam, Klei Entertainment, and Schell Games.

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Two weeks left to enter your Android, Chrome, or AI experiment for a trip to #Google #io17! Submit by 4/13! https://goo.gl/F6AEEM

Experiments Challenge

Rahul Bambale: Hey im from india.I created Android application like whatsapp.now im third year of computer engineering student.please I want share this app to google.when you free please reply me.

Mario Ezquerro: The up imagen at this is the start I/O 2016, but this code don't find, but it is good for start a event, devfest, womentech event, etc

Mario Ezquerro: Where is the painter 3d I/o Code? I can not find it

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Update your app to work with larger aspect ratios on new Android devices

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To deliver more immersive experiences to their users, some Android OEMs are launching new, super widescreen smartphones. Today, Samsung announced a new flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S8, featuring a new display with an aspect ratio of 18.5:9. Earlier this year, LG also announced their flagship device, the LG G6, with a screen aspect ratio of 18:9. To take advantage of new super widescreen Android devices, you'll need to update your app to work with larger aspect ratios.

Read more on the blog: https://goo.gl/VPOnSD

Dimitry Ivanov: Dude, why on earth there is an option that defaults to `16:9` ratio in the first place? What's the point? People thought they were building flexible layouts, manually in raw XML, or even with a little help of CoordinatorLayout (that should've been helpful for this exact reason - to place widgets good on different screen sizes). And now they will have black bars. On flagship devices.

Daniel Bateman: Also of note, resizeableActivity is on by default on API 24+ (before that the attribute didn't exist), so if you target Nougat or higher and didn't manually disable resizeableActivity then this doesn't apply to you.

Mathieu Méa: "Note: if you don't set a value, and android:resizeableActivity is not true, then the maximum aspect ratio defaults to 1.86 (roughly 16:9) and your app will not take advantage of the extra screen space."
Wrong link ;)
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