Android Things – Google Announces New IoT Operating System

Google has announced a new version of Android aimed at the "internet of things". Android Things, as it is being called, should be a Linux-based platform, just like the traditional mobile system, however, focused on different applications than we are used to.

Google has announced a new version of Android aimed at the "internet of things". THE Android Things, as it is being called, should be a Linux based platform, just like the traditional mobile system, however, focused on different applications than we are used to.

Android Things

This new step by Google into the Android IoT segment is reported to have been based on the purpose of allowing developers to use tools they already know and are used to developing for Android in the mobile world, to Android in the world of the "Internet of Things".

Unlike Android Smartphones that easily identified by its interface, the Android Things It will be much more discreet, it is likely that you will use tools that run it and do not even notice, because it will be in the background of devices, providing their operation and interaction.

The idea of ​​using Android Things on smart devices like speakers, watches (not like Android Wear), washing machines, thermostats, ovens, etc. Is this another segment that "robozinho" will conquer? Place your bets!

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