The development Google Play Services He is in charge of managing that all the options of the Mountain View company for Android work in the best possible way and, also, with a high degree of efficiency. Thus, optimizing everything that can be done with mobile devices that use the Android operating system. Well, this work is updated to its seventh version.
The deployment of the corresponding update has already started, but as always its arrival in the different regions is not the same (so in some you have to wait a little longer and, for the moment, in Spain it is not the departure). Of course, as soon as we have the official installation APK available and signed by Google, we will provide it to proceed in a regular and manual way.
What's new in Google Play Services 7.0
There are several new features that are included in this new version. But, perhaps the most important and interesting is the one that focuses on the location of the user. Progress is made in the control of activated sensors to provide the exact spot detected and even allows developers to control improves this section (through a new API).
In addition, the management of the sensors that you want to activate when an application demands it. is done entirely within this, so everything is much simpler. Development such as Google Maps will benefit significantly from the new additions and the greater ease of use of the dialog boxes.
Additionally comes the new API with Google Play Services called Places (Places), which improves access to the Google database of nearby locations and, therefore, improves the way in which information is displayed (in quantity and quality). This new option also offers useful options such as using the autocomplete option with a very low latency. By the way, it includes options to add places manually and it will become a cross-platform API.
Google Fit one of the beneficiaries
The new version of Google Play Services increases the options and possibilities of this development to control physical activity developed by the Mountain View company. A) Yes, integrated sensors are better used on Android devices and also reduces memory usage and system resource requirements to work effectively.
Finally, new possibilities are added for a better use of Google Analytics (with special mention of AdMobs) and, also, Play Games (Games) has its share of additions, with the possibility of using a second device as an additional screen when viewing content. This, as can be seen in the following video, allows a phone to be the controller used when playing games:
In short, that the new version of Google Play Services, which is 7.0 (Not a long time ago that you could get the latest APK), comes with interesting news in key sections the use of current Android terminals, such as locations.
Source: Google