Nexus 9 and Android L possibly coming tomorrow with possible names of Dessert released

A recent news update gave an indication of Google unveiling the new Nexus devices on Wednesday, 15th October 2014. A report from Forbes tells us that Google will be launching the new Nexus devices on it's website rather than holding a big launch event as they are busy with tweaking of Android L. 

Apparently it will be available for $399 and will start shipping starting 3rd November with pre-orders to start from 17th October. Launching just before Apple's event will put both the tablets in tough competition with each other and this fight will be fun to watch as Nexus 9 will probably be available through Google Play which is available only in 12 countries (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Japan, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States) and Apple will be shipping its tablets worldwide. 

Now a new tweet from Sundar Pichai, VP Android is proving that news/leak to be true. 

Met some sweet new friends today. #NationalDessertDay #Android http://t.co/KNxe1LjpgI
— sundarpichai (@sundarpichai) October 14, 2014

This tweet has a video showing the names that are under consideration for the next version of Android. Now why Sundar Pichai post a video of all the Android L names just when we get the news of the release of new Nexus devices and we all know that new Android comes with new Nexus devices. 

Lemon Meringue Pie? Lava Cake? Lady Finger? Lemon Drop? Even Oreo? Nobody knows. But this video explains a lot more about which names can be possibly take the place of L. Also Giovanni Calabrese, the guy who builds famous statues for each Android build is out in Mountain View. On Google+ he teased of handing out licorice boxes. So can it be Licorice after all? 

For some reason we think that Licorice may not be the name after seeing the video but why would he be messing around. Well it's not a long time to wait as it is in few hours we'll be getting the news of the new Nexus devices and the latest version of Android. 

Source: Forbes, Giovanni Calabrese

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Google Play Store Update with Material Design Rolls Out

Well as was evident from earlier leak about a new updated Google Play Store turns out to be true. Google has officially released an updated to the Google Play Store app from version 4.8.20 to 4.9.13.

Our latest update is rolling out right now! We're excited to share a sneak peek of what you’ll get in the coming days pic.twitter.com/k5BidxR4Vu
— Google Play (@GooglePlay) July 23, 2014

The major change is the use of the new Material Design which was introduced at Google I/O and has now made its way to the Google Play Store app. Well the update first doesn’t look like a big deal but once you dive in to the various sections of Apps, Books, Movies you can see the whole UI redesigned. There are beautiful sliding animations, big imagery and an overall cleaner layout. Cover art plays a much larger role, and details like rating overviews and genres have been moved into easy-to-read icons. 

Aside from the major changes to the app information pages, the rest of the Play Store app remains unchanged. We suspect that this update is only a sign of what’s to come for the Play Store and Material Design. The rest of the app will probably get redesigned eventually, as well.

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Google Play Store to get Material Design as well

We are already familiar with Google’s “Material Design” which was introduced as a part of Android L Preview and is expected to infiltrate all the Google’s app. We’ll have to wait until Google’s public launch of the OS but if the rumour is to be believed Google’s Play Store will be getting a complete the Material Design as well.

New Look of Play Store

Current Look of Play Store

Google+ was the first were we saw a touch of Material Design and the trend continued in apps like Sheets and Docs.

Listing are more immersive and colourful using video/trailer/app icon or movie/album/magazine cover as immersive hero image. To anyone who watched the design sessions from this year's Google I/O, the last screen should look familiar. 

The Grand Budapest Hotel listing in particular was shown off during a session about Material Design in Google Play, and the demo screen looks extremely similar, but carries a considerable lot of information compared to what we see above.

The whole store listing page has changed, to one that uses artistic layout on a largely white canvas with the new Roboto font highlighted during the Google I/O conference. However, this design is still under wraps and could change entirely by the time it is launched.

Source : AndroidPolice

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Material Design is new Visual look For Android, Chrome and more

Google introduced its new design for all its series which is known as “Material Design” which was earlier available on Google+ app update with a whole lot of colours and typography. The entire interface is based on what Google calls a "unifying theory of a rationalized space and a system of motion." Google released a video showing the new designs for the apps for Android and Web like Gmail and Calendar.

Gmail OLD VS NEW 

New Calender App

Matias Duarte on Stage

The focus is on bringing the interface to match with reality. Android head Matias Duarte emphasized that elements should be closer to the reality. What that translates to is "material" effects that react to your touch, perhaps with a gentle ripple emanating from a touch point on the phone dialer.

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