You can finally watch YouTube’s great collection of 360-degree videos in virtual reality (VR) on your iPhone. Be sure to stay locked onto this page for updates, news, and chitter-chatter from the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA.
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The company is expected to launch an updated version of Google Cardboard at the conference, potentially alongside a standalone “Android VR” headset. The grounds of this venue are also much larger than usual, so there’s going to be a lot to explore and experience. And like every other year since Google I/O started on 2010, it’s the most exciting day that Google will announce everything it has been working on and partnering with to come up with another exciting digital period to live in. It’s also speculated that Google may show off the two new rumored Nexus devices tomorrow, and of course, Android N is expected to be shown off in some capacity, potentially as the final build meant for the public.
Android N: Google’s I/0 2016 may not be dominated by Android N announcement, but it will definitely get its own limelight. YouTube for Android was updated to include the feature back in November, but iOS users have been missing out – until now. There have been rumors doing the rounds that Google might be launching a new “Android VR” domain sometime late this week. Luckily, we have you covered, and you can tour part of the Google I/O conference via the collection of images you see below. Previous reports revealed that Google’s Android would become a sort of VR platform.
You will need a Google Cardboard viewer to experience the new VR feature, however, although you can pick one up for ~. So you too can enjoy the excitement of listening to a bunch of executives talk about tech and business models, while simultaneously watching the guy next to you text and live-blog the event.
Another update announcement, Android Wear is already known to be the accessories anyone can wear that function like an Android.
Google may throw more weight behind virtual reality this year, on top of what it’s already doing with Google Cupboard.
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Amazon’s Echo home virtual assistant has been a big hit in the USA – so much so that Google is rumoured to be on the verge of announcing a competitor. Project Tango is essentially a Google hardware that would allow anybody to map their environment in 3D.
