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DAN GALPIN: Hello.
I'm Dan Galpin for "The Developer Show."
This is your weekly update on the coolest developer
news from Google.
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We released beta 3 of Android 11,
our last update in this year's preview cycle,
so you can make sure your apps, SDKs,
and libraries are ready before we bring the official release
to consumers.
You can get Beta 3 today on Pixel 2, 3, 3a, and 4 devices,
and, coming soon, Pixel 4a, by enrolling
for an over-the-air update.
Check out the post for more information on Beta 3,
and watch for the impending release of Android 11.
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We launched the new in-app review API for Google Play
to let you prompt users to write reviews within your app
experience, unlocking the type of feedback
that only your dedicated users can provide.
Once you receive those reviews, there
are a multitude of ratings and reviews
tools available to you on the Google Play Console
to help you analyze the reviews and respond to users' concerns
directly.
Head on over to the post for more information
on the in-app review API.
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We released Cast Connect for Android TV
to allow users to cast directly to your Android TV native app
while still allowing control from the Cast Sender app.
In addition, we announced support for Google Play Instant
on TV, Play Store support in the Android TV emulator,
new layouts and features in the Google Keyboard on TV,
low latency modes for smoother TV gaming,
and Leanback library improvements.
Check out the post, and make sure to catch
the "What's New on Android TV" video to learn more.
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The top 10 winners of the Developer Student Clubs 2020
Solution Challenge have been announced,
and you're invited to join our virtual demo
day where we'll showcase their solutions for local community
problems.
You'll get to ask the teams questions
and learn more about the Google technologies
behind their solutions.
So mark your calendars for the livestream,
August 26 at 8:00 AM Pacific time,
on the Google Developers YouTube channel.
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We released Flutter 1.20, with multiple performance
improvements from the lowest levels of the rendering engine
to the Dart language, UI enhancements,
including support for Autofill, a new way to layer widgets
to support pan and zoom, and new mouse cursor support,
along with updates to the Flutter extension for Visual
Studio code, bringing Dart DevTools into the IDE.
Head on over to the post for more detail on what
may be Flutter's biggest release yet.
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We're introducing the Google Cloud Security Showcase,
a video resource that is focused on solving security problems
and helping you create a safer cloud deployment, with almost
50 step-by-step videos on specific security challenges
or use cases, complete with actionable information
to help you solve that specific issue.
Check out the post for more info,
including highlights of some of these use cases and example
videos to show how the Google Cloud Security
Showcase can help you.
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We launched a new reference guide
for building scalable web applications
with Firestore, Google's scalable serverless document
database.
This guide will help you understand
Firestore's differentiating features,
like real-time updates, offline data
persistence, and transactions.
Head on over to the post for more details about the guide
and building your own scalable solutions using Firestore.
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We announced the release of MediaPipe Iris,
a new machine learning model for accurate iris estimation.
Building on our work on MediaPipe Face Mesh,
this model is able to track landmarks involving
the iris, pupil, and the eye contours
using a single RGB camera in real time
without the need for specialized hardware.
Check out the post for more on this cross-platform desktop,
mobile and web MediaPipe pipeline.
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We open sourced the TensorFlow Recorder-- or TF Recorder--
project, making it possible for data scientists, data
engineers, or AI slash ML engineers to create
image-based TF records from sources such as a Pandas data
frame or CSV without writing any complicated code.
Head on over to the post for more details.
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We announced new ad solutions to engage with the right players
and maximize revenue so your team can
spend more time creating awesome gaming experiences.
To hear more about how these solutions can
help you build your community and grow your business,
check out the post.
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and stay safe.
I'm Dan Galpin for "The Developer Show."
Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next week.
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(IN RACE ANNOUNCER VOICE) Hello, I'm
Dan Galpin for "The Developer Show."
This is your weekly update on the coolest developer
news from Google.