In amongst the demonstrations of platforms and smart materials for supporting the Internet of Things at this year’s occasion, were one or two statements that actually could really make a difference to the way that regular people lead their regular lives that are digital.

Maps

It is still in the development phase, but according to Google’s VP for product and engineering direction, Jen Fitzpatrick, it ought to be prepared before the end of the year. There’s an Easter Egg in the Android and iOS program which will allow users download maps so that when they reach an internet connection black spot, they are able to however see where they are going, but this will definitely take things to a different level.

Payments

Android Pay, its second effort yet, is a quantum leap forwards — it will work in real shops in addition to online and will support largest charge cards, fingerprint authentication. When it goes live it’ll work in 700,000 US shops and will additionally be into a host of Android programs for simplifying shopping without growing threats.

Battery life

The next variant of the smartphone and tablet PC operating system of Google will set permissions and security front and centre. A program must notify the user it wants to or needs to get something — the contacts publication, mic or place, for instance — at the point of setup, rather than as an extended record of permissions in the second. But, the largest development will likely be to battery life. Google says it’s found a means of decreasing the stress on electricity when a device is in sleep mode.

Infinite storage

The standalone pictures program of Google may soon be the number one destination. The business maintains that storage will probably be infinite for videos as well as pictures equally and that there’ll be some really notable search attributes. On top of that, it plays the firm used to see as its rivals — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.