ay Services updates to 5.0 with support for Android ar

BY GreenBot Staff

Published 26 Jun 2014

is rolling out ay Services 5.0 out to phones tablets beginning today, bringing with it enhancements to existing services introducing a new one for Android ar. Of course, this is hardly as exciting as Android but receiving any sort of Android-related update is pretty exciting right now.

ay Services isn’t an app, so much as underlying software that a lot of other apps rely upon. th the leap to 5.0, adds the necessary support for Android ar, the Quests Saved Games updates for ay Games, closed-captioning on Cast (the media service used by Chromecast).

Here’s what the latest ay Services includes the following:

  • Services for Android wearables — Your apps can more easily communicate sync with code running on Android wearables through an automatically synchronized, persistent data store a reliable messaging interface.
  • ay Games services — Build a great gaming experience with Quests, which allow event-based challenges for players to compete for rewards, Saved Games (a snapshot A allow synchronization of game data along with a cover-image description),  Game ofile (providing experience points for players).
  • App Indexing A — Surface deep content in your native mobile applications on search drive additional user engagement.
  • Cast — Use media tracks to enable closed-caption support for Chromecast.
  • Drive — Sort query results, create offline folders, select any mime type in the file picker by default.
  • llet — Build a “Save to llet” button for offers directly into your app; use geo-fenced in-store notifications to prompt the user to show scan digital cards. Split tender allows payment to be split between llet Balance a credit/debit card in llet.
  • Analytics — Get insights into the full user journey underst how different user acquisition campaigns are performing with Enhanced Ecommerce, letting you measure product impressions, product clicks, more.
  • Mobile Ads — Use improved in-app purchase ads integrations for the ay store in-app purchase A client.
  • Dynamic Security ovider — Offers an alternative to the platform’s secure networking As that can be updated more frequently, for faster delivery of security patches.

The most notable interesting for the end user will likely be the introduction of Android ar services, which allow apps to talk to wearable devices. You’ll need this update before your fancy new Android ar watch will work. 

The update is rolling out now, but it can take several days before it shows up on your phone.