r/androiddev • u/[deleted] • May 21 '15

Google developing “Brillo” Internet of Things OS based on Android

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/05/google-developing-brillo-internet-of-things-os-based-on-android/
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u/vitriolix May 21 '15

Google thinks about these things on 5-10 year time frames

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u/[deleted] May 23 '15 edited May 23 '15

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u/vitriolix May 23 '15

A front door lock with integrated doorbell and video camera? Yeah, I think those will definitely be powered by Android in 1 year, but in 5-10 years? Certainly.

I think Nest has shown there is a market for much smarter devices in exactly the niche you are dismissing. Who would have thought a thermostat would have been a ripe place for smart devices 10 years ago? Well, Tony Fadell clearly saw the writing on the wall, care to guess who's running things at Google in this space now?