The object operating system

It is Google developers have been working on it since 2016 to Android Things 1.0 and is now reality. Google thus enters in the market of connected objects with an operating system dedicated to the internet of things. The IoT is the combination of lights, refrigerators, shutters and thermostats connected to the network and manageable by smartphone.

The first objects that will appear on the shelves will be 'smart' speakers and screens. produced by a number of companies such as LG and Lenovo. The intelligent displays - with which to watch YouTube videos, scroll through photos, make video calls or read recipes - will integrate Google's voice assistant, which as of last January was present on 400 million devices including smartphones and tablets, televisions and watches, headphones and living room speakers.

With the release of the new operating system, Google aims to put itself at the center of the nascent Internet of Things market, for which it is exponential growth is expected. According to Gartner researchers, by the end of 2018 there will be more of 11 billion connected objects, and the figure will exceed 20 billion in 2020.

The Android operating system is undisputed leader in the smartphone sector, where it represents over 80% of the market. Not so good for Android Wear, the platform for wearable devices: according to IDC analysts, over half of smart watches sold in 2017 were Apple-branded. In the 'smart' television market, Android TV finds itself chasing Samsung.