Google I/O 2012 Keynote – Day 1 (Full Transcript)

 Google I/O 2012 was held at Moscone Center in San Francisco for 3 days – June 27-29, 2012. Here is the Google I/O Day 1 keynote full transcript…

 

Introducing Speaker: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Senior Vice President, Vic Gundotra.

Vic Gundotra – SVP

Well, hello, everybody. Hello. On behalf of Google, let me extend our warmest welcome to all of you. To the over 6,000 people here at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, welcome. And to our Google I/O viewing parties that are happening all around the world, over 350 different parties with over 30,000 in attendance, welcome.

And finally, let me also welcome the over 1 million people who will be watching this event live stream on YouTube.

Welcome to Google I/O. This is our fifth year, and we’re going to make this Google I/O incredibly special. Our teams have worked very hard to put on something really great for you. And we still have some surprises left. At the end of the day, however, it’s not just about the hard work our teams have done. This conference is really about you – developers.

When you think back over the last five years, things like Google Chrome or Android were in their infancy. We owe, in no small measure, the success of our efforts due to your support. Thank you. Thank you for betting with Google, and thank you for supporting us. Thank you for spending three days of your life here at the Google I/O conference. We hope you’re going to absolutely love it.

Now one small favor to ask, please. f you have a hot spot, please turn the hot spot off, as it’s going to greatly increase our chances of having a successful set of demos. With that, let’s get this started.

Please join me in welcoming director of Android product management, Hugo Barra.

Hugo Barra – Director, Android product management

All right. Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the Android keynote at I/O 2012. Last year on this stage, we talked about momentum, mobile, and more. Momentum, accelerating of Android across the world. Mobile, everything we’re doing to innovate on smartphones and tablets. And more, extending the Android ecosystem well beyond the typical mobile device. This year, we’re continuing with the same three themes and picking up right where we left off.

Let’s start with momentum. Last year right here, we announced that Android had crossed the mark of 100 million devices. 100 million was a huge milestone for us back then. It’s been a pretty busy year, and I’m thrilled to announce our latest milestone. Ready?

400 million Android devices.

400 million is a pretty huge number, but we’re definitely not slowing down. Last year right here, we announced that we were seeing 400,000 new Android devices activated every day. Well, today, 1 million new Android devices are activated every single day. That’s about 12 new Android devices every second of every day. Thank you.

More devices in the hands of more people in a truly global phenomenon. Take a look at this chart. What you see here is a heat map representation of the growth in Android devices throughout the world over the last year. Places like Japan, South Korea, and France grew between 200% and 300% in these 12 months.

But what’s even more impressive is that the developing world is adopting Android at an even faster pace. Very large markets, like Brazil, India, Thailand, and Indonesia, all grew around 500% over the last year alone. Really, really exciting. And we’re continuing to build and innovate just as fast in the Android team.

Today, we want to share with you what we’ve been working on since we launched Ice Cream Sandwich late last year. I’d like to introduce you to our newest release. You guys ready for this?

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.