There’s an evolution from, today we tell computers to do stuff for us, to where computers can actually do stuff for us. For example, if I go and pick up my kids, it would be good for my car to be aware that my kids have entered the car and change the music to something that’s appropriate for them. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
Things like WhatsApp are a great example of success that others have had on Android, which we see as welcome innovation on the platform. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
Open platforms historically undergo a lot of scrutiny, but there are a lot of advantages to having an open source platform from a security standpoint. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
When Larry and Sergey founded Google Search, one of the things that struck me is that it was available for everyone to use. We deeply desire our services to work for everyone. And that inherently means we have to work with partners. That is the thesis underlying everything we do. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
If I’m about to forget my kid’s birthday, I want the phone to scream at me until I do something about it. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
One of the great things about an open system like Android is it addresses all ends of the spectrum. Getting great low-cost computing devices at scale to the developing world is especially meaningful to me. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
Users are trying to discover apps; we are trying to improve the app discovery process, and developers are trying to reach users. If you step back, it’s a problem we solved with search and ads in search. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
Obviously, you will always see more malware targeting Android because Android is used more than any smartphone platform by a pretty substantial difference. Sundar Pichai Read Quote
Android phones in China are more ‘Android open source’ rather than Android in the way we are all used to here. So a lot of phones don’t have Google Play, etc. Sundar Pichai Read Quote