Google has been on a roll lately with Google Play Services, recently adding a whole slew of important API inclusions in version 4.3 that is greatly increasing Android’s usefulness. Google is today making another major update, going live with Google Play Services 4.4 which is yet again bringing in a number of really interesting updates.
Chief among these is the inclusion of the Google Maps Android API which allows developers the ability to embed Street View into activities. In addition to the Maps update, Services now also includes improvements to the Location services API, tweaks to the Games services API (which was introduced in version 4.3), as well as API additions for Mobile Ads and Wallet implementations.
While these updates might not intuitively mean that much to the average Android user, we as users will eventually be able to see the fruits of these improvements in newly update apps. The update is likely to have downloaded in the background on your device, but if you want the latest and greatest now, we have the APK available for download below:
Google Play Services 4.4 APK download
Source: Android Developer Blog
