Offline access: Google's plan to attract the next billion users

Not everyone enjoys the constant connectivity that First World users take for granted. So, for developing countries-and, possibly, the US? -Google Said it will allow many of its apps to be accessible offline. 

"Making the world's information accessible to users everywhere has been at the heart of what Google does, right from the start," said Jen Fitzpatrick, vice president of engineering, on stage at the Google I / O developer conference keynote on Thursday. 

"More and more People are Getting A new smartphone, and for MANY of These People, BE IT Will Their very First Computer," Fitzpatrick Said. She That Just Added Six Countries, Including China, Mexico, and Brazil, Will BE Responsible for 1.2 billion smartphone sales by 2016, But MANY of Them Lack pervasive Internet Access. "These People Will Have A ProFound Impact on Mobile computing, Both as users and as creators," Fitzpatrick Continued. "So we're Thinking very carefully How we Evolve our products, and our platforms, to address their particular needs. "

Fitzpatrick Said " And Yes, There Will BE acceess offline ". "This MEANS That you'll BE Able to Save Any page you'll visit ... for Later," 

YouTube Offline:  In India, Indonesia, The Philippines, and Vietnam, Google HAS Launched YouTube Offline, users Where Can Cache A video for up to 48 hours on YouTube Their phone Without an active Internet connection.

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