Dave Burke, the head of Android engineering, who has been presenting new features of Android at Google I/O every year, has announced his departure from his position. After working with Google since 2007 and being part of the Android team for 14 years, he feels it is time to explore other opportunities. Burke is particularly interested in projects involving AI and bio projects, such as discovering new types of medication or analyzing cancer. He is currently discussing potential projects at Alphabet with Sundar Pichai.
During his time at Google, Burke has had the opportunity to work on various projects, including Chrome Mobile for mobile devices, computational photography that revolutionized smartphone cameras, Android updates like Project Treble and Project Mainline, and Google’s hardware, from Galaxy Nexus to Google Pixel 7. However, he is most proud of expanding the Android user base from 1 million to 3 billion users, making it the most widely used operating system in the world.
Source: Dave Burke Linkedin
TLDR: After 14 years leading Android engineering, Dave Burke is stepping down to explore new opportunities while continuing to advise on AI and bio projects at Google. He played a significant role in expanding the Android user base and working on groundbreaking projects like Chrome Mobile and computational photography.
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