We take a look at what to expect from Google in 2015 including Android, Glass, Ara and more. We'll hear more details about many of these projects at Google I/O in June 2015.

2014 saw the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop, the Nexus 6, the Nexus 9 as well as another good year in the search engine business. So what can we expect from the internet giant in 2015? Let's take a look.

What to expect from Google in 2015: Android M

One of the most obvious things to expect this year from Google is a new version of Android. Following the alphabetical list of sweet deserts, this version will being with the letter M (place your bets for the name now). Don't be expecting a big new version though, Android M is likely to be 5.1 and bring along new features and tweaks. After all, 5.0 Lollipop was the big overhaul with the Material Design.

As to when Android M will arrive, it's unclear but is likely to be during the summer and in the second half of the year. The first time we're likely to hear about it from Google in any official capacity is at Google I/O which traditionally takes place in June.

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What to expect from Google in 2015: Google Glass 2

Whether you think Google Glass is a passing fad or not, we could well see a new version this year. Google closed the Explorer Program on 19 January so you can no longer purchase the Explorer Edition but that's not the end of the wearable gadget.

Google has confirmed that it is "continuing to build for the future, and you’ll start to see future versions of Glass when they’re ready." According to the Wall Street Journal, we'll see a new version this year and use an Intel chip. Google I/O which we mentioned above is a good possibility to get some details.

Read more about Google Glass 2.

What to expect from Google in 2015: Project Ara

One thing we can definitely expect for 2015, in one form or another, is Project Ara – Google's modularsmartphone concept. It will mean you can upgrade individual parts of the phone such as the camera or processor in a plug and play fashion.

"Project Ara is a development effort, not an official Google product. Consequently, we don’t have a market launch date. However, we’re working towards a limited market pilot in 2015," said Google on its website for the project.

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What to expect from Google in 2015: Android TV and Android Auto

Google spent some of its Google I/O conference talking about Android TV and Android Auto – versions of the operating system for the living room and the car.

We expect to see the firm push on with these in 2015 as Android TV replaces the failed Google TV. Ranges of TVs from Sony, Sharp and Philips will come with Android TV this year. We expect to see some set-top boxes, too (Razer announced the Forge TV at CES 2015).

It might take a little longer to see Android Auto integration as this is still a new area for this kind of tech. However, big strides are set to take place in 2015. For example, we saw Parrot announced the RNB6 (below) at CES this month which is both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay ready – it's due to launch later this year.

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What to expect from Google in 2015:Android Wear

Google has done a good job with Android Wear which is its operating system design specifically for wearable devices such as smartwatches. This year we not only expect to see more devices to launch running Android Wear (MWC in March is where we're likely to see the first of this year – possibly from HTC and Samsung), but Google should make improvements to the system. A new version could well be launched alongside Android M.

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What to expect from Google in 2015:Android Silver/Nexus

A grey area is Android Silver which is Google's supposed scheme for creating Android devices under a set of requirements, a bit like Ultrabooks. This would mean any manufacturing partner to make a smartphone or tablet within the rules would get the Android Silver branding. Google has not confirmed plans for this and recent reports claim it's been scrapped due to a lack of interest from partners.

It was also unclear whether Android Silver would replace the Nexus range of devices or not. While Android Silver is up the air and reportedly due to launch early in 2015, it seems like Google is more likely to stick with simply launching new Nexus devices this year. We would expect to see at least one new smartphone and tablet to replace the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9.

Read more about Android Silver.

What to expect from Google in 2015: Child-friendly products and services

According to a report by USA Today, Google is looking to launch child-friendly versions of its products and services this year. We're talking kids ages 12 and under. This should mean new versions of Chrome and YouTube at the least.

"The big motivator inside the company is everyone is having kids, so there's a push to change our products to be fun and safe for children," said Pavni Diwanji, vice president of engineering.