Google Announced Android Lollipop

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Mr.J

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Joining the party: Android 5.0 Lollipop
As previewed at Google I/O, Lollipop is our largest, most ambitious release on Android with over 5,000 new APIs for developers. Lollipop is designed to be flexible, to work on all your devices and to be customized for you the way you see fit. And just like Android has always been, it’s designed to be shared.

Lollipop is made for a world where moving throughout the day means interacting with a bunch of different screens—from phones and tablets to TVs. With more devices connecting together, your expectation is that things just work. With Lollipop, it’s easier than ever to pick up where you left off, so the songs, photos, apps, and even recent searches from one of your Android devices can be immediately enjoyed across all the other ones.

As you switch from one screen to another, the experience should feel the same. So Lollipop has a consistent design across devices—an approach we call Material Design. Now content responds to your touch, or even your voice, in more intuitive ways, and transitions between tasks are more fluid.

Lollipop also gives you more control over your device. You can now adjust your settings so that only certain people and notifications can get through, for example, when you’re out to dinner or in the middle of an important meeting. And when an important notification does come through, you can see it directly from the lockscreen.

And because we’re using our devices a lot more, there’s a new battery saver feature that extends the life of your device by up to 90 minutes—helpful if you’re far from a power outlet. We’ve enabled multiple user accounts and guest user mode for keeping your personal stuff private. And you can now secure your device with a PIN, password, pattern, or even by pairing your phone to a trusted device like your watch or car with Smart Lock. But this is just a small taste of Lollipop. Learn more on android.com.

Full blogpost at : http://googleblog.blogspot.in/2014/10/android-be-together-not-same.html
 
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Xxx is our largest, most ambitious release on Android with over xxx new APIs for developers. xxx is designed to be flexible, to work on all your devices and to be customized for you the way you see fit. And just like Android has always been, it’s designed to be shared.

Didn't they say the same thing for ICS? Or are they implying that smart watches, wireless streamers and cheap phones are so new and unique to the party that they new to design a completely new UI and give it a new numeric system?
 
So no "Laddoo" ? Remember people asking for "Kaju Katli" and it turned out to be Kit Kat. For those who don't know: the dessert name for each Android release is choosen in alphabetical order - Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice cream sandwich, Jelly Bean, Kit Kat and now Lollipop. Probably Marshmallow is next ?
 
Lollipop -- seems a better choice than other rumors that people came up with. And Dev preview on 17th: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...s-7-will-be-available-on-friday-october-17th/

Some great videos Google was trolling with -- and good that Google didn't name "L" as "L"; would have been the ultimate trolling

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Out of curiosity, can Android 5.0 be availed through cyanogenmod? I presume 5.0 is based on AOSP.

Yes, once the final build is up, CM will release their own iteration.
 
Nexus was always a common man's device. Good specs at a very competitive price.
alas.. not anymore :(
 
Nexus was always a common man's device. Good specs at a very competitive price.
alas.. not anymore :(
No it wasn't. Nexus One, S and Galaxy Nexus were all priced at par with flagship devices if not more. Only with N4 and N5 did they subsidize the phones but the battery, camera and screen were always a compromise in those phones.
 
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Android One - Entry Level
Nexus 5 - High / Mid level
Nexus 6 - Premium

So they ain't discontinuing Nexus 5?

Anyway with the Nexus 6 price.. it seems google is indeed scrapping its Silver program.
 
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Nope ... Nexus 5 is still gonna live ... Just head to Google's official nexus page, and you can find three devices in it ... Nexus 5, Nexus 6, and Nexus 9. Which means, Nexus 7 is getting killed this year ... :(
 
The roll-out for Nexus devices starts on Nov. 3rd, and Motorola has promised updates as fast as Nexus line, and usually they have delivered it promptly. So considering that, I'd say by the end of November, all Moto devices should have received the update ... :)
 
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