Google has taken the lid off its next generation of mobile OS, the Android 5.0 Lollipop (previously called Android 5.0 or Android L). The Android 5.0 Lollipop was announced along with the next generation of nexus devices – the Motorola-built Nexus 6, the HTC-built Nexus 9 and the ASUS-built Google Nexus player; the OS will power the aforementioned devices.
The Lollipop (Android 5.0) moniker succeeds Kitkat (Android 4.4) but was previously rumoured to be the Android 4.5. Asides the newly announced Nexus devices (Nexus 6 and Nexus 9), Android 5.0 Lollipop is said to be available on Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10, and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks.
Google has made major improvements on the Android 5.0 Lollipop that it would not only work on Phones and tablets, it would also power Televisions, watches and In car entertainment systems. The main feature of the Android 5.0 is the material design with major visual enhancements and revamps in user interface.
Another important feature on the Android 5.0 Lollipop is its massive battery saver feature which extends the battery life of the smartphone by another 1hr30mins (90 minutes). There are several other features the Android 5.0 Lollipop bring, find out more on the Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Motorola has announced that the Moto X (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G with 4G LTE, Moto E, Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid Mini would all get the Android 5.0 Lollipop soon. We expect other smartphone makers to follow suit in coming days.
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