Android 5.0 Lollipop: Release, news and features.

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Yes, the wait is over: Lollipop Android 5.0 is now official. We can now stop calling Android L and see the final version. In fact, when they announced Android Preview phase L and analyze what the biggest differences were KitKat against Android.

Now, we are going to tell what all the new Android Lollipop summarized and obtained the official changelog of Lollipop, although of course we can not detail more than 5000 new APIs for developers that have been incorporated.

Lollipop Android 5.0, the latest version of our operating system

                Material Design

We start with one element that has changed in step KitKat this final version of Lollipop and it is the design. Intuitive user experience across all platforms now being sought, with an interface that stands, colorful and very responsive.

This material-based, where the elements should be as natural as possible is pursued design. Also, looking for better accessibility, the contrasts are striking, both in color and contours as in other aspects. Maybe with the arrival of L Preview this change because we do not as flashy, but certainly for those who come from KitKat surprise you.

 

 

 

              Smart Notifications

Notices have been received so far this year full importance by Google and Android. We saw, for example, how Android Wear focused primarily on them. And therefore Lollipop Android was updated to keep up in the notification system, based primarily on one key idea:

 

 

Being interrupted by notifications only when really necessary

 

To do this, Lollipop Android brings new features:
 

• To respond and view messages directly from the lock screen, and can hide sensitive content for these notifications.
•  A priority system for notifications, so that we can even indicate which hours only high priority notifications must jump.
•  Smarter management of notifications and can for example see the notifications in a single place, according to the source or type of communication.

 

 

But certainly one of the most striking developments of Lollipop is that from now on, an incoming call will not interrupt what you're watching or listening until we choose if we take the call or prefer to stay where we were.

            Fast and multitasking Settings

That is definitely one of the things we take most missing: the option to have the settings that we use so much more accessible. To do this, simply double swipe from the top of the screen. Thus, it will now be much easier for example turn on and off WiFi, Bluetooth or location.

 

 

But not everything is there, then we'll have more practical controls for other aspects such as screen rotation, flashlight or hotspot option. Or even a manual brightness adjustment for certain conditions, which are subsequently adjusted based on ambient light.

 

            Extra battery

As critical point all mobile devices, Android Lollipop had to do something about it, and have optimized the use of the battery to give it a longer life thanks to Project Volta. In fact, the new features allow savings to extend the duration of the same up to 90 minutes.

And now we can see an estimate about the time of the battery. In particular we can see how much time is left until we have to charge the battery (via Settings / Battery) or how much time do we have to have the device fully charged (when charging).

 

          Security, factory reset in case of theft

Moving from a critical point to another, we can not forget safety, something that worries us greatly. We know that our data will be safe even when we steal the device. Lollipop Android now also includes activated automatic encryption to protect all your data in case of theft or loss.

 

 

But not everything is there, then we must also highlight two new features:
 

•  SELinux: It will allow better protection against malware and vulnerabilities
•  Android Smart Lock: We will protect your phone or tablet, thanks to pairing it with a known device (wearable, car ...)
•  Google Factory Reset Protection: We will allow, as the name implies, factory reset the device in case of loss or theft.

The latter is a whole kill switch, an emergency button in case we have totally lost the mobile and completely disable the terminal.

 

         Multi-user mode in Android 5.0

Lollipop Android tries to go a step further when it comes to sharing content with family and friends.

In fact, since we can manage multiple Lollipop users phones. This introduces a feature that is really striking: we can call a contact or access our messages, photos ... if we just identified another Android device with Lollipop. Finally extends to multiple mobile users, we could already see in the latest versions for tablets.

 

 

Following the above dynamics, we will have a guest user, which may permit the use of the device, without access to the contents of each of the previous users. For that matter, they have also included the option that we can allow access to certain content via a PIN code, but not the other content. An interesting option with many possibilities.

           ART and 64 bits

We've talked about this before: ART virtual machine will now default Android. Yes, it is the death of Dalvik, which leads us to:
 

•  A performance improvement of up to 4 times higher
•  A much more fluid rich interface, especially visually displays
•  Unificacióin services and apps in the background

This Hand support for 64-bit devices, one of the great innovations of Lollipop Android 5.0.

         BLE accessory compatibility

Here the work has focused on improving connectivity, particularly in terms of connection interruptions.

Although undoubtedly the big news is the new Bluetooth low energy (BLE) which optimize the power consumption for devices like wearables or beacons. For this, a whole new way of peripherals included BLE.

         Pass information from one Android to another

This we have seen before, but it is noteworthy that we can get our apps from Google Play automatically when migrarnos Older newer device to another, through our Google account.

But the big news that has caught our attention is that we can self-configure our new Android device through old if both have NFC. Is not this make things easier if it really works well?

 

 

            Multimedia and Sound

As expected, such a big Android update could not be ignored in all media: camera, video, audio ... In fact, these are the major developments regarding the media:
 

•  Low latency audio input for a real-time experience better
•  Multichannel audio, including 5.1 and 7.1
•  Support for USB audio
•  OpenGL ES 3.1
•  New features for photography: maximum resolution with 30fps, RAW support, adjustments to the sensor, lens and flash, capture metadata (such as optical information or noise models) format.
•  Art video technology with support for HEVC profile that allows playback 4K UHD

 

         Android TV

In addition, Android Lollipop happens to be one of the connecting elements in the Android ecosystem, which not only allow the connection to Wear Android, but will also be based on Android TV.

Now we can:
 

•  Having an interface adapted for the big screen in our living room
•  Designed for greater visibility with less navigation
•  Voice Search for Google Play, YouTube and other compatible apps
•  Possibility of using a gamepad to play games
•  Cast opportunities with entertainment applications for our TV, Android devices thanks to TV

Which brings us to now it seems that Android can happen to also be the media center console and even our home.

        Lollipop Android, many new to discover

We have seen that Android uses slogan:

 

 

Be together, be different.

 

Therefore, we have included 15 new languages ​​including Basque and Galician. But the news does not stop there:
 

•  OK Google even with the screen off.
•  Tap and Pay: allowing us quick and easy payments between apps
•  Print Preview
•  Improvement in physical keyboard accessories
•  Android Beam: allows us to share files simply joining two devices
•  New level for sending feedback to Nexus devices
•  New screen to display battery, Bluetooth, data usage, WiFi settings ...

As you can see, a wealth of new features, which can consider the big update to Android after passage we saw years to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. A new version 5.0 in the making of that from Friday October 17 will tell you even more when we can test it first-hand thanks to the factory images available for Nexus 5.

 

 

 

For updates that change things, but there are others like it that revolutionize. And leading the user experience to a high degree of customization, so that we will feel part of the ecosystem.

 

Have a good day dear users.