Lollipop Android 5.0, the new version of Android with Material Design

Lollipop Android 5.0, the new version of Android with Material Design


Google introduced Android 5.0 Lollipop, the new version of the operating system that implements the Material Design and a breakthrough.

Great news comes to Android lovers with the arrival of the latest OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Although this was not the only news from Google on this day, no doubt, for fans of the operating system, the presentation of the version that comes after Android KitKat was the most important.

These are the top ten news of Android 5.0 Lollipop


1 Material Design

The new structure of Android has a flatter design, more colorful and multi-layered, visually respond to your touch screen and is the most drastic change from Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

The interface we know Android KitKat reach the next level with a smooth transition animations between applications and elevation for each of the areas of the screen. This allows each section of the screen can offer higher quality and appearance with larger, thanks to the shadows that would be having each of the layers in a specific order.

Also, the design approach whose main Material content, leaving some interface elements change color depending on the color of the content, be it a photo, album art or something else. Google has further simplified the three traditional Android buttons, turning them into a simple triangle, circle and square.

Lollipop Android also has the status bar completely transparent, quick sets are in notifications after sliding for the second time your finger from top to bottom.

2 Android devices in all kinds and sizes

The latest version of Android (Lollipop) is leading the Google Operating System has cars (with Android Auto), TV (with Android TV) and watch (with Android Wear). All these devices will now be communicating in the same language and with a very similar design.

3 Notifications everywhere

Lollipop In Android notifications will be in the notification window, as in other areas of the interface. Now, notifications are displayed on the lock screen and also can expand to see, for example, email or a whole lot of it. There are also some new notifications called 'Heads-up', which appear when you're using other applications, but appear as a bar on the top.

When you are on the lock screen with all notifications, you can remove the notification to the slide or you can give it a double tap to open the application.

4 Volta Project to save battery

Google tries to use some tricks to extend battery life on Android called Lollipop with Volta Project. The new history function lets you battery developers to measure the impact that different activities would be taking the device battery. They can schedule different tasks to optimize the use of energy applications. For example, if an activity is not urgent, the developer can program your application to perform this activity more sporadically. Can also program applications are updated only when the device is charging.

This is not all. Lollipop Android also has a power saving mode that can lower the battery using the processor speed and thus reduces the refreshed screen and background data. This has been seen in some Android phones like the Samsung Galaxy and HTC S5 One M8, but was not integrated into the operating system. The Nexus 6 you can extend the battery up to 90 additional minutes with only 15 charge.

5 Simple lock and remote reset

Lollipop Android has a new feature called Smart Lock Android aims to provide greater security without tiring the user with keys or other security methods unnecessary. ADL will let you set a specific location where it would not be necessary to enter a password or pattern to unlock the phone. Also, you can program the device to automatically unlock when connected to a Bluetooth device.

Android Lollipop also have a feature that let reset the device remotely, for those times when you've lost or stolen.

6. Android Lollipop brings better integration

Lollipop Android lets have a better integration between Android and Chrome OS, Google's operating system found on some computers.

Yes your phone with Android is close, that you would automatically enter the computer without entering a password. Also, Android notifications can now appear directly in Chromebooks. This way you can receive on computers with Chrome OS call notifications, battery level and text messages.

7 Android Runetime (ART)

It has been expected for a long time, but the experimental software ART (Android Runtime) included in Android 4.4 KitKat becomes the base Android L. ART is faster than the old Dalvik compiler and compile Android applications in native code which helps them to work up to four times faster and to work on different platforms, such as ARM and Intel 64-bit processors.

8 Recent applications type Chrome

For generations know that the navigation bar contains a button or key to open the applications that have recently opened. Android Lollipop redesign their appearance drastically, mainly using the new Desiegn Material. Lollipop Android applications displays recent samples Chrome recent applications in Android.

9 Android and Multiple Enterprise users

Samsung Android Lollipop integrate Knox in the base code system for better security for all users, especially those in the business sector.

Also, Lollipop Android lets users create to allow the devices to borrow a friend or family member without concern for their information.

10 First the Nexus

The Nexus Nexus 6 and 9 are the first products Lollipop Android 5.0, but Google announced that the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus Nexus 7 and 10 also receive Android 5.0 in the coming weeks Lollipop. Other devices can expect Lollipop updating in the future, but some may take several months, if they receive it.

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