Android 5.0 Lollipop review the tasty update
Android 5.0 Lollipop review the tasty update. It seems like only yesterday we were sinking our teeth into the chocolatey goodness of Android 4.4 KitKat, but now we've got a newer, tastier version of Google's OS in the form of Android 5.0 Lollipop.
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It’s one of the most exciting updates in years - new levels of polish, new features and some catching up with iOS make it an essential download.
We’ve been swiping and nudging our way around Android 5.0 on Nexus 5, Nexus 6 and Nexus 9. This is all you need to know - you want this on your phone or tablet asap.
A FRESH NEW LOOK
Android's new look is called Material Design, and we love it.
Upgrading to Google’s new aesthetic is a surefire way for any older Nexus or Motorola handsets to get their mojo back. For devices with custom skins, such as Sense UI and TouchWiz, the design tweaks from Google will make less of an impact but manufacturers may pick and choose from the new elements.
If you’ve been paying attention to Google’s individual apps of late you’ll have known what was coming. It’s more colourful, with subtle shadows, and the ‘stacked cards’ Overview carousel is slicker. This can now include Chrome tabs (if you want it to - it can get messy) as well as apps.
The Roboto font has been tweaked to be curvier and wider, there’s a lot of clean, white space now (dialler, app drawer) and the navigation buttons have been given a PlayStation controller-style, minimalist makeover.
Our favourite addition is the new floating action button - in each app, Google picks what it thinks is the most useful shortcut and sticks in a colourful circular icon at the bottom. Compose email, keypad etc. It’s fast and it’s obvious.
Just one thing - the animations between apps, menus and screens are nice and ‘fluid’ as intended but they can be a bit jumpy, a bit poppy, a bit distracting. Just as when we first saw iOS 7 we got a bit dizzy, so too Android 5.0 takes a little getting used to.
WHEN CAN I GET IT?
As ever, Google’s latest release is available out of the box on this year’s Google tablet, the Nexus 9 (which we’ve tested here) and this year’s Google phone, the Nexus 6 (which we'll hav a full review of very shortly). It’s also already rolling out to older Nexus devices such as the Nexus 5 and Nexus 10, the Moto X (2014) and the Nvidia Shield tablet.
Samsung? HTC? LG? The Galaxy S5 and LG G3 will be biting into Lollipop by Christmas and if you have a One (M7) or (M8), expect the update to Sense by February to hit the usual 90-day promise. Whatever smartphone or tablet you own, don’t panic. This time, you shouldn’t be left waiting too long.
Read more at http://www.stuff.tv/android-50-lollipop/review#IOW8lEBHwWqtjsQj.99
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