Google\u2019s Android 5.0 \u2018Lollipop\u2019 is probably on everyone\u2019s mind currently and this post is a compilation of features and news from different resources in the \u2018Lollipop\u2019 world.<\/p>\n
Does anybody these days really use the phone as a \u201cphone\u201d? Phones have metamorphosed into \u201csmart phones\u201d. And tablets are yet another avatar. All these changes have created the necessity for \u201cmobile operating system\u201d. The \u201csmarter\u201d the phone gets, it needs its very own OS. The \u2018Lollipop\u2019 is the biggest update to Google\u2019s mobile operating system as stated by David Burke, head of Android Engineering. Given this, we present a consolidated list of updates:<\/p>\n Google\u2019s Android 5.0 \u2018Lollipop\u2019 is probably on everyone\u2019s mind currently and this post is a compilation of features and news from different resources in the \u2018Lollipop\u2019 world. History of the Android mobile OS: Does anybody these days really use the phone as a \u201cphone\u201d? Phones have metamorphosed into \u201csmart phones\u201d. And tablets are yet another avatar. All these changes have created the necessity for \u201cmobile operating system\u201d. The \u201csmarter\u201d the phone gets, it needs its very own OS. \u2018Android\u2019, as most of us tech enthusiasts would be aware is Google\u2019s own mobile OS.\u00a0 It is the most popular mobile OS […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[138,1047],"class_list":["post-10550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-updates","tag-android","tag-lollipop"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"profile_24":false,"profile_48":false,"profile_96":false,"profile_150":false,"profile_300":false,"tptn_thumbnail":false,"web-stories-poster-portrait":false,"web-stories-publisher-logo":false,"web-stories-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Pavan Gumaste","author_link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/author\/pavan\/"},"uagb_comment_info":2,"uagb_excerpt":"Google\u2019s Android 5.0 \u2018Lollipop\u2019 is probably on everyone\u2019s mind currently and this post is a compilation of features and news from different resources in the \u2018Lollipop\u2019 world. 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\n\u2018Android\u2019, as most of us tech enthusiasts would be aware is Google\u2019s own mobile OS.\u00a0 It is the most popular mobile OS and market share for Android devices in 2014 is about 85%, 11% for iOS, 3% for Windows Phone and the remaining for other OS. (Mobile operating system)
\nInterestingly 5th<\/sup> November was the 7th<\/sup> anniversary of the launch of the Android OS. Google launches its own OS under different candy code-names and list below summarizes them:<\/p>\n\n
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Features of \u2018Lollipop\u2019:<\/h3>\n
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\n<\/span><\/span>Animations are a part and parcel of all smart phones and phones have to be dynamic in today\u2019s world. This has given rise to the \u201ccard effect\u201d for \u201clollipop\u2019s\u201d app drawer and notifications.
\n<\/span>However, all these brand new \u201cmaterial design\u201d changes will be most visible on Nexus devices as other smart phone manufacturers will add their \u201ccustom skin\u201d. (Unified, fresh design makes Android feel whole)<\/span><\/li>\n
\nFrom a security perspective, it is still too early to say whether this \u201cis\u201d or \u201cnot\u201d a good feature but it will hopefully augur well for further security development.<\/li>\n<\/h4>\n
Bibliography<\/h4>\nAndroid version history<\/i>. (n.d.). Retrieved Nov 6, 2014, from Wikipedia: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Android_version_history Mobile operating system<\/i>. (n.d.). Retrieved Nov 6, 2014, from Wkipedia.org: http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mobile_operating_system<\/address>\nPut Away That Passcode: Android Devices Will Soon Unlock One Another<\/i>. (n.d.). Retrieved Nov 10, 2014, from readwrite.com: http:\/\/readwrite.com\/2014\/10\/28\/android-security-smart-lock-lollipop<\/address>\nSpecial: Interesting facts about Google’s Android OS <\/i>. (n.d.). Retrieved Nov 10, 2014, from mid-day.com: http:\/\/www.mid-day.com\/articles\/special-interesting-facts-about-googles-android-os\/15739152<\/address>\nUnified, fresh design makes Android feel whole<\/i>. (n.d.). Retrieved Nov 9, 2014, from cnet.com: http:\/\/www.cnet.com\/products\/google-android-5-0-lollipop\/<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"