Android 5.0 Category

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 22, 2014

Nexus 6 suffers from poor NAND performance because of Full Disk Encryption in Lollipop

With Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has flipped Full Disk Encryption (FDE) to on for all new devices, and the Nexus 6 is among the first devices in the market to ship with FDE enabled.

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 21, 2014

Huawei confirms Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Ascend Mate2 will land in the first half of 2015

In October of this year, Huawei confirmed that the Ascend Mate2 would not be getting updated to Android 4.4 KitKat, or updated at all. The tune has changed a great deal, though, as the

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 21, 2014

New video provides us with another look at Lollipop on the Galaxy S5

The folks over at SamMobile have been providing timely updates about Samsung's progress with Lollipop on the Galaxy S5 and its other devices. Today, they are back with another video showing off a new

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 21, 2014

Lollipop update for the HTC One M8 Google Play edition delayed

Bad news for owners of the Google Play edition of the HTC One M8. The Lollipop update for the handset, which was scheduled to roll out from today, has been delayed once again. The news

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 20, 2014

Unused tiles will automatically disappear from Quick Settings in Android 5.0 Lollipop

Google has given Quick Settings a major revamp with Android 5.0 Lollipop and filled it with useful toggles that people actually use in day-to-day life. One neat little feature that the company

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 19, 2014

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Android 5.0 Lollipop shown off on video

The Galaxy S5 already had its time in front of the camera running a version of Android 5.0 Lollipop, and now it's the Galaxy Note 3's time to shine. The fine folks

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 19, 2014

First screenshots of HTC’s Sense UI on Android 5.0 Lollipop leaks

HTC is still a month or two away from rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the HTC One, but the first screenshots of how it will be integrating Sense with the latest

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 19, 2014

Nexus 6 is now available for purchase on T-Mobile

After being delayed by a week, the T-Mobile Nexus 6 is finally up for sale on the carrier's website and retail stores. The uncarrier is selling both 32 and 64GB variants of the

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 18, 2014

Google releases Android Auto APIs for audio and messaging

At the end of June, Google officially unveiled Android Auto, the company's attempt to extend Android into the automobile -- and a directly competition to Apple's CarPlay. Now, several months later, Google has officially

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 18, 2014

Latest Google Play Services adds ‘Trusted places’ to Smart Lock in Lollipop

Google has tucked in a handy 'Trusted places' in Smart Lock for Lollipop users in the latest update of Google Play Services. Until now, Smart Lock only supported trusted devices and face. The inclusion of '

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 18, 2014

Nvidia starts rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the SHIELD tablet

Nvidia SHIELD owners, the Lollipop update for your tablet has arrived. The company has already started rolling out the OTA update for the Wi-Fi variant of the tablet, and is waiting for carrier approval

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 18, 2014

Motorola Nexus 6 goes up for pre-order in India on Flipkart

The Motorola Nexus 6 today went up for pre-order in India on one of the largest online retailers in the country -- Flipkart. Google was directly selling the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 through its

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 17, 2014

First batch of Nexus 6 units being delivered to customers

If you ordered the Nexus 6 from the Google Play Store, today might be your lucky day as Motorola has started delivering the first batch of the device to customers. According to Android Central, many

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 16, 2014

Top 10 Android 5.0 – 5.1 Lollipop tips and tricks

With Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has given the OS its biggest visual makeover since Ice Cream Sandwich. Every single nook and cranny of the OS has been touched by Material Design and the new

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 14, 2014

Google posts Nexus 4 Android 5.0 factory image

On November 13, Google officially published the Android 5.0 factory images for the Nexus 5, 7 and 10. While the Nexus 4 was initially left out of the party, the older Nexus handset is

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 14, 2014

Google Chrome 39 for Android released with colored status bar, faster network performance and more

Over the last couple of weeks, Google has been rolling out updates for its apps giving them a Material Design makeover and adding some new features to them. Today, the company has started rolling out

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 14, 2014

HTC to roll out the Lollipop update for the Google Play edition HTC One from ‘early next week’

According to HTC's VP of Product Management Mo Versi, the Taiwanese OEM plans on rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Google Play edition of the HTC One from "early next

ANDROID 5.0

Nov 14, 2014

Sony releases Android 5.0 Lollipop AOSP source code and binaries for the Xperia Z1, Z2 and Z3 series

Earlier today, Sony released the required binaries and uploaded the source code of an AOSP build of Android 5.0 Lollipop for most of its high-end Xperia Z devices, including the Xperia Z1 and