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Oct 14, 2014

Android Lollipop debug icon shows up in screenshot

Evan Selleck

Early on Tuesday, October 14, a leaked advertisement showcasing future products from Google, including Android L, found its way online. Now a new screenshot is lending some credence to reports that the next version of

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Oct 2, 2014

Samsung Galaxy S5 running Android L shown off in video and new screenshots

Evan Selleck

While Android L isn't scheduled to launch until sometime this fall, an early build has made its way to a Galaxy S5, and a video released showing what that looks like has been published

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Oct 2, 2014

Google Play Newsstand receiving update to Material Design

Evan Selleck

As Google gears up to launch Android L at some point this year, with most bets set for October, many of its individual Android pieces are starting to see updates to Material Design, the new

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Sep 19, 2014

Android L to come with disk encryption enabled by default

Rajesh Pandey

Android L is going to be the biggest update to Android since possibly its inception. With L, Google is all set to address some of the weak points of Android including battery life, security and

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Sep 16, 2014

Google Play Store 5.0 update gets teased in batch of new images

Evan Selleck

Back in July, the first wave of Material Design updates began making their way to some elements of the Google Play Store, long before the Material Design movement Google showcased at I/O this year

ANDROID 5.0

Aug 25, 2014

Nexus X could feature 5.3-inch display, launched around the end of October

Evan Selleck

In the middle of June, there was a report that came out stating that LG would not be the manufacturer of choice for the Nexus smartphone launched in 2014. Later in July, a big nod

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Aug 24, 2014

‘Lemon Meringue Pie’ could be Android L’s official name

Gautam Prabhu

There has been several rumors and speculations about Android L's official name. Just prior to the event, it was speculated that Google will call the next major version of Android "Lollipop". As we all

ANDROID 5.0

Aug 12, 2014

Google Play Store adds badges to show download count in a colorful way

Evan Selleck

Ever since Google officially introduced Material Design, the new look and feel for Google properties across the board -- including Android, the company has been leaking out individual pieces of the update. The Google Play Store

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Aug 7, 2014

Android L developer preview images updated with support for Google Fit

Rajesh Pandey

In a surprising move, Google has updated the Android L Developer Preview images for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013). While there is no official change-log for the update, the Google Developers website

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Aug 7, 2014

Android L could bring multi-user support to phones

Abhijeet Mishra

Support for multiple user accounts has been one of the few features that has given Android tablets the upper hand over Apple's category-defining iPad ever since Android 4.2 was launched last year,

ANDROID 5.0

Aug 5, 2014

Motorola confirms the Moto X will be updated to Android L

Rajesh Pandey

Punit Soni, VP of Product Management at Motorola Mobility, has confirmed to a user's query that the Moto X will indeed be getting the Android L update. This news should not really come as

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 22, 2014

Google explains the benefits of KNOX integration in Android L

Rajesh Pandey

Last month at I/O, Google had announced that it was teaming up with Samsung to integrate the latter's KNOX enterprise solution to Android. Today, Google has provided more details about the KNOX integration

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 21, 2014

How to install the Android L fonts on any Android device

Rajesh Pandey

With Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Google introduced a new font family for Android named Roboto. The company has been constantly updating the font with each new Android version making subtle but welcome refinements

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 18, 2014

Android L ported to the LG Optimus G

Rajesh Pandey

Up until now, we have only seen partially working Android L ports for the Nexus 4 and HTC One M7. Joining them today is, surprisingly, the original LG Optimus G. While the Optimus G is

ANDROID 5.0

Jul 11, 2014

Android L might feature customizable quick settings toggles

Abhijeet Mishra

With Android 4.2, Google introduced a Quick Settings panel in the notifications menu to enable quick toggling of various system settings, a feature OEM skins had been offering long before 4.2 came along.

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 9, 2014

Nexus 8 ‘prototype tablet’ reportedly being tested in India

Evan Selleck

Throughout 2014, there have been repeated rumors that the Nexus program was being killed off due to another program, dubbed Android Silver, being introduced in its place. That was recently debunked, so now all eyes

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 7, 2014

MX Player test build adds support for Android L

Rita El Khoury

If you're running the developer preview release of Android L on your Nexus 5 or 7 and you have tried to either use the regular Play Store version of MX Player or other video

ANDROID LOLLIPOP

Jul 7, 2014

Get the Android L look on your CyanogenMod running device with this theme

Rajesh Pandey

The new Material Design introduced by Google in Android L is a major evolution of the current Holo guidelines of the platform. The refresh is massive in nature and covers nearly every aspect of the