Android 5.0 finally lands Lollipop end and open to the public. The new version of Android comes with more new features than ever before, 128 660 Changes , said soon but so far is more refreshed version . The new candy from Google is here and of course, will stop by our table analysis.
This new version of Android is perhaps the most risky bet by Mountain View. A full face wash Android and indeed, much liked among users who have been able to prove it. Les has gone well the move and Material Design stalled and people want to try this new version as soon as possible.
We know that Android Lollipop gives to much and in this article we have tried to gather as much information as possible. As we know that many of you only interested in certain aspects of this new version of Android, we leave you with a shortcuts to different parts .
Android 5.0 Lollipop, summary and paragraphs
- Download for Android Lollipop Nexus
- Material Design
- Personal experience
- Applications: Chrome | GMail | Inbox | Messenger | Keep | Calendar | Fit | All applications
- New: Notifications | Security | Profiles | Multitasking | ART | Google Search | Project Volta | Other news, and
- Conclusion
Available and ready to update the Nexus
Despite suffering some setbacks in his departure, Google has already released to the public the OTA Android Lollipop and images as well as factories for those who want to reinstall the entire operating system. They made us wait a week but is already here.
wonder Google devices are among the first to enjoy the new No Android versions . I say early because this time Motorola overtook Google, with its Pure Edition 2014 Moto X Moto G and 2014 to receive Android Lollipop. South Korea’s LG also did your homework and I can see the Android 5.0 ROM leaked for the LG G3. Google, this time has not been so fast. With KitKat was almost instantaneous. . Release and images factories ready to download
In short, the factory images are already here and Google announced that they have begun to gradually deploy OTA between devices being updated Nexus 5, Nexus 7 2012/2013 / Nexus Nexus 10 and 9 . The Nexus 4 will have to wait a little longer.
Download images of Android Lollipop Factory
How to install factory image
Prepare your device for OTA Lollipop
Fluid, elegant and fine, that’s Material Design
When it comes to Android Lollipop speak almost entirely new aesthetic and interface, Material Design . A new design lines imposed by Google and developers who expect more applications adopt to avoid breaking the aesthetics of the treat of Google. Shadows, colors and animations give a “new” Android experience
This new design is based on create a user interface using layers . That is, be placing the different elements on each other and causing shadows on what is underneath. Using pictures is how you can know what is best Material Design. Clarify existing applications with this design influence, but not to full accessibility. Whether for lack of animations or above named shadow.
All applications Material Design
With Android KitKat we saw as the bar bottom navigation happened to be completely transparent giving a feeling of more screen size. Also name the immersive mode you maximize the screen. But Google Android Lollipop has decided to give other utilities to the top status bar
Now, when we are in an application, the status bar will become transparent to deploy revealing the application or to take a similar application color. Of course, not all applications have adopted this new interface such as Whatsapp or Instagram. Hopefully soon see a redesigned version Material Design.
We can also set ourselves the bar Navigation has received a total change over previous versions. Now the icons are smaller, minimalist, consistent with the new interface.
Something I found numerous times in applications with Material Design is the famous “ Burger “. That name might not know many that is but it is these Three bars on the left side menu to display . In Material Design wanted as clean as possible to leave the UI and include all adjustments and sections of the application in a scrollable sidebar. If you need it, we get it. Simple.
Very important in this new design are the animations. Something lighter than previous versions and above, more fluid thanks to the 60fps of boasting. When handling the device for the first time and handle it during the first few minutes as you realize something has changed in your device. Now it goes fluid and fast , the application loads are nearly instantaneous and switching between applications is a taste.
The colors are chosen in an operating system is also very important. In this case, Google has chosen spot colors slightly affected by shadows caused for other elements within a application. Colors are bold and red in Gmail, electric blue in Inbox and Calendar, Google Keep yellow. Minimalist look which is what I actually like.
Personal Experience in using it, I love it
I’m not lying when I say that right out the factory image in the center’s developer Google, and had downloaded and was installing it on my Nexus 5. I already checked the good work in the preview Final released and had many expectations in this final version where all lags and small failures that prevented a full experience is solved.
What is Material Design?
What most caught the attention at the same time I liked most are the animations. The way in which “ expand ” icon from the applications smoothly at the same fast give a good sense of flow . Perhaps our device is as fast as ever, but these changes make for the user, the terminal works better. Of course, affects, and much, the fact that the animations are at 60 fps
Where can notice this fluidity is the deploy the notification center. All down smooth and put in place to start managing our notices either, redeploy to open the settings panel.
Although I must say that I found a some delay in the animation to open the multitasking and deploy new card with which to manage our applications in the background. It’s barely noticeable, but it shows.
In short, Google has cared user experience in the new version of Google almost more than ever. The fluid animations, minimalist designs with Material Design and spot colors providing a minimalist feel have been a fantastic idea by Matias Duarte. So far, the biggest aesthetic change Android.
Harmony between applications and the interface, every corner Material Design
What if you would have a completely renovated, neat and elegant interface if you use applications that do not follow? This is why Google to launch Android Lollipop threw some documents and tools for developers to create and adapt their applications to Material Design.
Google has already done its part by adapting practically all applications to this new design. Applications that are with us for a few years such as Gmail, Calendar, GTalk or formerly called and Hangouts now have received a good facelift to this release.
But not only changes aesthetic into existing applications, but have released new application is clear, following the Google style material. We talked about Inbox, Fit and Messenger. Three new Google applications that come with the arrival of Android Lollipop.
Chrome tabs and multitasking
When Chrome first started in this new version and at the end I was surprised. Now your open tabs do not appear similar to multitasking in the app carousel mode. In this version tabs Iran as “standalone applications” can manage them from the same multitasking . Do not worry, if you do not like it you can disable it. In my case I have decided to give it a try and my experience so far is not bad.
Above all we will put aside the classic button to display the tabs and with it, the button to add a new tab. Something that did not like me because he constantly resorted to. To open a new tab in this new version we have to display the Settings menu and click on “open new tab”.
Chrome finally adapts completely to Material Design . We see this in the simple animation to open the settings menu. As for the interface, we noticed little change since Chrome itself is minimalistic.
Gmail, almost did not recognize
The famous Postmaster of Google and the new version with updated Material Design in every corner. Top bar of uniform red button Burger display menu with all sections and drafting float located in the bottom. All this coupled with their own animations of this new design.
No doubt it is a drastic change and better. It’s nice to manage your email.
Inbox, tasks with the same place
Overshadowed by its policy of invitations to use, Inbox is the alternative-complement vitaminar Gmail for your email . An application that will keep us ordered our mail and we filter by category. So at a glance you can see our mail and if we have something really important. Even we can defer mail to notify us again later.
Not only that, but we can create reminders. Inbox, in short, is a task manager and a mailer. Inbox does not come installed by default in Android 5.0 but it is a perfect example of an application that follows the new design lines of Google.
Messenger now organize your messages
The Android application message passing better life after the release of Messenger, the client messaging Google. True, Hangouts and allows us to manage our SMS but many users claimed an exclusive application for this purpose can be sent as an SMS error when you want to speak for Hangouts. When no hurry we do not look at these things. Proven.
Here we encounter every corner Design Material, either by the drop-down menu on the side as the floating button to compose a new message. All, of course, accompanied by shadows that give depth to the application.
Keep, your notepad Material Design
notes manager Google has received its dose of Material Design along with the release of pictures of factory and the deployment of first OTA. If we were to apply a minimalist before, is now Material every corner. Both animations and how to handle the application. It has been one of the surprises we found in this final version.
Calendar finally gets a makeover
The change to “look” of Google Calendar has not caught us by surprise in this version because, as we announced some time ago, functional leaked APK Android 4.1 or higher .
In this new version of Calendar stumbled upon flat colors, depth-based shadow between elements and animations achieved. I must say that this application does not work very well as encounter some slowness to use , also the odd laggeo to create a new event and the mode of week view not just convince me. Still, the design is flawless and an example to be followed by developers of Google Play.
Google Fit or forcing you to move the chair
It was surprising that Google did not bet on this type of application. Activity Monitor to convert your Android into a history of steps, distance and exercise. Google Fit shows what we need to quickly , at a glance we can see the distance we have traveled. We detected even if we did bike paths, I was pleasantly surprised.
We also have Design material that gives it a very elegant and beautiful aesthetics.
All Google Apps receive their dose of Material
The rest of the catalog of applications Google have also received a dose of Material Design. Applications like Google Play Books have added some other function as marking phrases Google Play Music has completed its minimalism with animations and depth of material, Google Drive, Google’s office suite, Google Play Games, etc. All have been redesigned to fit seamlessly into this new version of Google.
Gallery no longer exists now only have Google Photos
One thing I did not like anything about the updates of Google Apps is found in the Gallery renumbered only Google Photos . This application launched by Google to have synchronized our photos with your social network Google+ and also manage to Drive.
I personally do not like the Gallery application have been removed because I think it is more fluid than Google Photos, not to say that the editor was comprehensive Gallery and in many cases replaced third-party applications.
News and special functions
I said at the beginning of the article. Android Lollipop contains a considerable amount of change, whether at the code level to improve device performance and exciting new features.
Not everything in the new candy would be merely cosmetic changes since the finally incorporated features that many users claimed to Google and have finally been heard. Without going any further, a single button on the Quick settings panel to activate the LED flash as a flashlight . Something that many, including myself included, wanted. Some new features are not very important details, others have a “finally” in the making.
A new way of conceiving our alerts and notifications
One of the most notable changes are in this new version of Android is regarding notifications. After multiple voices to heaven Google has listened to us and has incorporated notifications on the lock screen . Here we can discard them if they are not important, deploy sliding down, interact with them in some cases and if we open it with a double click is enough.
Another change that found has nothing to do with notifications but with Notification Center. Previously we had to click on the settings button panel located at the top right, or swipe with two fingers down. But it is now easier, because if we deploy once the notification center, they show us as it has been logical, notifications.
The new will is that can redeploy and access the Quick Settings , to specify are: Brightness, WiFi, Bluetooth, Network, Airplane Mode, Rotation, Lantern, Location & Send screen . They can also apparate a few extra such as Invert Colors . To say that the incorporation of the flashlight is something called as we had to opt for third party applications and many devices as included in his coat manufacturer.
We return to KitKat. Here when desplegábamos panel settings, pressing any we redirected to the corresponding section in the settings. Now Android Lollipop, most of them acting alone as buttons . For example, clicking on the WiFi or Bluetooth, you activate or deactivate. For users of KitKat or earlier, holding over WiFi or Bluetooth, it will act as a button.
In these settings stumbled upon a very interesting feature. Clicking on the Network icon , we display a bar where we see data consumption so far. Very convenient for those who need to monitor what you spend, not spend. Before now you could see, but now, directly from the Notification Center.
Finally, Lollipop includes a button for discard all notifications to have. A clean button and Notification Center.
Heads Up , another new Android Lollipop. They are some new conception notifications on our device . Using a card on top we can see the notification received and even interact with it if you wanted. For calls, we can hang or respond directly. If we remove it from the screen, swipe aside the rule out.
Clarify that now on Android Lollipop leave completely aside the notifications directly in the status bar . Everything from now on will be Heads Up, with consumption of screen space that entails. We sacrifice screen space for the opportunity to interact with them. If we are Twitter users, for example, we can respond to tweets that mention us, mark them as favorites or retweet. All directly from the floating notification.
If on the other hand, we do not want to bother us, Lollipop includes a mode called Interrupts . We will agree to it by clicking on the volume control. Here we can see above the volume bar shows us three tabs: Everything and Nothing Priority . Something is missing in this new version is the muted . We only have two situations and is vibration or sound , not the third way that is completely muted the terminal.
Nexus 5
9 Nexus
We were able to verify that Nexus in September we can enable that third step by pressing volume up from the vibration mode. Still, a software bug causes still with the removed volume, follow vibrating.
In smartphones directly not find that option. Is it some kind of bug or we will simply use modes disruptions smartphone
When we enabled Priority mode a star appears to us in the status bar while if you activate the mode None A logo of prohibited displays.
On the way all interrupts, as always notify us of any alerts we receive by our device. Be it time, our terminal will like we’re not doing anything important and we will notify all. But in the case of priority We only notified of alerts that have previously established priorities, calendar events and alarms mode. And in the mode nothing will silence our device entirely not notice any warning or alarm. Beware if the next day you have to get up early!
Entering the section Sound & Notifications within the settings, we can customize more interruptions. We select Notification type of priority among events, calls and messages . As set a schedule fragment selected days where priority mode is activated. I, for example, I have made you the night to not wake up if you receive any unwanted notice.
To set an application as a priority, in the same paragraph we must click on Notifications application . We choose what we want and configure to your liking. We may even completely block any notice of the application, mark it as a priority or classify it as “sensitive” and that is not displayed on the lock screen.
To say that we can choose what type of applications we show on the lock screen , we consider checking the “sensitive” from appearing. We also show that we can select all or just, no.
Security promoting the use of wearables
In the security section we find many new features but which are included are very interesting. One encourages the use of a smartwatch linked to your device. This is Trusted Devices , a way in which our device is known that in the right hands and shows no lock screen. It also includes a way to Faces of trust , more complex and uncertain operation but it is still very futuristic. Our device will recognize the face of someone who holds it and decide whether or not to show the lock code.
Android 5.0 on devices that bring the factory comes with optional data encryption by default . This seemed only advantages because after all, our data would be safe. But the mountain of cards has collapsed when the images have been released from other factory device.
When installing the factory image on other terminals not the encryption option is enabled by default. What has led to the typical Nexus 5 comparisons without encryption with the new Nexus 6 encryption . The results are surprising since there is a considerable time difference reading speeds, resulting in faster when handling the operating system. In the review of the Nexus September you saw as the performance of this tablet was not reaching the desired expectations but with the new version released yesterday (and should soon reach OTA) fluency is improved and is equated with terminals as Nexus 5 it would be fantastic.
Do not know without including this new feature in the security section but after all, this is personal information and transfer with security that brings. When starting Android 5.0 for the first time offers the possibility of transferring data from our old device to the new . It’s called Touch and go and is based on the NFC and Bluetooth connection .
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