Android: new functions Lollipop – La Voz del Interior

In the recent edition of the annual conference for developers Google I / O, the next version of Android, which is known with the letter M and succeed Lollipop presented. However, the latter is just starting to come to smartphones this part of the world, either as an upgrade or mounted on the new teams that are going on sale in the region.

In this regard, New Moto E is one of the smartphones that are already sold in the country and incorporating Lollipop operating system. After using it for a few weeks, we list the features that, in our opinion, deserve to be highlighted.

Material Design

The aesthetics of Lollipop proposed by Google (referred Material Design) is far from a simple matter of makeup. His most stripped appearance results in a more fluid and enjoyable experience. Sum colors, soft shadows and animations at 60 frames per second, which achieved a remarkable continuous movement.

Battery

Using a function that gives greater control application developers, Lollipop enables apps consume less energy, something that at least in the New Moto E have been corroborated.

Sum also a feature that allows to know how long the Battery charge (more useful to know the percentage remaining). It also lets you know how long it will take to be fully charged. You only need to press the battery icon in the center of notifications.

Notifications

In Lollipop, Android notifications are no longer flat and monochromatic . Now, while still appearing at the top of the screen, look similar to Google Now card format and give the feeling of “floating” on each other. Sliding down the notifications, these are displayed on the screen.

As was the case above, you can dismiss notifications sliding sideways. The other big news is that it also shows the locked screen, and you can check them or discard them without unlocking the phone display.

Tap and Go

For many users, your current smartphone is not the first to have had. They have already had the experience of having to set up your new computer, check the history of messages, copy the contents of photos, audio and video, especially down all regular applications, tedious tasks that take time and energy again. Lollipop simplifies this process by Tap and Go function, which provides the ability to configure the new team as it was the previous account by Google. You only need to bring both smartphones and everything is transferred using Bluetooth and NFC technologies.

Users

A feature that can be useful for those who need to share or provide a telephone. With Lollipop, you can define different users, each with differential access to data stored on the computer; a feature that was available in tablets, now in cellphones.

Buttons

The buttons Back, Home and Recent App have changed their appearance by a triangle, a circle and a square, respectively.

In terms of operation, this shows interesting changes, and now the recent apps do not appear in a vertical row but as windows that are displayed on the screen.

Quick Settings

When you slide down the notifications from the top of the computer screen appear quick phone settings. Now add some features like flashlight, an application that many of the users downloaded to your computer and that already appears natively.

Also it is shown there hotspot function (use the phone to share the Internet connection), the transfer of content to a Chromecast and screen rotation. In addition, you can adjust the brightness of the screen and temporarily pause notifications.