It is official. Android 5.0 is Lollipop (features listed)

[F123D]

Double tap to wake coming in Lollipop!! I'm not dreaming right? It says it there!

Where?

 

[gotluck]

Where?

under 'a whole lot more'

Where supported by the hardware, your device will wake up as soon as you pick it up or tap the screen twice

Can't wait for the update!

 

[Lloydbm41]

under 'a whole lot more'

Where supported by the hardware, your device will wake up as soon as you pick it up or tap the screen twice

Can't wait for the update!

I'm surprised by the 'lift to wake' part. Double Tap to Wake has been expected though and I'm glad it is coming to Nexus, GPe and Motorola devices quickly.

 

[pdqgp]

sounds like some game changing things for the platform. nice!

downside is I bet the AT&T Note 3 won't see this until March 15. let's hope for sooner.

 

[Sensamic]

under 'a whole lot more'

Where supported by the hardware, your device will wake up as soon as you pick it up or tap the screen twice

Can't wait for the update!

The question would be... what do they mean by "where supported by hardware"?

I would guess all of these years flagships have the hardware to support it, although they all have it already except the SGS5.

Man I hope it gets implemented in the SGS5, but I fear Samsung might leave this feature out somehow.

So I guess the Nexus 6 already comes with double tap to wake.

 

[F123D]

under 'a whole lot more'

Where supported by the hardware, your device will wake up as soon as you pick it up or tap the screen twice

Can't wait for the update!

Thanks, missed that somehow.

Hope it shows up on the Nexus 5.

At this point, I'm more excited about Android Lollipop than I am the Note 4 or Nexus 6.

 

[phillytim]

Lemon-Lime Liquorice? Mmmm

I guess they didn't want to have to deal with a mass fallout like "Man, that new Android L is a lemon"

And they have just cause!

 

[Skylitfly]

I gotta laugh at Nexus 6 ad. Honestly... iPhone 6 and 6+ are the winners of this round. Google were too confident about themselves before the iPhone 6 era.

 

[rtomyj]

A LOT of stuff already on ios. 10 bucks says there won't be ANY posts about the fact anywhere. Wonder when my Nexus 5 will get it? 2 maybe 4 weeks after the fact? We shall see. Kinda curious about the material design.

 

[The Game 161]

Let's hope there are no issues like apple had when downloading.

 

[fchowd0696]

Not for me until I can remove/add home screens, edit the dock among other things I can do with Nova Launcher

Replacing the launcher does not make stock android not stock android.

 

[mclld]

A LOT of stuff already on ios. 10 bucks says there won't be ANY posts about the fact anywhere. Wonder when my Nexus 5 will get it? 2 maybe 4 weeks after the fact? We shall see. Kinda curious about the material design.

You made a post about it, I will take that 10 dollars!

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Replacing the launcher does not make stock android not stock android.

What I am saying I won't run pure android without a launcher until I can do those things

 

[fchowd0696]

You made a post about it, I will take that 10 dollars!

Winner winner... Chicken dinner.

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

I have the developer preview loaded on my Nexus 7. Can't wait to see the changes they make to the new one on the 17.

 

[rtomyj]

You made a post about it, I will take that 10 dollars!

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What I am saying I won't run pure android without a launcher until I can do those things

Haha no i meant a news article or even those cutesy pictures showing what Android or Samsung had or some bs like that.

 

[Lloydbm41]

A LOT of stuff already on ios. 10 bucks says there won't be ANY posts about the fact anywhere. Wonder when my Nexus 5 will get it? 2 maybe 4 weeks after the fact? We shall see. Kinda curious about the material design.

Yep, some stuff is being taken from iOS, but the majority of it is being taken from Motorola, LG and XDA developer code.

Main thing I like seeing from iOS is lock screen notifications (although it was easy enough to download an app to do it on Android, but now it is built-in).

Anyway, you can get Lollipop on Friday within about a minute of Google releasing it. Anyone with a Nexus 4, 5, 7 or 10 will be able to download and install it. What makes you think you have to wait 2-4 weeks to put it on your Nexus 5?

 

[hallux]

The thing that's most intriguing to me is this

A feature many might have been clamoring for is also available, labeled as Tap & Go. If you purchase a new Android device, all you need to do is tap your old and new phones together, which will instantly set up your new device. This is done through NFC. Included in the set up is your Google account, Android apps from Google Play, and certain system settings.

I know SOME of that is handled through your initial sign-in to the device anyway, but not having to even do that is pretty cool. Not that I change phones all that often, though I'm VERY tempted to snag a Verizon Nexus 6.

 

[tbayrgs]

Yep, some stuff is being taken from iOS, but the majority of it is being taken from Motorola, LG and XDA developer code.

Main thing I like seeing from iOS is lock screen notifications (although it was easy enough to download an app to do it on Android, but now it is built-in).

Anyway, you can get Lollipop on Friday within about a minute of Google releasing it. Anyone with a Nexus 4, 5, 7 or 10 will be able to download and install it. What makes you think you have to wait 2-4 weeks to put it on your Nexus 5?

IIRC, didn't it take a couple weeks for KitKat to rollout to older Nexus devices last year after formal release/announcement? Maybe that's what he was referring to.

 

[rtomyj]

Yep, some stuff is being taken from iOS, but the majority of it is being taken from Motorola, LG and XDA developer code.

Main thing I like seeing from iOS is lock screen notifications (although it was easy enough to download an app to do it on Android, but now it is built-in).

Anyway, you can get Lollipop on Friday within about a minute of Google releasing it. Anyone with a Nexus 4, 5, 7 or 10 will be able to download and install it. What makes you think you have to wait 2-4 weeks to put it on your Nexus 5?

Took 4 weeks for my Nexus 7 to get 4.4 and about 2 weeks for my nexus 5 to get 4.4.1 or .2 can't remember.

Anywho, not gonna make a list but there are more features from iOS. One I remember off the top of my head is invert color.

 

[gotluck]

Took 4 weeks for my Nexus 7 to get 4.4 and about 2 weeks for my nexus 5 to get 4.4.1 or .2 can't remember.

Anywho, not gonna make a list but there are more features from iOS. One I remember off the top of my head is invert color.

Good I want android to copy certain iOS features. Sounds good to me. Consumer wins when features aren't locked to certain os

 

[Lloydbm41]

Took 4 weeks for my Nexus 7 to get 4.4 and about 2 weeks for my nexus 5 to get 4.4.1 or .2 can't remember.

Anywho, not gonna make a list but there are more features from iOS. One I remember off the top of my head is invert color.

If you want to wait for Google to roll out the OTA then that is your problem. Anyone can download Android 5 Lollipop the second the factory image hits the Google webpage.

There is a reason the Nexus devices have been for 'developers'.

And the one main thing you want to call out for Android copying from iOS is 'invert colors'? Seriously? Lock screen notifications is valid and def a good feature to copy. Invert colors is about as important as additional fonts.

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IIRC, didn't it take a couple weeks for KitKat to rollout to older Nexus devices last year after formal release/announcement? Maybe that's what he was referring to.

I recall Nexus S getting hit with a delay because of the lack of driver support from TI. Don't recall if any other Nexus devices had to wait for their factory images from Google? May hav happened, I'm just not aware of it.

 

[rtomyj]

Good I want android to copy certain iOS features. Sounds good to me. Consumer wins when features aren't locked to certain os

Most def. gets both companies on edge. But goddam the hypocrisy...

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If you want to wait for Google to roll out the OTA then that is your problem. Anyone can download Android 5 Lollipop the second the factory image hits the Google webpage.

There is a reason the Nexus devices have been for 'developers'.

And the one main thing you want to call out for Android copying from iOS is 'invert colors'? Seriously? Lock screen notifications is valid and def a good feature to copy. Invert colors is about as important as additional fonts.

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I recall Nexus S getting hit with a delay because of the lack of driver support from TI. Don't recall if any other Nexus devices had to wait for their factory images from Google? May hav happened, I'm just not aware of it.

Nexus or meant for developers BUT they sell to consumers.. I don't think so. They should get there stuff In order, I mean it's been years since Android was released. It's not a baby OS anymore. Needs to step up. Can't have roll outs for an OS upgrade.

Not the only thing.. Redesign, check. Physics in OS, check. New color palette that emphasis color, check. Shortcuts in a control center esque style, check (though it's been on non android phones so, meh). Battery improvements, check (fricken FINALLY). Network handoff, check. Etc, Etc. Again don't wanna make a list... Too late >_>

 

[Farplaner]

If you want to wait for Google to roll out the OTA then that is your problem. Anyone can download Android 5 Lollipop the second the factory image hits the Google webpage.

They're only releasing the Android L SDK this Friday, not the factory images (they are releasing another preview image though)

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

They settings UI is the best I've used on any mobile device. Simple and very organized layout. It also looks good.

 

[AppleRobert]

I like lollipops more than apples, another reason I didn't keep the iPhone 6 or Plus.