New Delhi: Google has announced the availability of its latest mobile OS, Android 5.0 Lollipop, for Nexus 4, 5, 7, 10 and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks. The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 will be the first devices to come running Android Lollipop out-of-the-box, but the next-generation Android OS will be rolled out OTA in the days to come.
While the company has not given any timeframe for the rollout process, we expect it to begin sometime in November - after the Nexus 6 and 9 hit the store shelves. Android Lollipop seems to be the last update for the Nexus 4 if we go by Google's past, where it made only two subsequent versions of the Android OS available for a Nexus device.
Motorola says it will release the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Moto X (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G (2nd Gen) and Moto E once the update is officially released.
Android Lollipop is also expected to soon arrive on the first of the Android One phones - Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, Spice Dream Uno. One of the USPs of the Android One phones was that they are assured on updates to the newer versions of the Android operating system.
Google has named the new Android software "Lollipop (Android 5.0)" in keeping with its tradition of naming the Android upgrades after treats.
Android Lollipop "is built for the multi-screen world" and would also give developers the ability create apps for screens of all sizes - from a small smartwhatch to a large television.
The new software "is designed to be flexible, to work on all your devices and to be customised for you the way you see fit," said Google vice president Sundar Pichai, who heads the Android operations. The songs, photos, apps, and even recent searches from one of your Android devices can be immediately enjoyed across all of your Android devices.
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