Tuesday 21 October 2014

What's New in Android 5.0 Lollipop

Android 5.0 Lollipop is the biggest update of Android to date, introducing an all new visual style, improved performance, and much more. To make the most of the new APIs in this release, visit the Android developer blog post to review highlights and check out this DevByte video (DevBytes: What's new in Android 5.0 Lollipop).

Run down of key developer features on Android Lollipop in 6 minutes video is:

  • Material Design
  • Enhanced Notifications
  • WebView updates
  • Project Volta
  • Android Runtime (ART)
  • 64-bit support
  • Concurrent documents on Overview
  • Android Work
  • Advanced camera capabilities
  • Game development
  • Connectivity
  • What’s next

Check out the DevByte video below for more of what’s new in Lollipop!


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