Google is not ready to let Apple have the spotlight today. Just hours before its competition unveiled new details about the Apple Watch, it unveiled a new Android Wear video. With the Apple announcement now behind us and many now looking through their couches for the money needed to afford a new Apple Watch, Google has announced Android 5.1, an […]
Android Lollipop
Toggle Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and flashlight with Google Now voice commands
Google Android 5.0 first launched back on last fall but it appears to have managed to keep a few secrets until now. AndroidPolice has discovered that it is now possible to both turn on and off certain settings using Google Now voice commands but only on devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop. If you have Android’s latest on your device, you can now […]
Android 5.1 Lollipop begins rolling out to Android One devices
References to Android 5.1 were spotted as far back as late December 2014. Rumours hinted that the latest iteration of Lollipop would launch as early as Q1 2015. Android 5.1 was later spotted running on a Google Nexus 6 with the build identified as LMX72H, suggesting that development was well underway. In a somewhat surprising development, Android 5.1 has now begun to ship on Android […]
Sony reconfirms Android 5.0 Lollipop plans for Xperia Z series
Sony Mobile announced plans to upgrade its “entire premium Z series” line of devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop back in October. Without providing specific timelines, the company indicated that the updates would begin rolling out in early 2015. Sony yesterday reconfirmed via Twitter that timelines have not changed. As already announced, the update will first hit the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z2 devices. […]
Android 5.0.2 OTA update begins landing on Google Nexus 7 (2012) tablet
Good news today for Google Nexus 7 (2012) owners who have been eagerly anticipating Android Lollipop. Wheresa most recent Nexus devices were upgraded to Android 5.0.1, the Nexus 7 (2012) tablet either remained stuck on Android 5.0 or on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. With Android 5.0.2 now in AOSP (but only for this one device), the Android 5.0.2 OTA update rollout […]
Android 5.0.2 factory image lands in AOSP
Hot on the heels of Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, Google has released Android 5.0.2 to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Sporting build number LRX22G, it is so far only available for the Google Nexus 7 (2012). No changelog is available and it’s unclear how Android 5.0.1 and Android 5.0.2 differ. Much as with the former, the latter is likely a […]
Google readying Android 5.1 Lollipop for Q1 2015 release?
The newest major version of Android was announced back in mid-October as Android 5.0 Lollipop. Since then, Google has released a single maintenance release. Known as Android 5.0.1 (build LRX22C), it is just beginning to make its way across Nexus devices. Now comes word that Google is already hard at work on the next update. According to AndroidPit, Android 5.1 […]
Android 5.0.1 factory image for Nexus 5 lands in AOSP
Factory images of Android 5.0.1 began to land in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) earlier this month. The Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 were the first to get corresponding images. Google quickly followed that up with images for the Nexus 6 and the older Nexus 4. Nearly two weeks later, the factory images for the Nexus 5 […]