It turns out that the rumors were true. Google officially unveiled an update to its mobile operating system, Android 5.1 , arriving on new devices from today. This latest version of Android is still named Lollipop, and is a relatively minor update compared to Android 5.0.
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The confirmation comes from the official Android blog, and does not mention the inevitable bug fixes that users of Lollipop really want to hear about it.
Instead, the article focuses on the new features will deliver the update to Android users 5.1. This new version of Lollipop is already available on Android One smartphones in Indonesia and India. Soon, it will happen on smartphones and recent Nexus tablets. In addition, factory images are now available for some devices, among which was the Nexus 5 Nexus 7 (2012), and the Nexus 10. Recovering the factory image, and installing a device supports, be aware that you will lose all data stored on it.
We pay attention to aesthetics
At the top of the list, support for multiple SIM cards allow smartphones with this option to be ability to share two lines, one of which may be used for family members and one for co-workers .
Security receives a boost with Device Protection which ensures that your device remains locked until you enter your password Google, and ensure that a factory reset does not erase all your important information, while remaining inaccessible event of theft or loss.
You'll also be able to join Wi-Fi networks and control Bluetooth devices in the quick menu and access new animations in the Clock application, and more.
In addition to all these great changes, you can be sure that Google has tweaked tons of things under the hood and most bugs and errors found in Android 5.0 are now fixed with Android 5.1 Lollipop. Hopefully Google fixed the problem on memory management, a truly hideous bug that was present in Android 5.0 Lollipop, impacting most owners of Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 who were restarting their smartphones at least once daily.
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The confirmation comes from the official Android blog, and does not mention the inevitable bug fixes that users of Lollipop really want to hear about it.
Instead, the article focuses on the new features will deliver the update to Android users 5.1. This new version of Lollipop is already available on Android One smartphones in Indonesia and India. Soon, it will happen on smartphones and recent Nexus tablets. In addition, factory images are now available for some devices, among which was the Nexus 5 Nexus 7 (2012), and the Nexus 10. Recovering the factory image, and installing a device supports, be aware that you will lose all data stored on it.
We pay attention to aesthetics
At the top of the list, support for multiple SIM cards allow smartphones with this option to be ability to share two lines, one of which may be used for family members and one for co-workers .
Security receives a boost with Device Protection which ensures that your device remains locked until you enter your password Google, and ensure that a factory reset does not erase all your important information, while remaining inaccessible event of theft or loss.
You'll also be able to join Wi-Fi networks and control Bluetooth devices in the quick menu and access new animations in the Clock application, and more.
In addition to all these great changes, you can be sure that Google has tweaked tons of things under the hood and most bugs and errors found in Android 5.0 are now fixed with Android 5.1 Lollipop. Hopefully Google fixed the problem on memory management, a truly hideous bug that was present in Android 5.0 Lollipop, impacting most owners of Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 who were restarting their smartphones at least once daily.