Google I/O seems so far away now, way back in February this year when the mothership presented its spanking new Android OS version – dubbed Android L at that point – but has now been revealed as Android 5.0 Lollipop. Now that the Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 are nearing their ship dates, Android Developers is making available the Android 5.0 SDK so that developers can now start testing their apps for compatibility.
The new version boasts of the much-hyped Material Design, new features and enhancements for notifications, better app and power usage with Project Volta and Battery Historian, a full implementation of Android Runtime (ART), and 64-bit support.
The announcement also reveals that functioning developer images for the Nexus 7 (2013) and the Nexus 5 are now available for download. The first devices to run Android Lollipop will be out by November, and in the same timeframe, Android Dev announces that Android Lollipop will be made available for the Nexus 4, 5, 7 (both 2012 and 2013 versions), and 10 – including the Google Play Edition devices.
There’s a list of highlights made by Android Dev here, so you can check it out. But ultimately, we’re just two weeks from liftoff for Android 5.0. If that doesn’t excite you, we don’t know what will.
SOURCE: Android Dev