In what turned out not to be an April Fool's joke, the Android software development kit (SDK) updated with the latest Google mobile OS, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, for the Nexus Player. Check out the factory image MD5 file ("fugu" 5.1.1 LMY47V for Nexus Player), publically available for download at the Android developers' page. Google later confirmed the release of the update for the Nexus Player.
Both Samsung and AT&T are known for being slower than others when it comes to customizing new Android releases and rolling out updates OTA for devices. So it may come as a surprise that AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S4 -- a device that's now almost two years old -- got the Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade beginning early in April.
Android 5.0 Lollipop is finally hitting non-flagship devices, at least for Taiwanese Google OEM HTC. The One E8, Desire EYE, and Butterfly S have all begun receiving Android L updates, albeit in Asian markets for now.
Motorola is updating it's Moto G Google Play Edition to Android 5.1 Lollipop, as the company's plan to skip versions of the Android 5.0 Lollipop and leapfrog devices straight to 5.1 has seemingly been confirmed.
As Android 5.0 Lollipop is still rolling out to top 2014 smartphones on all carriers in the U.S., Google has already updated its own Nexus line with an even newer Lollipop, Android 5.1. For those just getting up to speed with Android 5.0 Lollipop, here's what to look forward to with the next incremental upgrade.
Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop has come to Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 4 devices in the U.S. through an OTA update announced late this week. It took a long time, but it's finally here.
For those who bought an LG G3 through T-Mobile, your time has finally come for an official T-Mobile OTA (over the air) update to Google's latest major operating system upgrade, Android Lollipop -- specifically, Android L 5.0.1.
The HTC One M9 is about to be released in the U.S., as the first wave of 2015 smartphones begins to hit. But with fewer changes to design and specs than other Android flagship phones, the big question for prospective buyers is, "what's really new or different about this year's HTC One?"
While Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA release dates are still hard to come by for many flagship Android devices manufactured by third party OEMs, Motorola has been one of the swiftest to get its devices the latest Google OS possible.
It's no secret that U.S. owners of premium Android phones, especially with devices customized by carrier, are having to wait weeks or months longer than many other markets in the world to get their Android 5.0 Lollipop updates.
Google's new Android 5.0 Lollipop update has begun rolling out OTA (over the air) in some markets to the Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note Edge, and a couple of variants of the Galaxy S4. Now, reports indicate Samsung is working on Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5, and Galaxy A7, but there's some possible bad news for Galaxy Note 2 owners as well.
HTC has been pretty decently good at keeping its Android 5.0 Lollipop update release date promises, at least compared to other Android OEMs. But owners of the HTC One M7, most of whom should have received Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA updates by now, will find the latest Android update news a little depressing.
Many Samsung Galaxy Note 4 handsets have received Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop update by now, especially those outside the U.S. But Samsung users in Europe, early to get the first Android L update, are already getting a new Lollipop update OTA that fixes some confusing feature conflation.
The release date for Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA update has finally come for Sony Xperia Z3, Sony Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, and the Xperia Z3 Compact, as Sony officially announced that the upgrade is rolling out to markets worldwide.
Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop update release date has been taking a particularly long time to come to major OEM devices and carriers in the U.S. But while you'd think the cult OnePlus One smartphone would have already rolled out its Android L update, it hasn't. That's changing soon, and OnePlus is putting weight behind its promises.
While the Samsung Galaxy S5 on Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, and internationally have seen their release date come for OTA Android Lollipop 5.0 updates that are rolling out and available for download now, AT&T customers have had to wait. Bad news: now they, and possibly Galaxy S4 owners across carriers, will have to wait even longer.
Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop update has finally released and is officially rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, at least for Sprint customers in the U.S. Meanwhile, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note Edge Lollipop updates appear to be in the works.
This week's Android 5.0 Lollipop update release date news brings some good news to HTC One and Sony Xperia Z owners, and some bad news for users of pretty much every other Sony-built smartphone on the market.
Owners of the 2nd-generation Motorola Moto X on AT&T's network can finally count themselves among those with the latest version of Google's Android operating system. That's right folks, Android 5.0.2 Lollipop is rolling out.
