Vodafone is the first operator in the UK to begin the much-anticipated Android 5.0 Lollipop update roll out to all its carrier-branded variants of the LG G3 currently located in the region.
All the changes you’d expect to find in Lollipop are bundled into this upgrade, including the recently-announced Material Design guidelines, improved notifications, a smoother multitasking experience and support for multiple user accounts. LG has also revamped a handful of its own, stock applications too.
Hit the break below for the full changelog.
Material Design: You
will quickly notice a whole new colorful look and feel to your device –
from fluid animations to new application and system themes, colors and
widgets.
Notifications UI & Priorities: In order to alert you to the most timely and relevant information, the format and behavior of notifications have evolved:
- notifications will appear on the lock screen and are intelligently ranked by type and who sent them.
- you double-tap to open one, swipe left or right to clear one, or clear all notifications from the bottom of the list.
- you can set the priority and privacy of notifications for each application.
- very high priority notifications will pop up briefly over other applications so that you can take action.
- when you dismiss a notification on one device it will be dismissed on your other Android devices, if they are connected to the Internet.
- you can further tailor how notifications behave with the new Downtime and Ambient Display settings (see below).
New Interruptions & Downtime Settings: You
can tailor how interruptions behave, choosing to allow all, none, or
only priority interruptions. You can personalize what counts as a
priority interruption (reminders, events, calls, messages) and even
tailor them to be from only contacts you specify. The Downtime setting
will allow only priority interruptions during the times and days that
you specify. e.g. allow only priority interruptions on the weekend.
Recent Apps (Multi-tasking): The
redesigned Overview space (formerly called Recents) will include both
applications and separate activities within those applications. For
instance, each open tab in Chrome will also appear here along with
recent applications; both your Gmail Inbox and a draft email message
will appear as separate cards. This provides a consistent way to switch
amongst tasks.
Ambient Display: While
your phone’s display is off, Ambient Display can show notifications
without turning on the full display. This will be triggered when a
notification arrives. You will see notifications similar to that shown
on the lock screen. You can turn this feature on in the Display menu in
Settings, and note that it will increase the power consumption of your
device.
Motorola Assist and Downtime: Motorola
Assist integrates the new Downtime settings to control when you don’t
want to be disturbed. Motorola Assist also now uses the new
Interruptions settings so that you can customize exceptions, such as
letting only people on your starred contacts list get through.
Flashlight: Lollipop includes a new flashlight option as part of Quick settings (swipe down with two fingers from the status bar to see it).
Share your Device: You
can now set up multiple user accounts on your phone. Guest mode is
enabled by default. You can give calling and text privileges to other
users of your device, or restrict them as you like in the Users menu
under Settings. Note that the personalized Motorola experiences
(Motorola Assist, Motorola Connect) are for the owner account only. The
Motorola Camera, Motorola Gallery, and Motorola FM Radio applications
support multiple user accounts.
Pin a view/app: Screen
pinning allows you to keep a specific app or screen in view. For
example, you can ‘pin’ a game and your child will not be able to
navigate anywhere else on your phone.
Battery: The
Battery settings panel now shows an estimated projection for how much
time you have left while discharging or charging. You can also enable a
new battery saver mode that will save power by reducing performance and
most background data operations to extend your battery life.
Smarter Internet Connections: With
Android Lollipop, your phone will not connect to a Wi-Fi access point
unless there is a verified Internet connection. This feature improves
hand-offs between Wi-Fi and cellular connections, helping to maintain
your video chat or voice-over-IP (VoIP) call as you switch.
Performance: Your
phone now uses the new Android Runtime to help optimize application
performance. After upgrading to Lollipop, your applications will
undergo a one-time optimization process. Note that the optimization for
ART requires more space.
Smart Lock (Trusted Devices): Android
Lollipop adds native support for allowing trusted devices to keep your
phone unlocked (such as your Moto 360, a Bluetooth car kit or headset,
etc.). Smart Lock replaces the prior trusted device capability in your
Motorola phone. Note that you will need to add your trusted devices
back after the transition to Lollipop in the Security settings menu
under Smart Lock.
Security: Encryption
can now use a stronger 256-bit key to help protect your data. Note
that the stronger key willonly be used after you perform a factory reset
on Android Lollipop. Otherwise encryption will continue to use 128-bit
key. You can turn on encryption in the Security settings menu.
If you have not yet received a push notification prompting you to
download and install the update, simply head into ‘Settings’, ‘About
Device’, then tap ‘Check for Updates’ to manually scan for it.Source: Talk Android
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