Android L (Android 5.0) Aka Lollipop Makes Your Phone, Tablet More Secure!

#AndroidL (Android 5.0) Aka  #Lollipop


Android L or Lolipop or Android 5.0, what ever the name you would like to call it, will bring a new life to your phone, tablet or other compatible devices. Whatever the destination, Lollipop brings a whole lot of improvements, enhancements and security to your device.
For an start, Google calls Lollipop as "the largest Android release yet."  and the truth is the latest version of Android OS  brings with it more than 5,000 new APIs. The developers have a much wider field the explore and create.

Of all the goodies Android 5.0 brings, some are more impressive, a sleek new user interface, cross platform support and improved performance via the new ART runtime engine. The Lollipop is also said to bring better battery life, improved notifications, OpenGL ES 3.1 and 64-bit support, among other features. Android 5.0 is bringing us a redesigned User Interface, with a new name, Material Design. Material Design is filled chock full of animations and layered elements to deliver a positive user experience. The new interface is designed to run on all supported devices,  from your smartphone and tablet to your laptop and also your Google TV. The Material Design supports elevation values, real-time shadows and lighting that gives a smoother 3D appearance overall.

Security is a big feature of Lollipop and all Lollipop enabled devices will have the encryption turned on by default. This will help to protect devices data from being accessed on lost or stolen devices or by eavesdroppers. Using Guest mode one can create multiple user accounts on the device allowing others to log in on your device, and at the same time preventing others from accessing your private data. For an extra layer of security, add the Android Smart Lock, which makes it easier to unlock your phone without having to constantly enter a pin or trace a pattern, making ones life easier. The new smart lock secures ones trusty device by pairing it with another trusted device you own, like Android smartwatch, Android powered car, or your own facial expressions, yes mick Jagger impression might work, if your tongue is long enough. Once the device recognizes a trusted, paird device, it could be unlocked, just by a simple tap.
Another layer of security to the OS is provided by the enforced the SELinux security module for all apps providing better protection against vulnerabilities.
Pair all those with “Factory Reset Protection” which requires a password before a phone can be reset. You can call it by another name if you want!, a “kill-switch”. This new function will prevent thieves and intruders from making use of stolen phones.

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Be Together 'n Different With Android 5.0 (Lolipop)

Be together. Not the same.
Yep, did you notice that the Android now could post a Victory sign?




But it is just not two fingers that Android 5.0, aka Lolipop bring to the plate. Even since the Android is created and released under open platform, many have created, developed, used, enjoyed Android based devices as one community without barriers. I remember the time when I got my first Android phone, it is somewhere in the world being used now, as I have donated it when I upgraded to the next, next and next. Countless Android phones have passed my palms and mostly they were Google devices (Nexus). Yes, I am eagerly awaiting the Nexus 6, one of the best phones in the market today. But I am not very sure if I could get used to the size. I will know soon.

Yet I have no doubts about the Nexus 9, the tablet. I am ready to retire my trusted Samsung tab 10.1, which has served me for over almost 5 years. I just used it over in Hawaii, when the need arise at the top of Mauna Kea, as a hotspot, in a very cold morning, -4C! It has worked fine as a tablet but mostly it was a Hotspot for me, when I traveled away from regular networks reach.

Talking about networks reach, did you know that over 5 billion people do not have access to what you and I consider to be a commodity!. Yes the internet. Just like Android Tablet saved me when I needed access, "Android One" is coming to the rescue of those 5 billion people. Android One launched recently in India with more countries joining soon, will bring the most treasured bit to the masses, the knowledge. The farmers and fishermen will know current prices of products their labor produces. They will also know the weather patterns that will affect them, before hand. The phone will be available for about $100 (compared to $860 for the latest iPhone 6) and the service provider Airtel is making a lot of concessions towards people who will be using the phone, Free app downloads and update during the first six months, to name a few. The phones are powerful and has dual SIM cards, a replaceable battery and a built-in FM radio for bandwidth free entertainment.

Getting back to Nexus 6 , 9, player and the Lolipop, you just feel the power it brings to the people.Bring them together and yet allow to be different. Read more about it on the Official Google Blog but have look below, for what Android:And-You do, below!