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Here's what we know about Android 5.0 so far
Google's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed in July of 2012 by the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release that arrived powering the super Nexus 7.
But, forward-looking, update-obsessed people that we are, we can't help but imagine how Google's going to maintain the pace of innovation in its next version of its mobile OS, Android 5.0.
All we know so far is that Google's working away on the K release of Android, which it's developing under the dessert-related codename of Key Lime Pie. Regarding the version number, it's likely that the Key Lime Pie moniker will be given to Android 5.0. We thought we might find out on 29 October 2012 but as yet there is no official word from Google.
Android 5.0 release date
Google has announced that its next developer conference - Google IO - will take place from May 15 to May 17 2013, a month earlier than 2012's June dates. Given that Google announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at 2012's IO conference, it's not unreasonable to expect to see Android 5.0 at this year's event.
On 31 January, a Google IO showing of Android 5.0 looked more likely when screengrabs of a Qualcomm roadmap were leaked, showing Android 5.0 as breaking cover between April and June 2013.
On 24 April 2013, we read that Key Lime Pie may not make its debut at Google IO after all. Apparently, "trusty internal sources" told a site called Gadgetronica (a site we hadn't previously heard of) that Google has decided to delay Android 5.0 for two to four months to give hardware makers the chance to properly roll out Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
We'd take this rumour with a pinch of salt and add another pinch of salt for good measure, as even if Google decides not to ship the finished build of Android 5.0 until later in the year, that doesn't preclude the company from talking up the new OS at what is, after all, a developer-focused conference.
However, the notion of Key Lime Pie being off the menu at Google IO raised itself again on 26 April when Android 4.3 surfaced in server logs over at Android Police. Those log entries supposedly came from Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 devices running an updated version of Jelly Bean - Android 4.3 - and apparently the IP addresses of those devices trace back to Google HQ. So might that point to a delayed Android 5.0 arrival?
Android 5.0 phones
Rumours of a new Nexus handset started trickling in during the third quarter of 2012, as we reported on 1 October 2012. There was speculation that this phone would be sporting Key Lime Pie, but sources who spoke to AndroidAndMe correctly claimed that the handset, which turned out to be the Google Nexus 4 would be running Android Jelly Bean.
While the Nexus 4 didn't appear with a helping of Key Lime Pie, speculation that we reported on 21 January 2013 suggests that the Motorola X Phone is the Android 5.0-toting handset that will be revealed at Google IO. According to a post on the DroidForums website, the phone will also feature a virtually bezel-free, edge-to-edge, 5-inch display.
So now as we wait on official news of the Android 5.0 release date and features, we can start to pull together the Key Lime Pie rumours from around the web, with the first sighting of Android 5.0 on a benchmarking website, apparently running on a Sony smartphone. There has previously been speculation that Sony is in line to produce the next Nexus phone, which may lend some credence to this rumour.
The same leaked Qualcomm documents cited above also made mention of a two new Snapdragon devices, one of which will be, unsurprisingly, a new Nexus phone.
That Nexus phone is most likely the Google Nexus 5, though we'd be surprised to see it break cover at Google IO, given that the Nexus 4 only went on sale at the end of 2012.
On Monday 18 March, supposed images of the Nexus 5 surfaced, with the handset apparently being manufactured by LG. If the accompanying specs, leaked along with the photo by the anonymous source, are true, then the Nexus 5 will feature a 5.2-inch, 1920 x 1080 OLED display, 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and 3GB of RAM.
While a sighting of the Nexus 5 at Google IO is unlikely, rumours that we wrote up on 19 April reckon that there will be an Android 5.0-powered Nexus 4 launched at the event. Apparently, the revised handset will also feature 4G capability and improved storage of 32GB.
Android 5.0 tablets
The original Nexus 7 tablet was unveiled at Google IO 2012, so it's possible that we'll see a refreshed Nexus 7 2 at Google IO 2013. The speculation is that Google will team up with Asus for this, as it did with the original Nexus 7. We expect an upgraded display on the new Nexus 7 tablet, while Digitimes is reporting that the 2nd generation Nexus 7 will have 3G service and and range in price from $149 to $199.
Samsung's Android 5.0 upgrades
Although Samsung is yet to officially confirm its Android 5.0 schedule, a SamMobile source is claiming to know which phones and tablets will be getting the Key Lime Pie upgrade. According to the source, the devices set to receive the upgrade are the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 8.0 and Galaxy Note 10.1.
Android 5.0 features
For 24 hours, it seemed as though the first kinda, sorta confirmed feature for Android 5.0 was a Google Now widget, which briefly appeared in a screenshot on the company's support forum before being taken down. As it was so hurriedly pulled, many people assumed it was slated for the big five-o and accidentally revealed early.
As it happened, the following day, on 13 February 2013, the Google Now widget rolled out to Jelly Bean.
On 28 February 2013, we learned from Android Central that Google is working with the Linux 3.8 kernel, which gives rise to the notion that this kernel might make it into Android 5. One improvement that the 3.8 kernel brings is lowered RAM usage, which would mean a snappier phone with better multitasking.
Android Geeks has reported that Google Babble will debut on Key Lime Pie. Babble is, apparently, Google's in-development cross-platform service and app with the aim of unifying its various chat services which include Talk, Hangout, Voice, Messenger, Chat for Google Drive and Chat on Google+.
Android Geeks' source also said that Google Babble will be supported by devices running Android 2.3 and above, which would make sense given that Google will want as many people as possible on the platform.
A screenshot that we were sent from a Google employee on 8 April confirms that not only is this unified chat service on the way, but that it is now called Google Babel not Babble. Babel will come with a bunch of new emoticons and Google+ built-in so you can jump from Babel chat to hangout. A leaked Google memo on 10 April provided a few more juicy details including talk of a new UI and synced conversations between mobile and desktop.
Following an 18 April tear-down of the Google Glass app MyGlass by Android Police, it now looks as though there may be an iOS Games Center-like service coming to Android 5.0.
Android Police found references in the code to functionality that doesn't exist in Glass, which suggests that developers accidentally shipped the full suite of Google Play Services with the Android application package.
The files in the package contained references to real-time and turn-based multiplayer, in-game chat, achievements, leaderboards, invitations and game lobbies.
So it seems that Google Games (or whatever it ends up being called) is real, and we may find out more about it - and whether it will ship with Key Lime Pie - during the Google I/O conference. As Android Police points out "It being including in a shipping product suggests that it's finished and freely floating around Google HQ."
Android 5.0 interface
While this is pure speculation, we're wondering whether Android 5.0 might bring with it a brighter interface, moving away from the Holo Dark theme that came with Android 4.0.
Google Now brought with it a clearer look with cleaner fonts, and screenshots of Google Play 4.0 show Google's app market taking on similar design cues. Is this a hint at a brighter, airier look for Key Lime Pie?
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is this real? do you have a homescreen screenshoot?
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is this real? do you have a homescreen screenshoot?
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What are you talking about this is a thread that was made to highlight known info about Key Lime Pie....
It's seems like that it will be very nice update. So I'm waiting for it.:fingers-crossed:
Here's a screenshot of a key lime pie theme
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I've hear about the Nexus 5... No official release date but it supposedly to be later in 2013.... Nexus 5, Android 5!?!? Maybe Key Lime Pie will be released the same date of the Nexus5!
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Apple recently announced iOS 9, the next-generation of its iPhone and iPad operating system. iOS 9 will go head to head with Google's Android M at the top of the Android phones and tablets market, so we decided to compare and contrast the two leading mobile platforms, in their next-gen form. Eyes down for an iPhone vs Android face off, in our iOS 9 vs Android M comparison. We compare iOS 9 vs Android M for release date and compatibility, Apple Pay vs Android Pay, and new features in iOS 9 and Android M.
We will be updating this story as we go. And be sure to head to the comments field to let us know of any other comparisons you'd like us to make, or any other observations you have to make about iOS 9 and Android M. (See also: 10 best Android M new features.)
yeah Apple iphone gets five years of update cycle.
Android gets two years of update cycle. i wonder why?
Android Oreo Beta for Nokia 6 is now available for everyone! HMD Global just made a lot of Nokia fans super happy and excited as they open up beta sign-ups for Android 8.0 Oreo system update for the Nokia 6 through Nokia Beta Labs. This means, HMD Global will be rolling out the official Oreo update very soon and to finish that up, they need all the help and feedback from existing Nokia 6 users.
Nokia Beta Labs previously offered Android 8.0 Oreo Beta for the Nokia 5, and now with today’s update, Nokia 6 users can get a taste of Oreo as well. We signed up with our Nokia 6 and the process went super smooth. All you need to have is the IMEI number from your Nokia 6 and the network it is on. Both of these things can be found from your phone settings area.
https://www.nokia.com/en_int/phones/betalabs
Facts about the topic "Android 9 Beta"
Greet you Nokia friends. My curiosity lures me back to you here. "Android 9 beta" can someone say something more specific? I want to have. all information and news desired.
Greetings from Germany
The Nokia 8 is not in the Android Beta programme as it's not compliant with project treble and is not an Android One phone.
However; it's OS is as near as dammit standard Android which should make it easy for HMD/Nokia to bring it Android P quickly, and they've confirmed the phone will receive the update. The main hurdle is the lack of onscreen navigation buttons which play a large part in the UI change, as well as how the data partitions work for the OS. HMD/Nokia have said that they will still bring it Android P in spite of this though.
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HMD does not always do what they say.
Stringy said:
The Nokia 8 is not in the Android Beta programme as it's not compliant with project treble and is not an Android One phone.
However; it's OS is as near as dammit standard Android which should make it easy for HMD/Nokia to bring it Android P quickly, and they've confirmed the phone will receive the update. The main hurdle is the lack of onscreen navigation buttons which play a large part in the UI change, as well as how the data partitions work for the OS. HMD/Nokia have said that they will still bring it Android P in spite of this though.
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Hello, I thought the Nokia 8 will receive Beta Android. We received beta Oreo by signing up to it on the Nokia website. Has this changed since?
Nokia 8 had the Android 8.0 beta, am i wrong? What's changed?
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Hello, I thought the Nokia 8 will receive Beta Android. We received beta Oreo by signing up to it on the Nokia website. Has this changed since?
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yes... sure n8 already get beta android 8. But android 9 i can say "no" .
if n8 can sign use beta android 9 in website, i think hmd release with the time same n7. Not now we dont have any infomation about that.
Nokia 8 Android P/9
Nokia 8 and Nokia 8 Sirocco will both receive Android 9 beta in November. HMD announced it at the last conference.
Samsung is one step closer to releasing One UI 5 beta on Galaxy S22 series
Samsung could roll out the first One UI 5 beta build to the Galaxy S22 series this month. A stable release could come in October.
www.androidauthority.com
Yes I waiting like every year
Exclusive: This is Samsung's One UI 5 based on Android 13 and everything new we've found
One UI 5 based on Android 13 is coming. Thanks to early access, here's everything new we've found before the official beta.
9to5google.com
Just curious, and sorry, but i switched to Samsung from iOS after many years, is there a way to join BETA channel for ONEUI5 / android 13 release ?
for iOS there is developer channel and also public BETA channel available...
If there is, how can i join ?
So far i only found informations that there needs to be announced in Samsung members app but not sure how it works.
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Just curious, and sorry, but i switched to Samsung from iOS after many years, is there a way to join BETA channel for ONEUI5 / android 13 release ?
for iOS there is developer channel and also public BETA channel available...
If there is, how can i join ?
So far i only found informations that there needs to be announced in Samsung members app but not sure how it works.
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You can join the beta thought Samsung member if samsung will launch it in your country. But, since we are talking about Android, you will be able to manually flash the beta even if it's not available in your countyr.
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A new video is up! Let’s talk about Samsung’s leaked One UI 5 beta update
Samsung's One UI 5 public beta program seems to be just around the corner and could kick off by the ...
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