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Screenshot in Chromium Issue Tracker Suggests the Next Version of Android is “Lollipop”

Kyle October 14, 2014 71

The designer of the Googleplex Android statues trolled Google+ yesterday with licorice. Developers contributing to AOSP have for months been referring to the next version of Android as LMP, presumably "Lemon Meringue Pie." In light of a new accidental leak,...

Check Out These 3 New Android Ads, Starring Androidified People and a New Slogan

Kellen October 13, 2014 105

Android L, which we believe will be called Lollipop, will likely arrive on Wednesday along with a massive marketing campaign to help promote the platform. From what we can tell, that marketing campaign will feature Androidified people of all types, coupled...

Android Statue Creator is Trolling Everyone by Talking About “Licorice” as He Travels to Google HQ

Kellen October 13, 2014 156

We probably spend far too much time each year debating the potential name of the next version of Android. Because Google decided long ago that they would name each new version (that they deemed worthy of a name change) after something sweet and delightful in...

Chrome Beta Play Listing Shows New Android L Status Icons, New Material Design Keyboard Skin

Kellen October 2, 2014 83

An update was pushed to Chrome Beta on Android this morning, but the real story here might be the new screenshots that Google included alongside it. The screenshots are clearly taken from a tablet running Android L, only this build of Android L has some...

Android L for the Galaxy S5 Gets an 8-Minute Video Preview

Kellen October 2, 2014 227

Curious as to how ugly interesting TouchWiz would make Google's Android L? We now know, thanks to an 8-minute video preview of Android L running on the Galaxy S5, courtesy of SamMobile. The video shows an early build running on the SM-G900F model of the GS5,...

Comments in Android Source Code Reference Android “M”

Kyle September 22, 2014 94

Android L may be nigh upon us, hopefully accompanied by a few new Nexus devices, but work has reportedly already begun on the version to follow. Spotted first by myce, two commit comments in the Android source code reference an "M" release. Neither note is...

HTC Nexus 9 is Arriving “Soon,” According to Two Reports

Kellen September 22, 2014 97

Thanks to legal documents posted by NVIDIA that detail reasons for their upcoming patent lawsuit with Samsung and Qualcomm, we know that Google and HTC have teamed up to produce the HTC Nexus 9 tablet running a Tegra K1 processor. Those documents have since...

Android L Will Enable Full-Disk Encryption By Default

Kyle September 19, 2014 70

In a laudable move, Google will enable full-disk encryption in Android L by default. That's according to comments made by a company spokesperson to the Washington Post yesterday, which conspicuously followed an open letter penned by Apple's Tim Cook touting,...