New Delhi, November 5 – It’s November 4, which means it is ‘D-Day’ for Nexus hardware users as Google is pushing out the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop. The biggest new feature is actually the overhaul of the user interface which is now punctuated with Google’s new Material Design.
Material Design is a fancy language for the metaphorical digital surface/paper that Google has added as the basis for the new interface. The base surface acts and behaves like real paper and ink. Motion to animations acts like a guideline for how the system works and adds a layer of fluidity to the navigation of the interface.
Material Design is not being restricted to Android Lollipop and a number of Google apps have already received the update with the new design. The Google Play store as been totting the new interface for a few weeks, but more recently Google’s Inbox app and the new Gmail and Calendar apps have also received the update to Material Design.
But beyond this, there are many underlying updates like a new Battery Saver mode, update to the new ART runtime environment, a new app switcher, native 64-bit support and a Apple continuity like feature which adds synergy between Chrome OS and Android. Graphics also receive a fillip with the Android Extension Pack.
-INDIA TODAY
