I tried using Android Lollipop. too awesome

Android 5.0 Lollipop is here!

Since it's Android, it's going to be a slow pace, with the flagship Nexus being a week or two away, and the other products being a month or two away, but we'll be playing around with the Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 ahead of you, I even used the developer preview on my battered Nexus 5.

Lollipop is awesome, although I'm not quite at it yet.

Check notifications even on the lock screen

First of all, Android Lollipop has great notifications. Finally, finally, finally, iOS has caught up. You can see a tiny notification card without leaving your lock screen. Swipe down to view all or open the settings menu without having to unlock the screen, and double-tap to zoom in on related apps for the latest information. It's super convenient.

Everything that was previously possible with a DIY like DashClock is now here! Having notifications appear automatically on your lock screen is like a dream come true. Even if you use it as an auxiliary screen on the side of your desk, you can use it much more than before.

Since you can check the notification at a glance just by glancing at it, it's an image of an automatically generated to-do list right there. Swipe away Facebook notifications you don't want, and tap to check the contents of new emails you care about. It's fun to do whatever you do because you can do it with lively animation.

Forgetting about the lock screen

Another cool thing is that you can tap through a locked screen with secure PIN code authentication, for example, to see the contents of an email. There is, but it is not conscious of it at all.

Lollipop has a new optional feature called "Smart Lockscreen". This means that when you pair your smartphone with a smartwatch or Bluetooth speaker, the lock screen will not intervene between them.

I used to hack a rooted phone with an app called Tasker, but with the advent of Smart Lockscreen, it's ridiculously easy. The only things you can't do are the lack of reliable Wi-Fi networks and geolocation.

Lollipoo is back with facial recognition unlocks. Improvements have been added to those at the time of Jelly Bean. However, rather than unlocking the screen, it looks like it's looking for your face in the background while you're looking at the notification, and if you identify it as "Oh, master's face," the PIN code will be unlocked. I feel like If the face cannot be identified, the lock will not be released. I've used it and it works exactly like this, so I just think so, and even if it's said to be proof, "I didn't enter the PIN" is the only thing. Face unlock is a seamless implementation that should be like this.

Great Calendar

Lollipop also has some new apps. Gmail has a reddish design, and the usage is the same.

On the contrary, the calendar is completely new, and it's really wonderful. It's great that it automatically generates events from emails (that's what I'm talking about. I haven't seen it with my own eyes yet), but what's even more amazing is that when you enter a schedule in text, it extracts only the necessary data and generates events on its own. I'll give it to you. It's been a long time since I thought that making a schedule was not a bad idea. Maybe I'll finally be able to stick to my schedule. I don't know yet.

Just writing what I thought was amazing when I happened to use it, and other things There are also many useful functions. If you're overwhelmed with notifications, opt for the "priority notifications only" mode to reduce the amount you can digest. If you pin the application, you can share only the mobile phone with several people without sharing all the information in the mobile phone. When the battery level reaches 15%, it automatically switches to power saving mode. There are many functions that have already been implemented in iOS, Android's branch family, and Windows Phone, but it's great that it's been implemented in Android itself.

Beautiful

And everything is beautiful. I would say it's the most beautiful OS I've ever seen. Windows Phone seems to be going its own way with a different, more minimalist design, but iOS 8 doesn't even come close. I think this is partly due to the animations and styles that are now built into the Android skeleton.

Such as the slightly bouncy part when enlarging or reducing the notification card, or the part where the app drawer (list screen) pops open when you press the button on the app drawer (list screen). Even if you just pick something and touch it, it's fun to have a faint ripple-like reaction that doesn't get in the way.

Material design, which Google is strongly pushing, is actually a design that has cards on the screen and many things that are similar to physical objects with a layered structure, and moves as if they were moving around. You can see how amazing it is only when you try it in action.

Good use of color

It's not just animation. Lollipop (or rather, the Google app redesigned for it) does a great job with color. No, I'm not going to lie. I love the contrast between the white and blue screen and the yellow "new message button" floating on the Messenger app, and I want to use it just for that purpose. There is a sense of dynamism, but it is not too strong and just right. Sorry for the cliche, but Lollipop is a "cheerful" guy. Fun to use, fun to use and look at. It's rare to see an Android that cares so much about its appearance and fingertip movements, but I think this vision wins.

I'm sorry it's not in everyone's hands right now. Android takes time. The adoption rate of new versions is also increasing, but not by much. The good news is that, like KitKat, Lollipop is also light and designed to run on 512MB. Even though it's full of animations, you can use it on almost any Android device. There are many companies, including HTC and Motorola, who are saying that they will introduce it as a flagship model as soon as possible, so we will have to be patient for a while.

With Lollipop, Android has taken a big step forward. This time Android 5.0 is an OS that really has no loss, so manufacturers must hurry. There have been Google redesigns before, but I have a feeling that Lollipop will be around for a while. No, I want you to stay.

Eric Limer - Gizmodo US [original]

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