Food for thought: Will Android L be called Android Licorice?
Android L is so close that many of us can smell the new Android operating system already – hell, we’ve already got the Material Design Google Play Store. While many believe that Google is doing away with numbers and letters in their Android nomenclature, there are still the faithful few who believe Google will stick with their candy and dessert naming ways and release Android L with a sweet new name (pun intended). We’ve heard Lollipop, Lemon Meringue Pie and even [Nestle] Lion, but today we have an interesting lead on a new name for Android L: Android Licorice.
This latest revelation comes after Giovanni Calabrese posted the above on Google+, saying “I never had a great liking for Licorice, but damn! there are some great flavors out there !!!” And who exactly is Mr. Calabrese that has got us so excited by his comments? Calabrese is actually one of the designers behind Google’s Android statues that stand on the Google HQ lawn, so perhaps he has some inside knowledge about what’s coming in the future of Android L. Maybe it’s a red herring, but I doubt this will be the last Android name rumour we hear before the official announcement of Android L.
What do you think about the name Android Licorice? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Google+ via Phone Arena
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[Poll] Yes or No?: Will you get the Motorola Nexus 6
It seems like an inevitability that the Motorola Nexus 6 is going to be announced, possibly as early as this month, however it seems like the arguments for and against the device are still raging. Phablets have polarized the tech community like few other devices have in recent times with people either hating the idea of them or the converted (and growing) masses who will never go back to a ‘small’ screened device, and the 5.9-inch Nexus 6 appears no different, perhaps even more so since it is part of Google‘s vigorously worshipped Nexus line. The device definitely isn’t going to be a slouch given it’s rumoured to be powered by a Snapdragon 805 and 3GB RAM, all behind a glorious Quad HD display. Of course, this will all be secondary to the release of Android L, Google’s biggest makeover of the operating system’s user interface in a long time. The size, though, is apparently overshadowing all of this for quite a few people.
Arguments aside, what we really want to know is how many of you are actually going to get a Motorola Nexus 6 whenever it is announced in the next month or so, so leave an answer in the poll below, of if so inclined, leave a comment down below.
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Whichever side of the fence you sit on, we’d love to hear from you as we think it is a truly curious strategy from Google to release such a large device even by phablet’s standards.
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Android L developer preview enables 64-bit apps
Developers can now get started building 64-bit apps. The new x86 64-bit Android L developer preview emulator image is now available. This will give developers greater access to increased addressable memory space, a larger number of registers and new instruction sets. While there has been some conjecture about what features may or may not make the cut, this will at least give developers the ability to get started. It will be interesting to see what this will add to the Android ecosystem as Android L comes to fruition.
Source Google via Talk Android
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Google’s Android emulator is ready to help developers make 64-bit apps
There’s a lot to look forward to in Android’s next major update, but hardware nerds are focusing in one one key feature: official support for 64-bit mobile chips. It’s the mobile OS’ inevitable future, and chip-makers have been preparing for it for quite awhile. Now app developers can jump in, too: Google announced today that a x86 64-bit Android L developer preview emulator image is available for developers that want to take their apps to the next generation. Not every dev will need to rebuild, however — apps built in Java will automatically benefit from the 64-bit release’s increased accessibility to memory and registers. Choose another language? Well, you’ll need to recompile: head over to the source to start testing your apps in 64-bit.
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Respite is in sight: Nexus 5 camera bug will likely be eliminated for good in Android L
The Nexus 5 camera bug is one of the best documented issues on Android KitKat and despite several fixes that have alleviated a lot of the outcry when the bug was first found, there are still people suffering from the debilitating issue, battery draining and all. Well, it seems there is good news for those of you still suffering as the specific issue that relates to the Nexus 5 camera bug has been marked as “Fixed” in the Google Issue Tracker and has been earmarked to be included in a future release, which we’re assuming is Android L.
While the camera part of the issue was resolved for many people in Android 4.4.3, the battery draining due to 100% CPU loads often remained, though it appears Google has now found a fix. Interestingly, this issue has only ever affected the Nexus 5, so only it will receive the fix, but for those who have been struggling with the bug, you’ll be glad to know that salvation is only a few weeks away – or at least, that’s what the rumours tell us.
Are you still living with the Nexus 5 camera bug? Let us know your thoughts on the release of a fix.
Source: Google Issue Tracker via Phandroid
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Google promises a fix to the Nexus 5 ‘mm-qcamera-daemon’ CPU bug
If you own a Nexus 5 then you may have run into a very strange bug that involves the ‘mm-qcamera-daemon’ bug which takes up CPU and consequently drains the battery.
According to the Google issue tracker, the particular bug that tracks this issue as just been marked as resolved in a future release, indicating it should be fixed when Android L comes out.
This only affects the Nexus 5 AOSP so if you’re seeing this issue on other devices then it won’t be fixed by this particular bug and needs raising with the developer in question.
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Google+ gets Material
Back at Google I/O, Google walked us through their material design philosophy, and ever since, they’ve been updating apps to go along with it.
Google has just updated another app in the play store with the same design we’ve already scene in Google Hangouts, Google Now, Chrome, Google Play Newstand, Cloud Print, Google News and Weather, Google Drive and associated apps, their phone dialer app, and probably a few others I can’t think of right now. The latest addition is the Google+ app.
The new design for Google+ brings an even flatter experience, changes up the colors a bit, and makes everything more consistent with their new design philosophy; a philosophy that you will really see take shape when Android L is released. Word on the street is they have updated how the photos section works. It should make for a smoother experience, and I’m sure there are one or two bug fixes in there as well.
I haven’t received it on my Moto X (2013) yet so don’t freak out that you haven’t gotten it. Check the Play Store to see if the update is available on your device.
Source [Engadget]
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Nexus 6 Spotted in the Wild?! Android L Hits the Galaxy S5! – ManDroid Daily
The ManDroid Daily is here, and the Nexus 6 ball keeps on rolling. The new Nexus phone was spotted in the wild apparently, and someone was also kind enough to create some pretty renders of the phone. Android L shows up on the Android L, courtesy of SamMobile, so give all that a look down below, and enjoy the Daily.
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SamMobile gets a 8 minute sneak peak of Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5
We’re now less than one month away from the alleged official launch of Android L which means that software update season is going to begin. Samsung isn’t usually the first name to come up when talking about quick updates, but from an eight minute exclusive video of Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5, it looks like Samsung has already been busy behind the scenes. The video walks through a few of the new improvements and menus which is featured in the Samsung Android L test build LRW58J. Check it out:
As you can see, Android L on the Galaxy S5 has all the hallmarks of Material Design, with the slick transitions and a brighter colour palette. Perhaps unfortunately, Samsung’s interpretation is still very skinned and very much TouchWiz influenced – Samsung has apparently even neglected the notification icon changes that we have spotted in previous leaked screenshots. Whether you support this or not is entirely your preference, but we would have though more OEMs would have opted for a more “stock” approach given that Google has worked so hard on the UI for Android L.
What do you think about Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: SamMobile
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Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5 [Video]
Ever wondered what Android L would look like on a Samsung Galaxy S5 running TouchWiz, well look no further.
Thanks to an 8-minute preview video of Android L running on the Galaxy S5, we get a glimpse of what TouchWiz will look like on the next generation of Android, courtesy of SamMobile.
With a new lockscreen, revamped notification drawer, and reskinned preloaded apps, Samsung has embraced the Android L design, but still adds some of it’s own somewhat questionable design touches.
The leaked build shown in this video is not available for release just yet due to it’s buggy nature, but what do you think? Drop us a comment below.
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