Google plans to launch the next version of its Android operating system this fall. Code-named Android L (at least until Google comes up with a good dessert name starting with the letter L), the operating system will feature a new design language and improvements to the lock screen, quick settings panel, graphics performance, and more. […]
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This is what Android L looks like with TouchWiz (on Samsung phones)
Google is preparing to launch the next version of Android this fall, and it will feature a new “Material” design language with bright colors and animations meant to look and feel a bit like flipping between pieces of paper. But not all phones running Android L will look the same. Some devices like the upcoming […]
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Chrome for Android gets single sign-in, Material Design
Google is rolling out an updated version of Chrome beta for Android which starts to incorporate Material Design features borrowed from the upcoming Android L release. This version of the Chrome browser also supports single sign-in, which means that as long as you’re using Chrome while logged into your Google account, you won’t have to […]
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Paranoid Android brings a taste of Android L to KitKat
The Paranoid Android team has a reputation for bringing slick new features to their custom builds of Google Android. With the move from Android 4.3 to Android 4.4 the developers started from scratch by scrapping all of their old work and coming up with new tricks. So the first few builds of Paranoid Android 4.4 […]
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Possibly coming to Android L: Quick Torch, customizable Quick Settings
Google may have released a developer preview of Android L this summer, but the operating system won’t officially launch until this fall. So while developers dig into the preview to make sure their apps are ready to take advantage of the new design and other features, developers at Google are busy killing bugs… and adding […]
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Report: Google takes over Samsung Knox security development
Samsung Knox is a security platform that, among other things, lets people use their own smartphones for both work and personal purposes. That’s because it allows you to maintain separate and secure work and personal profiles so that your boss won’t see your personal Gmail messages and your top secret blueprints from work aren’t available […]
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Lilbits (7-03-2014): Meet Automotive Grade Linux
Android’s headed to the dashboards of cars thanks to the new Android Auto initiative. So’s iOS, thanks to CarPlay. But these two smart vehicle systems aren’t the only game in town. The Linux Foundation is sponsoring a new operating system called Automotive Grade Linux which is a Tizen-based OS aimed at vehicles. It has a […]
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Lilbits (7-02-2014): Google Nexus 9? Update: Nope
Word on the street is that Google’s next Nexus tablet will be a 9 inch model manufactured by HTC. Now @evleaks claims to have the first picture of the tablet… although it’s kind of hard to make out any details in the macro shot of the aluminum panel. What’s more interesting is his assertion that […]
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Google releases Android L preview source code for Nexus 7 (2012) and later
Google has added code for the Android L developer preview to the Android Open Source Project, and that includes code for all recent Nexus devices including the Google Nexus 7 2012 and 2013 editions, the Nexus 10, and the Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones. This follows the release of factory images for the most recent Nexus 7 […]
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Lilbits (6-30-2014): Google’s first social network is shutting down
Before there was Google+ there was Google Buzz. And before Buzz, there was Orkut — Google’s first attempt at a social networking site. Orkut never really took off in the US, but it was big in Brazil…Â So good news for Brazil: Your country is in the international spotlight thanks to the World Cup. Bad news: […]