NEW YORK (AP) – Android’s sweet new “Lollipop” flavor brings security improvements and easier ways to view and respond to notifications. The new Google software for mobile devices even lets you lend out your phone without worrying about a friend accidentally circulating your naked selfies on Facebook.
I tested Lollipop on Google’s new Nexus 6 phone, which comes out this week. I can only hope that as other phones get the upgrade over time, it will be as good as what you get on the Nexus.
It’s a shame many phone manufacturers that run Android believe they have to tweak it extensively to make the software theirs and not Google’s. Mucking around with it only confuses customers and steers app developers toward working on iPhone versions first, where there is more uniformity – and thus incentive – to incorporate the latest features.
Assuming your phone maker is running Lollipop in its purest form, here’s what you’ll get:
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