Not exact matches
The OTA is already out, but you don't manage to receive the
Lollipop notification on your Xperia Z2 — the firmware is pushed out gradually and patience is not your strongest quality.
Thus, the
Lollipop notification should anytime now embrace your smartphone, which means that you will be able to automatically and over the air flash the latest Android experience
on your own SGS5 LTE - A.
If you have received the update
notification, then select «Yes I'm in «then select «Install Now» to install the Android 5.0
Lollipop build number 22.11.6
on Moto G 2nd Gen.
The changes are likely to evoke mixed responses from people depending
on how they usually use their Android Wear watch and how they feel about
Lollipop's new handling of
notification priority.
Though the focus of the update was
on proper APIs for creating third - party watch faces and new «theater» and «sunlight» modes, the latest Android Wear update also changes the way
notifications are handled
on your watch when you're connected to a phone that's also running
Lollipop.
While this post focuses specifically
on Lollipop (Android 5.x) and Marshmallow (Android 6.x), Nougat (Android 7.x) takes
notification control even further.
Marshmallow also has one trick up its sleeve that you won't find
on Lollipop when it comes to
notifications.
- Phone tweaks: brought back National data roaming option - Ultimate
notification control: — fixed improper lights and vibration handling during quiet hours affecting mainly ongoing
notifications — improved detection of ongoing
notifications belonging to foreground services — active Screen: added option for ignoring quiet hours (shows active screen during quiet hours)-- active screen: don't apply to ongoing foreground service
notifications — active screen: use direct wake up call instead of full wake lock (should improve compatibility
on some devices)-- active screen: improved check for proximity sensor state - Statusbar tweaks: added option for using
Lollipop signal icons (with full support for MediaTek Gemini)- Quick settings Network mode tile: added option for specifying 2G +3 G mode: — allows to choose whether to use GSM / WCDMA Preferred or GSM / WCDMA Auto — tile icon indicates which 2G +3 G mode is set (2G / 3G or 3G / 2G)- Quick settings QuickRecord tile: — added option for choosing audio quality — added option for choosing auto - stop recording delay - PowerMenu: added option for hiding expanded desktop toggle in power menu - Launcher tweaks: adjusted for compatibility with Google Search 4.0.26 (thanks to theknut)- GravityBox Actions: — added action for clearing all
notifications — added action for toggling auto brightness - GB App Picker: search field adjusted to allow inputting non-English characters (thanks to momomok)- Updated Polish translation (thanks to xtrem007)- Updated Portuguese (BR) translations (thanks to wyghor)- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translation (thanks to momomok)- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pesa1234)- Updated Russian translations (thanks to gaich)
But as time has gone
on and the OS has grown, developers have essentially learned to «abuse» the
notification system (whether intentional or not), so Google started giving users more control of which apps could generate
notifications in
Lollipop.
We've spent quite a bit of time lately discussing
notifications, specifically managing them
on Android 5
Lollipop, and also how to tame Facebook's myriad ways of interrupting you.
In Android
Lollipop and Marshmallow,
notifications have gotten even better, giving users specific, granular control over
notifications for every application installed
on your device.
By default, both
Lollipop and Marshmallow will show all
notification content
on your lock screen.
Now that's only
on Lollipop devices,
on those prior to
Lollipop, you can only mute the
notifications.
Indeed, while
notifications have been excellent
on Android for a long time,
Lollipop gives the user a macro level of control no other mobile OS can.
One of his favorite design details
on Android is the
notification drawer introduced in
Lollipop
It's just one detail to pay attention to if you have a
lollipop device, mainly because if you want to mute the watch from buzzing every time a new email comes in, it mutes the
notifications on your phone too, and you may not want that.
The HTC One M8 GPE (Google Play Edition) and HTC One M7 GPE (Google Play Edition) Android 5.1
Lollipop updates are currently Rolling - out Over-the-air (OTA), Google has approved the update and HTC GPE users should get a
notification on their devices to get the new update which is Sense UI free.
The HTC Desire 816 update packs many performance improvements, new lock screen, new
notification panel and updated User Interface but still keeps the Sense UI v6.0
on the Android 5.0.2
Lollipop build.
Many other HTC users are still waiting for their turn to get the
Lollipop update with Sense 6 and the little Material Design touch
on the menus and
Notification bar.
MyGlass, the service that allows you to sync to Android phones, now targets OS version 5.1
Lollipop, with
notifications capable of popping up
on Wear watches and in front of your eyes simultaneously.
Notifications modes (sometimes called interruptions)
on most
Lollipop devices are split into all, priority, and none.
Lollipop users can still receive their
notifications without the interruption of obtrusive heads - up alerts, much like the old - style ticker
notifications we had
on KitKat.
Starting from the lockscreen you'll notice that Asus has kept the general look and feel of the
Lollipop lockscreen, from its large clock that's left - justified to the
on - screen
notifications that can be either swiped away or accessed by double - tapping.
Many longstanding gripes from LG's earlier
Lollipop - based software have been addressed though —
notifications on the lock screen can now be expanded in the proper way, and there's an easy quick settings shortcut to toggle between All, Priority and DND modes.
With Android
Lollipop changing how
notifications and interruptions are handled, the card style alerts behave as you expect them to appearing
on the lock screen and when you swipe down from the top of the display.
In terms of new features, Google says that Android
Lollipop has a new
notifications system that appears directly
on the lockscreen to help users in getting
notifications about new happenings.
Note, you can still make these changes
on a
Lollipop device for a more fine - grained approach than simply turning all
notifications off completely.
The interface is slightly different
on the
Lollipop - toting 3G handset, with Material Design giving it a new look and fluid animations, as well as improvements to the
notifications system, which now prioritises them and places them
on the lock screen.
When users will connect to internet, they will get a
notification on their handset wherein they can directly upgrade to the latest OS and enjoy the features of the
Lollipop version
on their device.
Notification previews are likewise available
on the Pixel Launcher
on Android Oreo, Lawnchair, and
on Action Launcher back to Android
Lollipop, with Action Launcher allowing you to theme the preview backgrounds with Quicktheme.
On top is the Asus Zen UI, but it does retain some of the material design elements of
Lollipop, noticeable in the
notification shade and the Recent Apps screen.
HTC's experience in convenient UI features is still prominent - like being able to get the battery level
on the
notifications bar and good handling of volume controls - without destroying some of the nice elements of Android 5.0
Lollipop's design and fluidity.
However, as the Quick Settings and
notifications are now
on the same pane in
Lollipop, a two finger swipe will bring down the lot in one go.
It wasn't comparatively that good
on MIUI as most of the
Lollipop - based animations were hidden, but here, you get to see some, including the merged
notification panel and quick settings.
This is one of the more minimalistic takes
on Android out there, and a lot of the Material Design elements of
Lollipop are retained, and can be seen in areas like the
notification drop down and recent apps screen, even if aspects like the
on - screen navigation keys are a little dated.
Running
on the latest Android
Lollipop 5.0, the new device promises great benefits like optimized battery usage, improved application performance, refreshed user interface, better
notification system etc. to the neo users.
HTC is rolling out the Android
Lollipop update in a phase manner and a push
notification is being provided to notify about the update
on the supported One (M8).
In
Lollipop,
notifications on the shade have a card - like feel with gaps of negative space between each one.
The
notification on the Android 5.0
Lollipop can be customized you can avoid getting messages from people you don't want too.
As the
Lollipop update will be available over-the-air (OTA), you will automatically get a
notification on your phone about the update, however you can also manually look for the update by going to Settings > About Phone > Software update.
As a refresher,
Lollipop brings a slew of enhancements to the table, including improved performance, a refreshed visual design in Samsung apps and the general user interface, losckreen
notifications, better battery life, multi user and guest mode support
on phones, support for 64 - bit CPUs, and more.
With Android
Lollipop or higher,
notifications can now be seen and interacted with directly
on the lock screen.
You'll see many of the Android
Lollipop features such as adaptive display, All
Notification toggle, etc.
on the EMUI.
That change carries through to the lock screen
notifications, although they don't have the same tactile springiness as
on stock Android
Lollipop, which is a shame.
However, the Android
Lollipop update
on the Galaxy Note 3 is expected to have an updated TouchWiz UX based
on Google's Material Design language and a list of new features, including battery saver mode, enhanced
notifications and new quick settings.