1. Material design
November 04, 2014 |
Lollipop
introduces the new ‘Material design’ which is flatter, cleaner and more
colourful. Google has also updated native apps to follow the same
design language. The UI design gives the impression of moving paper
strips stacked over each other.
2. Redesigned navigation keys
November 04, 2014 |
The
on-screen navigation buttons at the bottom now consist of simple
shapes. The back button is triangular, home button is circular and the
open apps button is now square in shape.
3. New app switcher menu
November 04, 2014 |
With
Android Lollipop, the OS now also displays open tabs in Chrome with
recent apps. Instead of a vertical app switcher, the new menu is similar
to a carousel. One can disable open Chrome tabs from showing up in this
menu.
4. Overhauled notifications panel
November 04, 2014 |
Notifications
and quick setting toggles are part of a single screen. Notifications
appear as white strips that display dark text. You pull down once to
display notifications, pull again and settings toggles are displayed.
5. New lockscreen notifications
November 04, 2014 |
Notifications
now also appear on lockscreen. These notifications are also actionable.
So you can reply to a message without unlocking the phone.
6. More control over notifications
November 04, 2014 |
Lollipop
offers more control over notifications allowing users to prioritize
them. In the Settings menu, you can choose to allow only important
notifications.
7. New keyboard
November 04, 2014 |
Android
Lollipop comes with a completely redesigned keyboard with dark text on
white background. The new keyboard doesn't have any visual borders
separating the letters to offer better hits and more clarity.
8. New Dialer app
November 04, 2014 |
The
Phone dialer app in Android Lollipop also gets a makeover. The borders
that separate each key have been removed and there’s more white space
with numbers bearing blue colour.
9. Multiple user profiles
November 04, 2014 |
Android
Lollipop brings multiple user profiles to Android phones. You can set
up multiple user profiles in Lollipop for sharing the phone with others
without giving them access to your personal apps and data.
10. Fitness hub
November 04, 2014 |
Android
Lollipop also offers Google's new fitness tool, Google Fit. Similar to
Apple’s Health app, the app allows you to bring all stats from various
fitness apps and track them in a central location.
10 new features in Android 5.0 (Lollipop)