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Android One

 

Google is rather quiet when it comes to Android One the initiative that the Mountain View giant announced back in June. Even so, Android One handsets are expected to be available this September in India, and The Economic Times has it that the very first one among them could be launched next week.

 

Reportedly, the Android One handset that might be available to buy in India next week features dual SIM capabilities, a 5 MP rear camera, and a 1700 mAh battery. Other features could include 1 GB of RAM, a quad-core processor, expandable internal memory, a screen of at least 4 inches, and Android 4.4 KitKat. Indian manufacturers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice are all set to start offering Android One devices, though it's not clear which company will do it first. In any case, The Economic Times notes that their Android One handsets will cost between 7,000 and 10,000 INR ($115 - $165), while offering a user experience that's usually found on mid- to high-end products.

 

Android One

 

Interestingly, it's said that Android One smartphones will be updated to Android L in October which means that regular Android devices should receive updates to the brand new version of Android at about the same time.

 

 

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Android L

 

Google updated the Android L developer preview Images for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7. This is the first update to Android L since the first release with some minor bug fixes. We'll see many updated until the official release.

 

The new versions have build number LPV81C, whereas the previous one was LPV79. Basically, it's two days newer than the last preview. This version includes support for Google Fit, according to the download page. We're not expecting huge changes otherwise, but we are digging through it anyway. If anything pops up, we'll update.

 

Android L

 

Maybe we will get more versions before the release, and maybe this is it-no way to know. You can grab the new images at the Android Developers site and flash them to your device, but a full wipe will probably be needed.

 

 

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Android L

 

Since the release of Android L Preview at Google's I/O event last Month, and everyone is speculating on what the Android "L" final Name or actual version number, Is it v5.0 ? Well, No...

 

According to a leaked screenshot of the latest Chrome Beta 37 release, Android L is actually Android 4.4.99; Build/LPV79 which means that the next build will be Android 4.5 not 5.0 as expected.

 

Android 4.4.99

 

Version 5.0 has many proponents, as that will result in a larger amount of changes than what a smaller incremental update will bring. Google has already rolled out numerous updates to its Play services, Maps, and Gmail, among others, so we've yet to see what else the eventual 4.5 update will bring.

 

 

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Nexus 4 Android L

 


It should come as no surprise that the wizards who frequent online communities like XDA Developers and elsewhere that the preview for Android L has been successfully installed on a Nexus 4.

 

The Nexus 4 will get the official Android update later this year, but the developer preview of the upgraded OS is only officially available for those with a Nexus 5 smartphone or Nexus 7 Wi-Fi (2013) tablet.

 

Just like cracking the combination to a bootloader on a locked down device though, it was just a matter of time before someone was able to take the system image and jam it into the previous generation Nexus device. The guys that did all the handy work and provided instructions along with a couple mirror sites to download the package. Note that the "L" release is still not stable yet. Check out the Hands-on video below.

 

 

Nexus 4 Android L [Video]


 

Nexus 5 Project Volta

 

One and the same worn out Google Nexus 5 handset, loaded with the new Android L Preview, and Android 4.4 KitKat, showed a significant gain in battery life in standardized, controlled testing. The Nexus 5 with Android KitKat has been charged up to the max, and a standard web browsing test run with the screen set at 200 nits of brightness. The Nexus 5 lasted 6 hours and 45 minutes before it died completely. Afterwards, the Android L Developer Preview version was loaded on the handset, and the same test run again at 200 nits. Surprise, surprise, the same Nexus 5 lasted almost 8 hours in the same conditions.

 

This comes to show that Google's new Project Volta that comes with Android L, and is aimed to optimize battery consumption, works as advertised, and the folks from Mountain View are even conservative in saying that it boosts battery life with 15-20%, compared to previous versions of Android.

 

Project Volta

 

Project Volta consists of many moving parts, like the Battery Historian, or the JobScheduler API, many of which are on the developer side of things. End users also get visible perks, though, like the Battery Saver mode that can be enabled from the settings, or kicks in automatically when the battery reaches 15% charge.


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