On Thursday, Sony on a blog post has announced that its entire Xperia Z lineup will get the Android 5.0 Lollypop update. The Xperia Z series includes devices like Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1S, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3v, Xperia Z3 Compact and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Along with the Xperia Z line-up, Sony will be releasing Android 5.0 for Z Ultra Google Play edition smartphone. It will be the first Sony device to get Lollipop update in the coming weeks.
The Z-series will start getting Android 5.0 update in early 2015 with Xperia Z3 and Z2-series devices getting the update first, followed by other phones and tablets. Motorola has already confirmed Android 5.0 update for Moto X (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G (1st and 2nd Gen), Moto G with 4G LTE, Moto E, Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, and Droid Mini. HTC has confirmed on Twitter that four of its smartphones will be receiving an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The HTC devices to receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop include the HTC One, also referred to as the One (M7); the HTC One (M8); the HTC One mini, and the HTC One mini 2.
Google unveiled Android Lollipop yesterday. Lollipop brings with it a new “Material Design” language for the UI and accompanying apps along with 5,000 new APIs for developers. Lollipop includes a new battery save mode that will supposedly boost battery life by 90 minutes when users find themselves close to running out of battery. Lollipop also includes Factor Reset Protection, which lets device owners disable their phone remotely.
Android 5.0 Lollipop comes with the new Messenger app and a guest user mode with custom options for access. Android Lollipop also brings Screen Pinning which lets you set up a PIN, so friends or family members can see only what you’re allowing them to see, but nothing else. Soon after announcing Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google revealed that several previous-generation Nexus devices will be receiving the updates. Specifically the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7, the Nexus 10, and Google Play Edition devices will get updates in the coming weeks.
