Android 5.0 Roll-Out Schedule Gets Unveiled
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After the official unveiling of the Android L OS in the month of June, speculations about its launch, its name and the schedule of updates to the various phones started getting hotter and hotter as every month passed by. Those who had an opportunity to preview the OS thought it to be the biggest update ever from Google.
Now that the Android Lollipop, as it has been named has finally been launched, existing users of various phones are wondering when they would be getting the update to this wonderful OS.a
Unlike the iPhone, Android gadgets are not provided with major updates regularly. There are so many brands that the roll out of updates has been staggered with some of the brands and flagship phones getting the updates much ahead of the others. This in the past has led to severe fragmentation of the Android OS and you have the strange scenario of some phones still running on ICS and Gingerbread OS.
Google has been trying to bring about uniformity and consistency of services through regular upgrades and has also launched the Android One to reduce fragmentation. Its launch of the Android Lollipop is another attempt to ensure users are able to enjoy pure Android experience without any dilution.
As far as the brands that are sure to get the Android L update the first, the following details have emerged:
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The Android L has been launched on Nexus 6 phones and very soon the Nexus 4 and 5 will get the update as well. That is expected to be completed by the first week of November.
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