Android 5.0 Lollipop When And Where To Get The New Google OS

Here is a quick guide on where and when to get
the new Android OS on your favourite devices.
Google unveiled Android 5.0 Lollipop » at its I/O
Developer Conference in June, though at the time it
was referred to as Android » L. The operating
system is the most drastic change to Android
since the release of Ice Cream Sandwich in late
2011.
Lollipop features a redesigned user interface
referred to as Material Design, along with
improvements to the lock screen and notification
menu. The update also delivers improved battery
life and performance.
The first two devices to run Android 5.0 Lollipop
are the Nexus 6 » and Nexus 9 » , but what
about your existing device?
Nexus: Google announced that the Nexus 4 » ,
Nexus 5, Nexus 7 » and Nexus 10 will be
updated to Android 5.0 » in “the coming
weeks.” The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 will be
available in early November; we expect to see
updates to begin rolling out around this time.
Google Play Edition: Along with its line of Nexus
devices, Google said that Google Play Edition
devices will also see an update to Android 5.0
in the coming weeks. The company didn’t
mention specific devices, which leads us to
believe that all of them will be seeing the
update. Current Google Play Edition devices
include the Moto G and HTC One M8, while
Google previously offered the Samsung Galaxy
S4, HTC One (M7), Sony Z Ultra and LG G Pad
8.3 on the Play store.
HTC: HTC previously announced » that it will
begin rolling out an Android 5.0 Lollipop update
to the HTC One M8 and HTC One M7 worldwide
“within 90 days of receiving final software from
Google,” meaning we should see the update
sometime before February. The company will
also update other One family members and
select devices “shortly thereafter.”
Samsung: Samsung has yet to announce plans
on which devices will see the update, but we
fully expect most (if not all) of its 2014 portfolio
to be updated and quite possibly the Galaxy S4
and Galaxy Note 3. The question is when will
these devices get updated? Samsung has had
a poor track record with delivering timely
updates in the past.
Motorola: Motorola announced that Android 5.0
Lollipop will be coming to various devices later
this year » . Motorola plans to update both the
first- and second-generation Moto X and Moto
G, along with the Moto G with 4G LTE, Moto E,
Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx and Droid Mini.
LG: LG has not yet confirmed when or which
devices will be receiving the Android 5.0
update. We expect to see it on the LG G3 and
G2 Pro, and quite possibly the G2 and original
G Pro.
Sony: Sony is another company that hasn’t
revealed its update plans. As has been the
case with other companies, we expect Sony’s
current lineup of devices, such as the Xperia
Z3, Xperia Z3 V and Xperia Z3 compact, to see
an update at some point.
Kyocera: Kyocera has also not yet announced
a timeline for a Lollipop rollout.
This article will be updated as more information
about Android 5.0 Lollipop is released.