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Android 5.0 SDK & updated Nexus preview images are now available

Advertisements As promised, Google has released the Android 5.0 software development kit (SDK) as well as updated Android 5.0 preview system images of Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013 Wi-Fi) devices on its developer website. Android developers will finally be able to test out their applications on the final version of Android 5.0 and make […]

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Google to eventually relax customization norms on Android Auto, Wear & TV

Advertisements When Google first talked about Android Auto, Wear and TV at the I/O 2014 developer conference back in June year, an interesting tidbit came to light that the search giant isn’t going to allow the manufacturers to customize the interface as per their liking in the new platforms. Now, Google’s VP of engineering Hiroshi […]

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Google launches Android 5.0 “Lollipop”

Advertisements After first showcasing Android 5.0 preview at Google I/O 2014 in June this year, Google on Wednesday officially launched the final version of the Android 5.0 with the codename “Lollipop.” Google is claiming that Lollipop is its largest Android release till date. “Lollipop is our largest, most ambitious release on Android with over 5,000 […]

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CyanogenMod 11.0 M11 now available for supported devices

Advertisements CyanogenMod team might have been a little late with the M10 release but it is not doing the same with CM 11.0 M11, which started rolling out to the supported devices earlier today. There is no official change-log available at this point but we hope to hear from CM team soon. (Update: full change-log […]

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Android L to encrypt device data by default: Google

Advertisements Google has announced that the upcoming Android L version will encrypt the device data by default and only users with device password will be able to view the contents like photos, videos, apps and more. The Washington Post, which was first to report this, noted that optional encryption has been available on the Android […]

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Google releases kernel source for Android One phones

Advertisements Google has announced that it has released the kernel source code for the newly launched Android One device family. As all three Android One phones – Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V and Spice Dream Uno – use the same KitKat build, the source code is same for all smartphones. Interested parties can find […]

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CyanogenMod 11.0 M10 now available for supported devices

Advertisements Although a little later than expected, CM team has released CyanogenMod 11.0 M10 builds for the supported devices. The updated version can be downloaded using the built-in CM updater on the CyanogenMod-running devices or as a manual download from CyanogenMod website. According to the team, the new version adds support for Sprint variant of […]

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Google Fit Preview SDK available, compatible Android L builds in tow

Advertisements After showcasing the Google Fit platform at the I/O developer conference, the search giant has now released the preview SDK for developers. This SDK can be used to start building fitness related applications and includes a single set of APIs for apps and device manufacturers to store and access activity data from fitness apps […]

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