Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Unwrapping Lollipop: Ars talks to Android execs about the upcoming OS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—In just a few weeks, Google will be pushing out one of its largest Android releases ever: Android 5.0, Lollipop. The update changes nearly every aspect of the OS—a new design for every app, a new runtime, lots of new features, and a focus on battery life. The company is also launching a pair of new Nexus flagships, the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 aiming for a more premium market, and the first Android TV device, the Nexus Player. Together with the release of Google Inbox and a new Wear update, we're in the middle of a very busy few weeks.
We sat down with a few high-ranking members of the Android Team to get a better idea of what this new wave of Android devices will bring. At building 43 at Google's headquarters, Dave Burke, the VP of Engineering for the Android platform and Nexus devices; Brian Rakowski, VP of Product Management, and Gabe Cohen, the team's Group Product Manager, were all gracious enough to talk to us about the future direction of Android.

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