SEOUL: After Samsung Galaxy S4 Android Lollipop will be arriving in Galaxy S5 units starting April 8. “The other US carriers have been pushing the Samsung Galaxy S5 Lollipop update for a little while already, and today AT&T joins the party,” Android Central said. “The update, which brings Google’s new Material Design, revamped notifications, and other tweaks throughout the UI, should be available later today.”
While it’s not announced what time the update will arrive in the said Samsung devices, owners of the S5 and S4 will be getting notifications once Lollipop is ready to install. For those who want to be proactive, a quick check in the Smartphone’s “about device” section will reveal whether the software is already available.
GSM Arena noted that the Lollipop upgrade is “a pretty hefty 1.4GB download.”
The rollout is not limited to Samsung handsets the new Android version will also soon arrive in Sony smartphones, as well.
On Tuesday, Sony “has started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet,” NDTV Gadgets said. “The Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Sony Xperia Z2 and Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet is being rolled out in phases and might take some time to reach all handsets.”
As with the Samsung devices, Xperia Z2 owners will know whether the Lollipop has arrived via a notification or a manual check in the “about phone” section under settings.
“Unfortunately, Sony has not provided a change log for the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Xperia Z2 and Xperia Z2 Tablet,” the site went on to say. “The Japanese company however had provided a change log at the time of the Sony Xperia Z3 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact update rollout announcement, and the changes should be similar for other Sony Xperia products as well.”
In other news, Digital Trends said that only 5.4% of Android devices have been updated with Lollipop 5.0. This is compelling news, considering that Google had rolled out the new OS version five months ago.
Currently, the most popular Android version is the Kitkat (41.4%), which is understandable given the slow uptake of 5.0.
“Android’s adoption numbers are in stark contrast with Apple’s iOS. Last March, Apple said that 77 percent of all iPhones and iPads registered with the App Store were running on iOS 8. Its numbers indicate an upward trend for iOS 8 adoption since that figure represents a five-percent increase from the previous month,” Digital Trends observed.
