Android One smartphones in India to be updated to Lollipop in the next few weeks

After waiting for more than three months, Google India has officially announced that the wait for Lollipop update on Android One smartphones is about to end. Google India has announced via a tweet on Twitter that the Lollipop update for Android One smartphones which include Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream UNO and Karbonn Sparkle V will be rolled out in the next few weeks.

Android 5.0 Lollipop update soak test invites for Moto E rolls out in India

Motorola has already updated the first and second generation Moto G smartphones along with second generation Moto X to the latest Android Lollipop update in the country. Now, Motorola has started testing the Lollipop update for Moto E in the country. Motorola has started sending out invitations for a Lollipop soak test updates to the users in India.

XOLO One and XOLO Q610s gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Indian smartphone manufacturer XOLO has started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the XOLO One and XOLO Q610s smartphones. The update for XOLO One was released couple of weeks back with the same for Q610s was released last week. XOLO becomes the first Indian vendor to roll out Lollipop update for its devices.

Android 5.0 Lollipop update now rolling out for Samsung Galaxy S5 Exynos variant

Samsung started rolling out the Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 back in December to the international variant, the SM-G900F powered by Snapdragon 801 SoC. Now, Samsung has finally started rolling out the same update for the Exynos-variant (SM-G900H) of the smartphone. The Lollipop update to the Galaxy S5 is rolling out in Kazakhstan. 

Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update in Russia

Samsung in a surprising move has started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its 2013- flagship devices in Russia. The Android 5.0 update is now rolling out for the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3 devices in the country. It is quite disappointing to see that the newly launched Galaxy Note 4 is yet to receive the Lollipop update.

Android 5.0 Lollipop update now rolling out for HTC One (M8) in India, Malaysia, Europe & U.S.

HTC has finally started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its flagship Android smartphone, the HTC One (M8) in several countries starting few weeks back. The Lollipop update for the One (M8) is already rolling out for the unlocked variants available in India, Malaysia, Europe and the United States. The update is also available for One (M8) Developer edition in the States.

Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update now rolling out for Moto G & Moto G (2nd Gen) in India

After few soak tests, Motorola Mobility has finally started rolling out the much-awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop update for both the first and second generation Moto G smartphones in the country. The update is not only rolling out in India, but also in Brazil and in the U.S., but only for Moto G (2nd Gen). 

Motorola smartphones launched in 2013 and 2014 to receive Lollipop update really soon

Motorola is one of the manufacturers that announced that it will be rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its smartphones soon after the commercial availability of the same. Sadly, it took Motorola users around couple of months to receive the update and still there is no specific date for the roll-out of the update.

Entire Sony Xperia Z series Lollipop update confirmed to roll-out starting February

Sony was highly anticipated to announce the Xperia Z4, its upcoming flagship smartphone at the CES 2015 tech show, but the device was a no show then. But, this does not mean that the Sony fans have no reason to rejoice as the firm has come up with major announcements targeted at its mobile division that will keep them in the focus for the MWC 2015 tech show to happen in early March.

OnePlus One custom ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop launched

After the temporary ban that the Delhi High Court issues for OnePlus following the infringement of exclusivity filed by Micromax, the Chinese vendor assured that it will be rolling out a custom ROM for its OnePlus One smartphone. It was also claimed that this ROM will be based on Android 5.0 Lollipop platform.

Screenshots of HTC One (M8) running on Android 5.0.1 leaked, Sense 7 UI to arrive with HTC Hima

HTC assured that it will be rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its flagship models – One (M8) and One (M7) by February 2015. In the meantime, the latest set of screenshots that are leaked by LlabTooFeR (now taken down) shows the HTC One (M8) running Android 5.0.1 Lollipop topped with Sense 6.0 UI. It is claimed that this update will take the handset to the build number LRX22C alongside several bug fixes.

Leading retailers refuses to stock Android One devices, to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update in January

Google created a revolt in September by launching the first three Android One smartphones in the sub-$100 price bracket. Google initially launched three such smartphones which include Spice Dream UNO, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Micromax Canvas A1 with similar specifications and sold them online. The project that was aimed to deliver affordable and reasonably specced smartphones in the emerging markets seems to be in trouble.

Screenshots of HTC One (M8) running Android 5.0 Lollipop with Sense 6.0 leaked

Ever since Google announced the commercial release of the Android 5.0 Lollipop update, there are numerous reports making rounds across the tech world suggesting the changes that the update would bring to the existing high-end models. We already saw the preview of Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Samsung flagship devices, now it's time to see how the Lollipop update would be transforming HTC’s flagship smartphone, the One (M8).

Android 5.0 Lollipop update now rolling out for Google Nexus 4, factory image available

Google started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Nexus 5, WiFi only Nexus 7 (2012 & 2013) and Nexus 10 devices starting November 12th, Nexus 4 was the only exception. Couple of days after releasing the Lollipop update for four Nexus devices, Google has published the factory image of Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Nexus 4 smartphone.

Android 5.0 Lollipop is rolling out for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013), Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 (factory images included)

Today is that day every Nexus owner has been waiting for since June 2014, after Google unveiled the next iteration of Android. Google has officially announced that it has started rolling out the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop update for most Nexus devices. The devices which are currently running on KitKat will be updated to Lollipop and the newly launched Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 gets a small bug fix update. 

Samsung Galaxy S4 running on Android 5.0 Lollipop detailed

So far, we have seen the test builds of Android 5.0 Lollipop on the current Samsung flagship smartphone, Galaxy S5. Now, the last year Samsung flagship smartphone Galaxy S4 has started flashing with the update. Those folks at SamMobile have managed to grab an internal build of Android Lollipop for the Galaxy S4 and have been testing it for a while. However, the report claims that as it is in the early stages of testing, there are numerous bugs all over.

LG to roll-out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for LG G3 starting this week in Poland

The South Korean tech giant LG is not only in plans to upgrade its Nexus devices – Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 to Android 5.0 Lollipop, but also its current flagship model, LG G3. LG has officially announced that it will roll-out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for G3 starting this week. The update will be rolled out first in Poland followed by other key markets.

Motorola starts rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Moto X (2nd Gen) Pure Edition and Moto G (2nd Gen)

Motorola is pretty swift in rolling out the Android updates to its offerings and the same was evident with the Android 4.4.4 KitKat update. Now, it appears like the vendor has surpassed Google by being the pioneer to rollout the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Moto X (2nd Gen) Pure Edition and Moto G (2nd Gen) US GSM and Global GSM versions.

HTC to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for One (M8) and One (M7) in 90 days

Earlier, HTC announced that it will rollout the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its offerings within 90 days of receiving the code from Google. Now, the Taiwan based vendor has confirmed that it has received the final code and that it will debut with the proceedings to rollout the official updates for its flagship smartphone, HTC One (M8) and its predecessor, One (M7).

Updated Android 5.0 Lollipop build for Samsung Galaxy S5 leaked, Galaxy S4 to get Lollipop update next year

The Galaxy S5 being the flagship smartphone of the South Korean tech giant, it is not a surprise for the vendor to roll out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the device at first. While we have already spotted an early build of Lollipop on the smartphone, there are reports suggesting that it will be updated in December. A SamMobile report reveals that Samsung has updated the Lollipop base from the earlier LRW58J build to LRX02E that brings quite a lot of changes.