Android Lollipop is the twelfth version of Android, it is also known as Android 5.0; It was developed by Google and released on June 25, 2014 (official release date); as is customary, the first devices to use them were the Nexus line. Lollipops were used as their alphabetical sweet that characterizes Android operating systems, in Spanish it means Chupeta or palette, it is preceded by Android 4.4 (KitKat and succeeded by Android Marshmallow).
Android 5.0 is the version of Google launched in June 2014, it was known by the name Android L; The next day it was released for the Nexus 5 smartphones, and the Nexus 7 model tablet, was written in AOSP code with small improvements and by November 3 of the same year its availability for the Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus phones was announced Players who were the first devices to use it. In December of the same year the Moto G became the first device outside the Nexus range to officially obtain the operating system.
It included notable improvements in the design of the interface, adjusting to the Google graphic style with the “Material Design” style based on a presentation style by grids, animations and responsive transitions, it also evolved in the notification display system with which it is now could access them with the screen locked with the ability to respond instantly even in the locked state. Another quality that is one of the most outstanding is its optimization in battery use up to 90% with Project Volta support.
The updates of this version correspond to Android 5.0.1 and Android 5.0.2 which showed only small improvements, in February 2015 version 5.1 was released for Android One cell phones, but it was not until April of the same year when Android 5.1.1 released.
The icon of this version consists of the android of the company with several lollipops or lollipops, there are variations in which the android appears holding the lollipop in his hands or forming one more in a caramelized form.