Essential Official Android Thread

[Nephilim_BC]

where

Best buy has the g3 for $1 on 2 year contract btw

 

[Pete Wrigley]

They're meant to be getting a soak test on the Motorola x like the N5 previews that dropped sometime ago. Not the full final update. There's no confirmation of that anywhere.

I've been reading articles via the Verge and Android Authority over the past week and they've been saying that Motorola and possibly LG (with the LG G3) will be releasing Lollipop before Google.

I've been waiting patiently but here is an article that came out today stating that the Moto G will be getting it before the Google release:
http://bgr.com/2014/11/12/moto-g-2014-android-5-0-lollipop/
http://bgr.com/2014/11/12/moto-g-2014-android-5-0-lollipop/

 

[Ukbrotha]

Yep, but its still all hearsay. I dont see a problem with the Moto G or LG getting lollipop a few days before the N5. With the way google puts out updates anyways, it'll probably get a staggered release and reach some of us by the end of the month. That's my expectation at this point.

 

[PrnzHakeem]

Wen ahead and ordered a Xperia Z3 Compact off Sony's site. Not gonna deal with the whole Nexus buying frustration for a phone I'm not too hyped about. Just can't get with a phablet

 

[choc_cardigan]

I really wanted a nexus 6 but I'm not feeling this limited availability, went ahead and pre order the note edge

 

[Krazy]

Yep, but its still all hearsay. I dont see a problem with the Moto G or LG getting lollipop a few days before the N5. With the way google puts out updates anyways, it'll probably get a staggered release and reach some of us by the end of the month. That's my expectation at this point.

Moto G 2014 Lollipop just dropped it seems.

LG Dropped Lollipop in Poland this week, other locations soon
OTA on Xda somewhere

 

[Krazy]

Z4 Camera sensor details

According to the report this sensor might be used in Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z4 handset. According to the document, this will be world’s first high-speed and high-sensitivity CMOS image sensor with active pixel color sampling. This sensor will support 2K video imaging (2048 x 1080, 16,000 frame/s) and a high-speed 4K video mode (6144 x 2160, 240 frame/s). Check out its full specifications in the image down below the article.

 

[Battle Beast]

Z4 Camera sensor details

According to the report this sensor might be used in Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z4 handset. According to the document, this will be world’s first high-speed and high-sensitivity CMOS image sensor with active pixel color sampling. This sensor will support 2K video imaging (2048 x 1080, 16,000 frame/s) and a high-speed 4K video mode (6144 x 2160, 240 frame/s). Check out its full specifications in the image down below the article.

Z4 here i come

 

[Roadie pipeher]

Wen ahead and ordered a Xperia Z3 Compact off Sony's site. Not gonna deal with the whole Nexus buying frustration for a phone I'm not too hyped about. Just can't get with a phablet

Only thing holding me back for picking up a sony, is the speed OS updates...will make a definite decision nest week.

 

[Krazy]

Still got my eye on Z3C but that Z4 camera sounding good.

 

[Krazy]

Get ready for something sweet! AndroidTM 5.0, Lollipop is officially here for some of our Motorola devices!

We’ve started to roll out Lollipop in phases just a week after the public release of the software to the following devices in the US:

• Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure Edition
• Moto G (2nd Gen.) US GSM
• Moto G (2nd Gen.) Global GSM retail versions sold in the US

Google should be ashamed of themselves, Moto rolling it out for 3 devices already


Meanwhile Nexus users are like

 

[NatiboyB]

Do any of the droid gang brehs have a smart watch Im looking for one to match with this note 4

Is there any way that screen mirror can actually reflect what's on the phone screen at a 1:1 rate or is their always a delay?

 

[Krazy]

Finally the Nexus line will be recieving the OTA

 

[Romell]

Youtube Music Key announced

Introducing YouTube Music Key beta

You’ve asked us for ways to listen to music without ads, to keep playing music videos even if you lock the screen or start using another app, and to play music even if you’re not connected to the Internet. That’s why today we're introducingYouTube Music Key beta, a monthly subscription service starting with the promotional price of $7.99/month (discounted from $9.99/month) that will give you all that—ads-free music, background play and offline viewing. It will also include a subscription to Google Play Music, with 30+ million songs,expert-curated playlists, and in the coming days, the ability to watch many YouTube official music videos right from the app.

Thanks to your music videos, remixes, covers, and more, you’ve made YouTube the biggest music service on the planet. To turn YouTube into your perfect music service, we’re launching YouTube Music Key as a beta with our biggest music fans first, and then we’ll bring YouTube Music Key to the whole world together. So, if you see an invite in your app or email, try it out for six months for free.

If you’re interested in getting more info on the beta, you can let us know at youtube.com/musickey.

I'm subscribed to Google All Access and they've already pushed changes to my youtube

 

[Ukbrotha]

Gonna try this update on my work Nexus 10 first.