Android L vs IOS8

[GreyBush]

It's a pity not all android users will see L unless they upgrade to the flashier newer phone. How many users are still on Jellybean? There are still some phones on Gingerbread as well :-(.

Cue Dolby...

 

[Bryn]

It's a pity not all android users will see L unless they upgrade to the flashier newer phone. How many users are still on Jellybean? There are still some phones on Gingerbread as well :-(.

A huge number of phones will support L via custom firmware though.

 

[genetic]

It's a pity not all android users will see L unless they upgrade to the flashier newer phone. How many users are still on Jellybean? There are still some phones on Gingerbread as well :-(.

Custom ROM's FTW.

 

[phoneJunky]

A huge number of phones will support L via custom firmware though.

L is going to be 64bit, all the current android phones use 32bit currently.

Hmm, quick qoogle search said it is going to be cross platform, so the older phones might get it.

 

[Bryn]

L is going to be 64bit, all the current android phones use 32bit currently.

Hmm, quick qoogle search said it is going to be cross platform, so the older phones might get it.

Why rely on the ridiculously slow and selective rollout from manufacturers and service providers when you could just flash custom firmware and enjoy Android L almost as soon as it's available? Not to mention how much better the software will be in all other respects because it will lack the usual bloatware.

 

[phoneJunky]

Why rely on the ridiculously slow and selective rollout from manufacturers and service providers when you could just flash custom firmware and enjoy Android L almost as soon as it's available? Not to mention how much better the software will be in all other respects because it will lack the usual bloatware.

I flash custom firmware on my phone almost weekly, but in my family I am the only one and I have 3 other work friends that does it. We are by far in the minority here.

 

[Lupus]

A huge number of phones will support L via custom firmware though.

Expect a lot of phones to not work 100%, unless the phone is in a lot of developers hands or they've got source for the drivers there will be issues. I've run custom roms on a lot of my phones, but for the S4 I've actually kept the standard one due to the issues I've seen custom roms have, once they can get the camera to the same quality as the Samsung rom i'll switch.

 

[Bryn]

Expect a lot of phones to not work 100%, unless the phone is in a lot of developers hands or they've got source for the drivers there will be issues. I've run custom roms on a lot of my phones, but for the S4 I've actually kept the standard one due to the issues I've seen custom roms have, once they can get the camera to the same quality as the Samsung rom i'll switch.

Then use a stock-based ROM like Omega. Same interface and first party apps.

 

[Maverick Jester]

L is going to be 64bit, all the current android phones use 32bit currently.

Hmm, quick qoogle search said it is going to be cross platform, so the older phones might get it.

Compatibility doesn't necessarily mean they will cut out the existing userbase. There isn't a single 64-bit capable Android device on the market, and probably won't be until after L is launched.

 

[Maverick Jester]

Expect a lot of phones to not work 100%, unless the phone is in a lot of developers hands or they've got source for the drivers there will be issues. I've run custom roms on a lot of my phones, but for the S4 I've actually kept the standard one due to the issues I've seen custom roms have, once they can get the camera to the same quality as the Samsung rom i'll switch.

Blame Samsung for not being more open with their drivers and kernel sources.

 

[Fiekie247]

Here i thought the next Android release would be Key Lime Pie 5.0.

 

[faniebraai]

Here i thought the next Android release would be Key Lime Pie 5.0.

Where have you been the last 3 months?

 

[Lupus]

Blame Samsung for not being more open with their drivers and kernel sources.

Samsung, Sony, HTC doesn't seem to matter which brand I've chosen they are all seem to have this problem

 

[faniebraai]

Samsung, Sony, HTC doesn't seem to matter which brand I've chosen they are all seem to have this problem

of course, unlike the operating system, their software is not opensource.

 

[Bryn]

Here i thought the next Android release would be Key Lime Pie 5.0.

Why would Google reuse the K letter?

 

[faniebraai]

Why would Google reuse the K letter?

o yes, i said 3 months, i meant almost a year.

 

[genetic]

o yes, i said 3 months, i meant almost a year.

Huh?

 

[faniebraai]

Here i thought the next Android release would be Key Lime Pie 5.0.

Where have you been the last 3 months?

Here I was thinking L, which was announced in June/July (ie. 3 months), not K, which is Kit Kat which was announced a year ago or whatever it was.

Why would Google reuse the K letter?

Only realised my 3 months was way off when I read this.

 

[backstreetboy]

Here i thought the next Android release would be Key Lime Pie 5.0.

It's version 5 and will most likely be called Lemon meringue pie or something similar. Can't wait for Halloween.

 

[Bryn]

It's version 5 and will most likely be called Lemon meringue pie or something similar. Can't wait for Halloween.

I read about the 'LMP' references in the Android L dev code, which obviously points to lemon meringue pie. Lollipop has a much nicer ring to it though and is a more universally relatable name, so I hope Google goes with that.