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L is for Lockdown: Increased security makes Android Lollipop harder to root

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If you’re one who likes rooting your devices to load your ROMs or custom operating systems such as Cyanogenmod, there’s a huge chance that you’ll find it almost impossible in Android Lollipop.

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Several independent developers over at XDADevelopers, a leading site for Android rooting and customization, explains that increased security patches on Android’s framework for the newest mobile operating system have made rooting very hard for methods normally run by scripts and flashes, as it needs to be done and modified all the way down to the root kernel for it to work.

A senior developer at the forum pointed out this might cause your device to brick given the latest build of the new Android OS, mainly because the script required to grant root is no longer allowed to run at boot time from init.d, but rather it is forced to run from a SELinux dedicated context instead. This, apparently, is a new prerequisite for all apps and services running at startup.

While the OS is one step closer to release as it hits devices next week, developers are now in fear of saying goodbye to the gool ‘ol Android customization and take Google’s kiss of death.

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Android Lollipop is arriving on November 3

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When Android Lollipop was first announced to the public, there was no time frame given for its availability. Now, It has been reported that Google will officially release the new software on November 3.

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According to the new Android SDK announcements,  developers are now encouraged to test and update their apps in accordance to the new Material Design guidelines and the Android Lollipop framework before the internet search giant releases the new software on the said date.

As always, Nexus devices will be the first in line to receive Lollipop: Nexus 4, 5, 7, and 10 will all be updated once Google gives the go signal to launch, and Nexus 6 and 9 will be shipped with the OS. Google Play edition devices such as Moto G and HTC One M8 will also be getting their hands on Lollipop early as well but deployment will depend on their handset manufacturers.

For a complete list of devices that will reportedly be upgraded to Android Lollipop, check them out here.

Source: 1, 2

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Android Lollipop is arriving on November 3

Carl Lamiel Leave a comment

When Android Lollipop was first announced to the public, there was no time frame given for its availability. Now, It has been reported that Google will officially release the new software on November 3.

Lollipop480

According to the new Android SDK announcements,  developers are now encouraged to test and update their apps in accordance to the new Material Design guidelines and the Android Lollipop framework before the internet search giant releases the new software on the said date.

As always, Nexus devices will be the first in line to receive Lollipop: Nexus 4, 5, 7, and 10 will all be updated once Google gives the go signal to launch, and Nexus 6 and 9 will be shipped with the OS. Google Play edition devices such as Moto G and HTC One M8 will also be getting their hands on Lollipop early as well but deployment will depend on their handset manufacturers.

For a complete list of devices that will reportedly be upgraded to Android Lollipop, check them out here.

Source: 1, 2

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Complete List of Devices Getting Android 5.0 Ppdate

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With the announcement of Google Android 5.0 Lollipop, everyone should be interested if their current handset will get the update in due time. We got the complete list of devices that have been guaranteed to have Lollipop.

 
Model
1LG Nexus 4
2LG Nexus 5
3Asus Nexus 7 (2012)
4Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
5Samsung Nexus 10

So far, here are the list of devices that have been confirmed by the respective brands. Th eolder Nexus phones, like the Nexus S or the Galaxy Nexus, are no longer included in the list.

 
Samsung Model
1Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9305
2Samsung Galaxy S III LTE GT-I9500
3Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505
4Samsung Galaxy S 4 LTE GT-N5100
5Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5105
6Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE GT-N5110
7Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi GT-N7100
8Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7105
9Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE GT-N8000
10Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8005
11Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE GT-N8010

The Samsung smartphones that will get the update will start from the Galaxy S3 right up to the Galaxy Note 2 series, excluding the first Note model. The other Samsung series like the Galaxy Mega are not yet included.

 
LG Model
1LG G2
2LG G Pro
3LG G Pro 2
4LG G3

LG is perhaps the one with the smallest contingent of smartphones in our list but since this one is not yet completely confirmed, there might be additional models like the G2 Mini and G3 Mini.

 
Motorola Model
1Moto X (1st, 2nd gen)
2Moto G (1st, 2nd gen, LTE)
3Moto E
4Droid Ultra
5Droid Maxx
6Droid Mini

Motorola’s line up is impressive considering they also included the entry-level Moto G in it.

 
Sony Model
1Xperia Z
2Xperia ZL
3Xperia ZR
4Xperia Tablet Z
5Xperia Z1
6Xperia Z1S
7Xperia Z Ultra
8Xperia Z1 Compact
9Xperia Z2
10Xperia Z2 Tablet
11Xperia Z3
12Xperia Z3v
13Xperia Z3 Compact
14Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Son’y line-up has the most number of models included in their list of Android 5.0 upgrade which is very commendable.

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Complete List of Devices Getting Android 5.0 Ppdate

Abe Olandres Leave a comment

With the announcement of Google Android 5.0 Lollipop, everyone should be interested if their current handset will get the update in due time. We got the complete list of devices that have been guaranteed to have Lollipop.

 
Model
1LG Nexus 4
2LG Nexus 5
3Asus Nexus 7 (2012)
4Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
5Samsung Nexus 10

So far, here are the list of devices that have been confirmed by the respective brands. Th eolder Nexus phones, like the Nexus S or the Galaxy Nexus, are no longer included in the list.

 
Samsung Model
1Samsung Galaxy S III GT-I9305
2Samsung Galaxy S III LTE GT-I9500
3Samsung Galaxy S 4 GT-I9505
4Samsung Galaxy S 4 LTE GT-N5100
5Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5105
6Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE GT-N5110
7Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Wi-Fi GT-N7100
8Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7105
9Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE GT-N8000
10Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 GT-N8005
11Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE GT-N8010

The Samsung smartphones that will get the update will start from the Galaxy S3 right up to the Galaxy Note 2 series, excluding the first Note model. The other Samsung series like the Galaxy Mega are not yet included.

 
LG Model
1LG G2
2LG G Pro
3LG G Pro 2
4LG G3

LG is perhaps the one with the smallest contingent of smartphones in our list but since this one is not yet completely confirmed, there might be additional models like the G2 Mini and G3 Mini.

 
Motorola Model
1Moto X (1st, 2nd gen)
2Moto G (1st, 2nd gen, LTE)
3Moto E
4Droid Ultra
5Droid Maxx
6Droid Mini

Motorola’s line up is impressive considering they also included the entry-level Moto G in it.

 
Sony Model
1Xperia Z
2Xperia ZL
3Xperia ZR
4Xperia Tablet Z
5Xperia Z1
6Xperia Z1S
7Xperia Z Ultra
8Xperia Z1 Compact
9Xperia Z2
10Xperia Z2 Tablet
11Xperia Z3
12Xperia Z3v
13Xperia Z3 Compact
14Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Son’y line-up has the most number of models included in their list of Android 5.0 upgrade which is very commendable.

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