All about Android L

The Keynote has given a lot, bombshell after bombshell, we now collect everything about Android L that it will be the largest version of Android in all its history. The launch of Android L will bring a good number of changes and improvements, such as a new "runtime", higher quality graphics and an improved battery life, or as the "Hera" Project has made its appearance, which brings a new way of interacting between apps via an API allowing apps like Chrome and Docs to use multiple different items in the recent menu.

Other great features of Android L is the complete redesign that will appear with the so-called «Material Design». A new and complete design scheme that Google has called "beautiful and daring and from what has been seen will be a before and after for the Android operating system. And, another big surprise is the control over the privacy that you will have in the Android apps, solving one of the great problems that this OS has always had, such as the control over what the applications can do with the information or if they can access to all.

Android L is a huge change when it comes to form and functionality, with improved notifications, new navigation buttons, and a focus on fluid design and animations that make sense. Another of its faculties is the security improvements, such as the functionality shown that if the smartwatch is not close to the smartphone, the latter is automatically locked

Material Design

Matias Duarte has been in charge of showing what awaits us with Android L in relation to the design of its entire user interface with Material Design. We are not facing a mere aesthetic retouch but we can see a look to the flat and on-screen buttons with new geometry.

Developers will be able to specify a dimension level so that the rest of the user interface renders properly. The system font, Roboto, has been updated and the tactile response of Material Design it is as if you are touching real objects such as paper or ink. The demonstration left everyone in the audience speechless.

Google is calling this new version of Android as the largest launched in its history with 5000 new APIs. As part of the material, there are tons of new animations for developers to include in their own apps. The Android L preview will be available for download on developers' devices later this day.

General performance improvements

Apart from the big changes in the design, Android L will bring some how many improvements in terms of performance of Google's operating system in its next version.

ART is the new "runtime"

ART brings double the performance that Dalvik has right now. It has been available as a preview since KitKat appeared, and in certain alternative ROMs it already comes by default.

Will more memory efficient, more flexible and faster. Even older devices will be able to benefit from ART that will be with us forever on Android L

Better graphics

Although it was not one of the most talked about topics by Google, NVIDIA, Qualcomm, ARM and other partners that have been mentioned were mentioned. associated with Google to improve everything related to graphics on Android.

Threw a spectacular video from Unreal Engine demonstrating part of what can be seen with the new version of Android L.

Improved battery life

One of the most notable surprises of Android L, as it will bring major changes in how Android handles battery life, it's called the Volta Project. There are not many details yet on how it will work since it will be focused on the part of the developer so that the apps benefit from this new project.

Android will have a standard app to improve the battery although at first it might seem a bit basic. We will see what happens with this project as more information comes out.

Hera project confirmed

Avni Shah confirmed the existing suspicions about the appearance of Project Hera, a system which is based on pieces of information rather than on applications themselves.

Tabs in Chrome for Android will have recent items in Android L. This feature will be taken to other Google apps by being able to use the API that has been created for the occasion.

La new relationship between Android and web apps it will allow some very interesting interactions. Shah demonstrated how more complex connections could be allowed between different apps like search and the web. One example was a Google search for the Waterbar restaurant in San Francisco that included a link to the OpenTablet page. Clicking on this link not only opened the OpenTablet app on the phone but also sent the app to the chosen page.

New notification style

Notifications on the lock screen will be organized according to Android think it is more important. A double press from the lock screen opens the notifications, but what if we wanted to use a pattern or a PIN lock, the unlock feature of L can learn and know if it is safe to unlock with a swipe or if a code should be required .

These notifications They have a touch to the Cover of Paranoid Android, since they will appear when we are in full screen playing a game receiving messages or updates from social networks. You can interact with them or with a swipe delete them to continue our business.

Privacy controls

Android L will give the possibility of having more control about what type of information the apps handle and that it was one of the handicaps that Google's operating system had and that they will try to solve with this new version.

Una new tool has been launched to manage privacy on Android and this is called Universal Data Controls. The interface or more precise details were not shown, so we do not know if it will be a feature for third-party apps or will have its own area in the system settings.

SDK released today

El Android SDK Preview L will be available today and this will include 5000 new APIs. Three of the important functionalities that they have mentioned are Bluetooth 4.1, USB audio and photo burst mode for third-party apps that want to include this functionality in their applications.

Android L is here, at least for developers and as Google has said it is the largest version in the history of Android, so we will be waiting for it like water in May to be able to test in situ which will greatly improve the Android experience by having a better design and putting the lace on what is today the best example of what an operating system for mobile devices has to be.