One of the first tablets that will get the new Android L 5.0 Lollipop update is the Nvidia Shield tablet. According to NDTV Gadgets, the device will start getting the Android update on Tuesday, November 18.
"NVIDIA engineers are bringing the new Android 5.0 Lollipop to SHIELD on Nov. 18. That'll make it one of the first tablets with Lollipop, and it will feature a new 'material design' interface and improved app performance," the company said in a statement posted on its blog site.
"Also included in the update: SHIELD tablet's preloaded Dabbler app. Besides a new interface inspired by Lollipop's material design language, our painting software will offer full support for layers, and users can now share live Dabbler sessions over Twitch," it added.
The Shield tablet also comes with the game "Half-Life 2: Episode One" and the new GRID on-demand gaming service, according to the statement. The tablet also has a 192-core Tegra K1 chip, it claimed. A video it posted on YouTube said the Shield tablet will also have the new Dabbler 2.0 art studio and SHIELD Hub.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop update on Nvidia Shield Tablet has a size of 705.27MB, Gadgetzarena said.
Meanwhile, the International Business Times reported that Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy S4, and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is expected to get the Lollipop update in January next year.
Through a Twitter post last October, Samsung has hinted that the Galaxy Note 4 will probably get the Lollipop update. It highlighted a photo showing a Galaxy Note 4 that has a wallpaper of three swirled lollipops. It had the caption, "Anyway you look at it, the #GALAXYNote4 Quad HD Super AMOLED display is pretty sweet. #NoteTheDifference."
An exclusive preview video was earlier released by Sam Mobile giving a glimpse of how will the Android 5.0 Lollipop update look like on the Samsung Galaxy S5. You can view it here.
Sam Mobile reported that some of the changes seen in the device with the Lollipop update include new fingerprint lock screen, new font, and new animations. A Google Search bar is now also present in the recents menu. "Interruptions" have also been deleted from the Sound settings while Media in Gallery can now be also sorted using new filters. Square grids surrounding the numbers and symbols in the Calculator have now been removed, among others.
Other Samsung phones that are expected to get the Lollipop update include Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini, Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport, Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, Samsung Galaxy Alpha, Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, Samsung Galaxy K Zoom, and Samsung Galaxy Ace Style, the Android Soul reported.
Samsung tablets expected to get the update include Samsung Galaxy Tab S (both the 8.4 and 10.5 inches), Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro (8.4, 10.1, and 12.2), Samsung Galaxy Note Pro (8.8, 10.1, and 12.2), Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (7.0, 8.0, and 10.1), and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, it added.
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