By Gulshan Naz: Google
rolled out "tasty additions" to its Android Lollipop mobile operating
system, adding some new capabilities like multiple-SIM card support. First
major update to Android 5.0 Lollipop to supported devices, including Motorola's
Nexus 6 and HTC's Nexus 9.
Android 5.1 "improves stability and performance"
in phones and tablets running Lollipop, Google Android Platform executive Dave
Burke said
The Device Protection feature is Google's answer to Apple's
Activation Lock and works on the same anti-theft idea. It basically makes
stolen phones "useless" to whoever took it. The feature will keep
your stolen device locked unless you sign in with your Google account, even if
someone resets your device to factory settings.
There are some additional new capabilities made possible
with the update, including "crystal-clear" HD Voice calling between
phones running Android 5.1 and serviced by T-Mobile and Verizon, and the
addition of controls in Quick Settings letting users join Wi-Fi networks and
manage paired Bluetooth devices.
Device Protection would be "available on most Android
phones and tablets shipped with Android 5.1" as well as in Nexus 6 Phablets
and Nexus 9 slates which are upgraded with the software update. Google exec
said
Benchmarking and crash testing of the patched version has
resulted in positive reviews for Lollipop, though as of early March, research
suggested that Android 5.0 was only running on 3 percent of Android phones.
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