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    Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    It's been 10 months since Lollipop debuted on the Nexus 9.
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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    and how many of those now only last max 1 hour thanks to having the battery knackered by the update to 5.0?

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Still on android 4.1 on my HTC One X. Till the phone dies I'm unlikely to change either.
    Rooted with an ad blocker, runs anything currently on the play store and sat nav works like a charm in my car.
    Get about 2 days out of a full charge also.

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Forgot to mention, even my nexus tablet (original 7") is only on Kitkat.
    That's unlikely to update either as it's also rooted and being used as a juke box fitted to my car

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Lollipop runs great on my nexus 5. Not sure i'd even consider a non-nexus device considering how poorly most manufacturers handle updates... (Plus I can't cope with nasty bloated UIs like Samsungs TouchWiz)
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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Still on 2.3, here!!

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    on 4.1.2 on my Galaxy S2 and on 5.0 on my Galaxy S5... both run great. I've not had any problems with either of them really.

    S2 is chugging a bit now... creaks a little, all the bloaty apps and updates are causing issues with available memory... all the google stuff that can't be uninstalled.
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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Upgraded my Nexus 7 2012 to Lollipop. I'm not all that happy with it, but it's okay. I'm not going to upgrade my Galaxy Tab S though, it breaks games I want to play and reduces storage significantly on a tablet that's already short on storage space.

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Lollipop killed my wife's N5. I warned her not to upgrade, but she thought I was just being over cautious.

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Quote Originally Posted by cheesemp View Post
    Lollipop runs great on my nexus 5. Not sure i'd even consider a non-nexus device considering how poorly most manufacturers handle updates... (Plus I can't cope with nasty bloated UIs like Samsungs TouchWiz)
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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Lolli 5.0 on both phone and most modern tablet - haven't had problems with either's stock ROM.

    Seriously thinking of an alternate ROM for my Asus Transformer (because it's stuck on ICS) and for my Note 10.1 (because Samsung's ROM is unusably laggy now)

    Just wish Android phones weren't reliant on that trio of Google-manufacturer-carrier - we really should be getting core OS direct.

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Lollipop OS (v5.0 and 5.1) is now installed on 21 per cent of Android devices.
    ...meanwhile back at S.H.E.I.L.D headquarters 15% are running Tootsie Pop and 5% are running Pace Picante Sauce. [sarc]

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Yep, still on 4.4.4. Thanks Motorola!

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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Quote Originally Posted by crossy View Post
    Lolli 5.0 on both phone and most modern tablet - haven't had problems with either's stock ROM.

    Seriously thinking of an alternate ROM for my Asus Transformer (because it's stuck on ICS) and for my Note 10.1 (because Samsung's ROM is unusably laggy now)

    Just wish Android phones weren't reliant on that trio of Google-manufacturer-carrier - we really should be getting core OS direct.
    But that is the Google business model

    Quote Originally Posted by sirhobbes3 View Post
    Yep, still on 4.4.4. Thanks Motorola!
    I don't think you are missing much. I'm running 5 on a Motorola G2. It's Ok but I don't think it does much more than 4.0 on my hacked HP touchpad.
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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    Cyanogenmod

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    Once I get an Android device, I immediately stop getting updates from the manufacturer and root the device for custom roms or CM.
    Yes but that involves more cost and more hassle. With my N5 for £300 I got a high end device with the latest updates. Can't beat it really for 800 snapdragon phone and the next Nexus 5 is rumoured to be similarly priced... (For the record I broke the LCD - I couldn't come close to replacing it for less than £230 even now - ended up fixing it myself)

    Edit: I'm also very reliant on google apps currently.

    Quote Originally Posted by crossy View Post
    Just wish Android phones weren't reliant on that trio of Google-manufacturer-carrier - we really should be getting core OS direct.
    This is becoming less of an issue with a lot of the core updates being pushed out as apps but it is irritating. Its the reason I got the nexus direct - No waiting at all. I don't think i'd ever buy a phone direct from a mobile operator again...
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    Re: Google Android active devices: 21 per cent now run Lollipop

    Quote Originally Posted by ik9000 View Post
    and how many of those now only last max 1 hour thanks to having the battery knackered by the update to 5.0?
    Not that many I expect. I haven't heard of people running Lollipop on new devices having problems, just people who got OTA updates. The people I know got themselves sorted in the end and wouldn't go back to KitKat now, but early adoption did seem very painful and I hope Google learnt from that.

    All the phones at home are now running Lollipop, from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1, and they all have excellent battery life. My Moto G went from 4.4 to 5.1, and battery life was much improved despite me already running ART binaries in 4.4

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