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HTC continues to bring Lollipop updates to the One M7. Photo: HTC

HTC continues to bring Lollipop updates to the One M7. Photo: HTC

HTC has already brought Android 5.0 Lollipop to One M7 handsets on Sprint, and now models that aren’t shackled to a carrier are getting a taste of the sweet stuff.

The Taiwanese company has confirmed that the software, which also makes improvements to HTC’s own Sense user interface, is now reaching Unlocked and Developer Edition devices over-the-air.

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“Give me that Lollipop.” Photo: Samsung

 

Samsung has only gotten around to bringing Lollipop to two Galaxy S5 variants in the U.S. so far — the ones connected to Sprint and Verizon — but there may be a way to get it on other handsets early.

According to one Samsung staffer, your local Samsung Experience Shop can flash the company’s latest Lollipop software onto almost all Galaxy S5 handsets, but there are few caveats.

Movies on a Moto 360. Because. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Movies on a Moto 360. Because. Screenshot: Cult of Android

Movies are better on a big screen. In fact, the bigger the screen, the better the movie, I think. But if you really, really have to, you can watch them on your teeny-tiny Android Wear watch, as demonstrated in the video below.

Hugo Barra, VP at Xioami. Photo: Xiaomi

Hugo Barra, VP at Xioami. Photo: Xiaomi

Xiaomi has confirmed that it will hold a U.S. press event in San Francisco on February 12, hosted by global vice president and former Google VP Hugo Barra. But before you get too excited, the news you’re probably hoping for isn’t coming… at least not yet.

One M7 handsets on Sprint are getting Lollipop today. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

One M7 handsets on Sprint are getting Lollipop today. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

The Galaxy S5 isn’t the only handset on Sprint that’ll be getting a Lollipop update today. HTC has confirmed that its latest Android 5.0.1 software is also coming to One M7 handsets connected to Sprint, complete with improvements to the Sense user interface.

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