“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 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
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
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.
Watch videos on your Android? You need VLC.
VLC, the popular media player that first made its debut on Android way back in July 2012, is finally out of beta and available in stable form. Creators VideoLAN are still offering a beta version of the app separately for those who like to play with pre-release software.
