Google Announces Android 5.1

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 9, 2015 @10:58AM from the onward-and-upward dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Google has officially announced Android Lollipop 5.1. This is a small update to the mobile operating system, and focuses on stability and performance. The main new features include support for multiple SIM cards, high definition voice calls on supported devices, and the ability to join Wi-Fi networks and manage Bluetooth pairings through Quick Settings. The biggest new feature is "Device Protection." They say, "With Device Protection, your lost or stolen device will remain locked until you sign in with your Google account — even if someone resets your device to factory settings. This feature will be available on most Android phones and tablets shipped with Android 5.1 in addition to Nexus 6 and Nexus 9."

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God damn it. by DrunkenTerror · 2015-03-09 11:10 · Score: 0, Troll

I guess the 2013 Moto X is abandoned then. Fuck. I always bet on the wrong whores.
Google please stop removing features by kbg · 2015-03-09 11:50 · Score: 1, Troll

For goods sake stop removing features and disabling stuff. There is no point in having an app platform when the apps can do less and less with every new release because you just removed important features from the system.
Android uses to be great when it was in version 2.1 or something, but now every new version gets worse and worse and more bugs are introduced and more stuff breaks.