Android 5.0

About This Update
This update, is known on this Wiki as a Major update. Meaning the update contains many improvements/changes to the OS.

Software Information
This update contains the following features:
 * Android Runtime (ART) with ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation and improved garbage collection, replacing Dalvik that combines bytecode interpretation with trace-based just-in-time (JIT) compilation
 * Support for 64-bit CPUs
 * OpenGL ES 3.1 and Android Extension Pack (AEP) on supported GPU configurations
 * Recent activities screen with tasks instead of applications, up to a configured maximum of tasks per application
 * Vector drawables, which scale without losing definition
 * Support for print previews
 * Material design, bringing a restyled user interface
 * Refreshed lock screen, no longer support widgets
 * Refreshed notification tray and quick settings pull-down
 * Project Volta, for battery life improvements
 * Searches can be performed within the system settings application

Credits and sources
The software information and links are credited to and belong to Google, Inc., and Android, Inc. www.google.com www.android.com

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