Gallery: Android v5.0 Lollipop, Before and After

Android v5.0 Lollipop — and the App Updates that were Released with it — Changed the Look of Android Quite a Bit. Google's New Design Style Called, "Material Design", Makes the OS More Colorful, More Consistent and Even More of a "Light OS" than before. While we Covered the OS in Detail in our Lollipop Review, we Thought it Would be Fun to Take a Look at How the Apps Have Changed during the Journey from KitKat to Lollipop. In the Below Gallery, we've Rounded Up Before-and-After Shots of the Major Changes. Despite All these Transitions, there are still a Few Things we're Waiting on. Google Drive and its Satellite Apps — Docs, Sheets and Slides — still Need a Good Amount of Work before they're Consistent with the Other Apps. Google+ Doesn't Really Act the Way you'd Expect, either, while Google Hangouts and YouTube Haven't Seen a Move toward Material Design at All. "Material Design" is Supposed to Affect Not just Android but, All of Google's Web Apps. Those Need to be Updated, too. The New Designs are a Good 1st Push but, Google still has a Ton of Work to do before the Promise of Consistent Design across All Platforms Can be Achieved. For Now, the Core OS has been Updated and is Looking Pretty Consistent, which is What Matters for Android v5.0. Expect the Rest to be Delivered via the Play Store When it's Ready.




Here's the Gallery with Comparison Shots by One OS and Another: