Android 4.5 Lollipop Release Date And Its Features

During the Google I/O Conference last week, a lot of people expected the Android 4.5 Lollipop release date, or at least some details about the upcoming version.

Fortunately, Google did not disappoint and was able to introduce to us the new version which is now available for Google's partner developers to tinker with. However, it decided to tease the version name to just 'L'.

New Android L: New Features

Enhanced Notifications
Android L will make notifications even better. For starters you can get them on the lock screen – and they will be automatically ordered in priority. You will be able to swipe them away like normal or double tap to open the relevant app.

New Lockscreen
Part of the Android L redesign is a new lockscre en which will show you notifications (see above image). You’ll need to swipe up to unlock (if you don’t have a lock pattern or other unlock method) but you can also swipe right to launch the dialler or left to launch the camera.

New Multi-tasking
Forget a 2D list of open apps, the new recent apps section of Android L brings a Google Now card style layout. The open apps flow on a sort of carousel and can be swiped off to either side to close them as before.

New Notifcation Bar
The Android L notification bar looks quite different to before. It works in the same way as before so a swipe from the top of the screen grants access. There’s a new layout and colour scheme.

Security – Personal Unlocking
Google said that security is a key element for Android and its users. A new feature will enable users to unlock their smartphone when physically near enough a device like an Android Wear smartwatch. It’s a bit like cars with keyless entry.

Battery life – New Saver Mode
Better battery life is something we always want and Google promises that Android L will bring it via a new battery saving mode. Project Volta will allow developers to identify how their apps are using battery so they make improvements.

Performance
As we expected, Android L will support 64-bit processors and it will also support the ART software library which Google says will be twice as fast as Davik.

Freecharge Android App Review

Introduction
If you have a debit card and didn’t learn about Freecharge, chances are you were wasting your precious time at the recharge retails to obtain your phone up and calling again. After providing a smoothly functioning recharging portal for almost.

Freecharge has been made into a mobile app which was launched recently. The app allows you to do almost everything that you could do on the website, but in a mobile way, letting you make payments (and choose a free coupon of same value) and obtain the recharge done.

The app itself is very light and measures just 2.4 MB. Whichever placed you may be at, network could be much easily found than the usual recharge shop. You just need to switch on the Internet and the app after connecting to some server using a secure link, is needed you do the rest.

Freecharge also maintains a blog through which it shares some interesting facts, program codes and much more geeky stuff at geekry.freecharge.in.

What all are you able to do with Freecharge app?

• Pay your postpaid mobile bills for the major operators (Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance, Tata Docomo, Idea, Aircel, BSNL etc)
• Recharge all the mobile phones (Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance, Tata Docomo, Idea, Aircel, BSNL etc)
• View the tariff plans and recharge accordingly
• Recharge your DTH for the major carriers (Tata Photon, Reliance Netconnect, MTS Mblaze, Vodafone, Airtel, etc)

Initially download the app in the Google Play and then the app will a Google account to register or you can sign in with your Facebook account also. Later on the top you can find the options like prepaid, postpaid, DTH and Data card and choose that is required. Then enter the mobile number and select the Operator the mobile number that you would like to recharge. Enter the quantity of the recharge or the bill amount that you would like to make and recharge or spend the money for bill accordingly.

You also have the choices of knowing all your recharges by tapping the settings within the top left of the app in which you will find all the options. Freecharge enables you to to add credits so that you can easily create a recharge when ever required. Proceeding further towards the payment, you need to select the payment mode and enter all details necessary. This is an easy way to recharge or pay your bill in your finger tip with the fast and secured service. When the transaction is not successful the amount will be credited in your credits you can use for later transactions.

The size of the download is 2.2 MB that requires Android 2.3 or even more to work on your mobile. The app got a rating of 4.3 on Google Play store and all sorts of transactions are 128 bit SSL secures using the trust seal of VeriSign and PCI-DSS. You also have the option of choosing coupons and pay less on their behalf so that you can save money.