HTC has confirmed that the Android 5.0
Lollipop update is now rolling out to HTC
One aka HTC One (M7), specifically, the
unlocked and Developer Edition variants.
HTC's VP of Product Management Mo
Versi in a tweet early on Friday confirme
the news.
Notably, the HTC One will receive Androi
5.0.2 Lollipop update with Sense 6 UI.
Unfortunately, the Taiwanese company i
yet to reveal the changelog for Android
Lollipop update of the HTC One.
A Twitter user however has posted
screenshot of the update notification on
the HTC One and shows the update
comes with build number 7.17.1540.7
and is over 700MB in size.
HTC One Developer Edition and unlocked
model users can check for available OTA
updates under their handsets' Settings >
About phone section. Android 5.0
Lollipop, besides adding Material Design
from Google, also includes new Android
5.0 Lollipop lock screen, notification tray
along and enhanced privacy features.
Improvements to search function and
support for multiple pages in recent app
are also included in the update.
It's worth mentioning that HTC had
initially promised to deliver Android 5.0
Lollipop update for both the HTC One
and One (M8) within 90 days of receivin
the final software from Google. The
company in December even claimed to b
on track with the Android Lollipop
update. However, HTC's first large scale
rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop only
started in mid-January with HTC One
(M8) Developer Edition and unlocked
versions.
Back in December, Android 5.0 Lollipop
started rolling out to HTC One and One
(M8) Google Play edition devices.
The HTC devices scheduled to receive the
Android 5.0 Lollipop, apart from HTC On
and One (M8), include the HTC One mini
and the HTC One mini 2 . Some of the
other HTC handsets expected to receive
Lollipop update include the HTC Desire
816 , One Max, and Butterfly S , accordin
to a leaked company update roadmap.
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