THE OS WAR ! Apple IOS 8 Vs Android Lollipop

The Battleline has been drawn, and the Mobile Operating System Supremacy battle rages on with the two OS Giants, Apple And Google at loggerheads as to who will stand out, and be the Consumer favorite in 2015 As Apple's IOS 8 takes on Google's Android Lollipop. 

Our Conclusion; Although Apple's IOS 8 seems to have the upperhand when it comes to general acceptability and consumer reach, and this is all due to its sentimental value, Google's Android Lollipop seems to have the upperhand when it come to performance and general usability
We hate to say it but Lollipop might be a superior operating system compared to iOS – or at least iOS in its present state. but that’s the key issue – it’s now a matter of taste, rather than rejecting Android because it’s so woefully poor quality, as was the case in the earlier 4.x releases. Things we haven’t mentioned here but I admired include Lollipop’s ability to let setup multiple user accounts (useful for sharing your phone or tablet with kids), and the ability to unlock via a Bluetooth smartphone.

But a top-spec feature list is nowhere near the full story. Most of what makes Android unique is available in the App Store for iOS too, such as Google Now, Chrome and Google Docs/Drive. And Lollipop does little if anything to address Android’s many weaknesses – the poor app store, for example, where innovation is rare and most apps are simple knock-offs designed to churn ad revenue. Or the fact that tablets are a mere afterthought for most Android app developers, or the fact Android is fragmented out in the real world thanks to a lack of upgrade paths provides by manufacturers, or Android’s simply huge malware problem, or the distinct lack of regard for security (somewhere iOS excels).

Google is attempting to crack down on some of these issues but the ultimate tragedy of Lollipop might be nobody gets to use it in its pure form thanks to manufacturer fiddling/personalisation, and a lot of Android owners won’t get to see it at all thanks to no upgrade option – or at least not until their one or two-yearly contracts are renewed with a new device. By that point Android will probably have moved on yet again.

Pros -
Lollipop genuinely moves forward the mobile OS Both iOS and Lollipop look great with bold designs with Lollipop optimised even for older devices (unlike iOS right now)
Cons -
Android’s app store is terrible. End of story
Android owners probably won’t get an upgrade to Lollipop anyway
Lollipop can’t integrate with desktops so no Handoff or Continuity

Still Not On Android 5.0 (Lollipop) ? HERE Comes Android M

Google Recently Announced Android Lollipop 5.0 and everyone's been racing to upgrade to the New Much improved Operating System, In fact google announced that only 7% of android phones have received the 5.0 update . And Now they have come up with another iteration of the Android Software, THE ANDROID "M" . Promising a whole range of significant improvements to an almost perfect software, But What the M stands for is still a mystery.
Here are some of the Goodies Android M Promises
   
DIRECT SHARE - It was already easy to share content between apps on Android but with Direct Share, Android can now learn which apps you share content to frequently and place that at the top of the list, so if you share photos to the Facebook app a lot, it will be at the top. Direct Share also lets you share content to specific people that you contact you the most, so they are placed directly in the share sheet instead of having to hunt them in the contacts list.

 Improved text selection and floating toolbar- The text selection in Android hasn't changed much in several years. You still get the same confusing, nondescript icons at the top when you select the text in an app. With M, you now get a floating toolbar with clear cut, copy, and paste buttons, with overflow menu for additional options such as search or translate. The selection now also moves forward word by word instead of letters to make it easier to mark text but you can go back to select letter by letter. This feature is not present in the current developer preview for some reason. There will also be undo/redo keyboard shortcut buttons.

App Standby - We talked about Doze, which puts the device in a deep sleep state when not used for long periods of time to save power. App Standby does this for individual apps. When the OS detects an app hasn't been used in a long period of time then it automatically puts it on standby, which disables its network access and suspends its syncs and jobs. When you plug in your device for charging, these apps can resume syncing in the background as usual.

Improved volume control -
A lot of people were upset by the lack of a traditional Silent mode in Lollipop. With M, the silent mode is back, accessed by holding down the volume button and then once again to exit the vibrate mode. Only alarms work in the Silent mode, as they used to. Google also brought back the extended volume control options, which let you control the media and alarm volumes by a drop down next to the ringtone volume level. The Interruptions feature has been removed from the volume bar and now is a separate feature listed below. Do not disturb quick setting M has a new Do not disturb button in the notifications, which is essentially the previous Interruptions feature. You can choose between Total silence mode, Alarms only mode, or Priority only mode. You can customize these options from the notifications or the Settings app.

Adoptable storage devices Users can now add an SD card, which will then be adopted by the system to behave like internal storage. The memory card will be formatted and encrypted and will be seen like internal memory. You can then install apps and other private data easily onto the memory card. Auto backup for apps Google will now perform full automatic data backup and restore for apps designed for M. The data will be in your Google account and will be synced across devices.

Bluetooth stylus support -
The OS now includes improved support for Bluetooth stylus devices. Improved Bluetooth Low Energy Scanning A new approach to scanning method cuts down on the power required to perform the scan, provided the developer of the app implements the feature. Hotspot 2.0 Release 1 support Support for Hotspot 2.0 in devices like Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 to automatically connect to Hotspot 2.0 networks when you enter the area.

4K Display Mode -
Android M now supports display resolutions up to 4K. Improved Android for Work Includes features such as enhanced controls for Corporate-Owned, Single-Use devices, silent install and uninstall of apps by Device Owner, silent enterprise certificate access, auto-acceptance of system updates, delegated certificate installation, enterprise factory reset protection, data usage tracking, runtime permission management, VPN in Settings, and work status notification. Improved USB On-The-Go support Previously connecting a USB OTG drive in stock Android made it accessible in apps but the OS itself behaved as if nothing was connected. In M, you now get a notification that lets you explore the contents of the drive in a file explorer like...

Not On Android Lollipop Yet? Here are the List of Phones Already on Lollipop

Lollipop was released back in October of 2014, and it's now running on 9.7% of Android devices according to the May 2015 distribution numbers. Finding the phones in that 10% can be a bit of a challenge, though, so we're going to make it easy for you. This is going to be a regularly updated list where we will keep a running tab of which devices are running Lollipop. This list will only show devices that have Lollipop, not devices scheduled for an update that may or may not come. So, if you're in the market for a new phone or just wanting to see if your phone has gotten Lollipop somewhere, anywhere, then you've come to the right place.

A note about this list

All Android One devices are being updated by Google and they are all running Lollipop. In the interest of time, we will not be listing every Android One device for now. If/when older Android One devices stop seeing updates, we will begin adding Android One devices.

Also, we can't possibly list every Android device from every manufacturer in every country. We're sticking to the more "popular" devices, so if you don't see your Android listed hit the forums for the latest discussion.

*may not have rolled out on all carriers/models

Motorola

Moto X (2014)*

Moto G (2014)

Moto G (2013)*

Moto E (2015)

Nexus 6

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S5*

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active*

Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos*

Samsung Galaxy S4*

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active*

Samsung Galaxy S4 Duos*

Samsung Galaxy Alpha*

Samsung Galaxy Note 4*

Samsung Galazy Note Edge*

Samsung Galaxy Note 3*

HTC

One M9

One M8*

One M7*

LG

LG G4

LG G3*

LG G2*

LG G Flex 2

Nexus 5

Nexus 4

Sony

Xperia Z3*

Xperia Z3 Compact*

Xperia Z3 Dual

Xperia Z2*

Xperia Z1

Xperia Z1 Compact

Xperia Z Ultra*

Asus

Zenfone 2

Huawei

Huawei P8

OnePlus

One

If your phone is not on this list and you have android lollipop running . Leave a comment below