Today, Google unveiled the latest version of Android, the world’s most popular phone operating system. It goes by the nickname “Lollipop,” because Google names its Android versions alphabetically after sweets (Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat, Lollipop). Variations of Lollipop will eventually run on Android tablets, watches, TVs, and just about anything else with a screen.
The flat Lollipop world
The biggest news is the visual overhaul. Like Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Apple’s iOS 7 before it, Google has adopted an extremely “flat” design: no texture or shadow. Solid rectangles of color. Sparse, simple, plain. It makes Android feel simpler and cleaner — and less heavy, since the black backgrounds of the home screens and the Settings app are now white or colorful.
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