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8 great GIFs show the best of what’s new in Android 5.0 Lollipop

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:53PM EST
Android 5.0 Features
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We’re just days away from seeing the first Android 5.0 devices start to ship. Google’s premium Nexus 9 tablet is set to launch this coming Monday, November 3rd, and Google’s first phablet will follow soon after, though an exact release date for the Nexus 6 is still unknown. What we do know, however, is that the new Lollipop software that powers both new Nexus devices features a stunning user interface overhaul and some great new features that Android users will love.

And what better way is there to show off those great new features than with a bunch of animated GIFs?

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We have gone over all of the best new features in Google’s latest and greatest Android operating system extensively here on BGR, and you can read all about them in our Android 5.0 Lollipop hub. Of course, there are subtle nuances that animated GIFs always seem to capture that might have otherwise escaped us, so Gizmodo put together a collection of 8 GIFs that show us the best new things Android 5.0 Lollipop has to offer.

First up, Lollipop has some awesome new animations:

Android 5.0 also has a great new notification panel:

The app switcher is completely redesigned in the latest version of Android:

Sharing Android devices is now easier than ever thanks to multiple profile support:

For the rest of Gizmodo’s nifty Lollipop GIFs, follow the link below in our source section.

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