What can be expected from Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie at Google I/O?

Android is world’s most popular mobile platform and its evolution has shifted from Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean and now the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Looking at this array of platform, the changes have been incredible. With every new release, Android has offered new exciting features and also continuously increasing the OS performance. Along the advancement of Android OS, the application market has also matured over time. Now let’s take a look at the rumors of next generation Android OS-Key Lime Pie.

It is expected that Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie will be unveiled at Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco on May 15-17. The expectations are high because of the fact that the Jelly Bean was released last year at the I/O conference. Other than that Qualcomm roadmap leak had mentioned two new Snapdragon devices running Android 5.0. Also the fact that Qualcomm demands to remove leaked documents can justify the legitimacy.

There are other rumors about the inclusion of Google Babel, which is aimed to integrate instant messaging, VoIP and video calls. This could be a big step for the Android because this feature can compete with iMessage and BBM. It is also expected to support group chats and file sharing. Other rumors also pointed that Google might be looking to acquire WhatsApp.

From Google’s previous attempts to improve performance is another hint that we could expect Key Lime Pie to be smoother, faster as well as draining less battery power. According to some rumors, it might use Linux Kernel 3.8 and would deliver support for open-source Nvidia Tegra and Samsung Exynos DRM drivers. It will have support for Flash-Friendly File-System and a lower memory footprint. Some of the possible devices to get Android 5.0 are Nexus 5, Motorola X Phone, Nexus & most definitely Nexus 4.

Android 5.0 could be a new treat for the Android application developer around the world. It could bring new challenges as well as opportunities to the developers to build more exciting android apps for the upcoming high end mobile devices.