| Version of the Android operating system | |
Android Lollipop home screen | |
| Developer | |
|---|---|
| General availability | November 4, 2014 |
| Latest release | 5.1.1_r38 (LMY49M) / July 5, 2016 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel) |
| Preceded by | Android 4.4.4 "KitKat" |
| Succeeded by | Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" |
| Official website | www |
| Support status | |
| Android 5.0: Unsupported as of November 4, 2017
Android 5.1: Unsupported as of March 1, 2018 Google Play Services support dropped since July 11, 2024 | |
Android Lollipop is the fifth major release of Android developed by Google. It became available through official over-the-air (OTA) updates on November 12, 2014.