Pinchai Speaks During His Keynote Address at the Google I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco
Sundar Pinchai, Google's senior vice president of Android, Chrome and Apps, speaks during his keynote address at the Google I/O developers conference in San Francisco, June 25, 2014 REUTERS

The Android 5.0 Lollipop continues to draw praises with many experts saying that it has been the best of the update series yet. Here are some of the top Android Lollipop features and tricks to take advantage of.

There is no denying that Android's Material Design is one of its best features. According to Forbes, Material Design gave Android use some rules. It went beyond redesigning the interface but also changing the overall experience. Google made sure that the interface offered interactive parts for easier navigation and access. Every UI layer, animation and button comes with their own physical properties. Yet it is not just the Material Design which makes the update all the more worthwhile.

App Switcher

What made Android stood out before was its multitasking feature. However, it became stagnant throughout the updates not until Lollipop. The new update changes everything by allowing users not just to switch apps but also to change operations under the same program. According to Forbes, instead of changing between Google Docs and Chrome, the user can change documents including the range of browser tabs opened in Chrome. People can go to a particular operation instead of just going to the app and repeating the process.

Colors and Animations

According to The Verge, Lollipop's animations may be the best part yet of the update. This time Google decided to be generous on colors splashing them all throughout. The animations, on other hand, offer a good start when using Lollipop. There may seem like a lot of things going on but it has been the most ambitious update so far. The report also highlights that Android still offers and works with notifications better than other platforms.

Expanded SD Card Support

The latest Lollipop APIs offers a range of improvements including full microSD card storage access to third party apps. The update also allows complete access to the file structures helping apps storage data to SD cards. Apps can also be installed fully depending on their nature. Programs dealing with heavy data can function better with the new Android 5.0 update.

Accounts

This is also one of the highly praised features of the Android 5.0 update. Similar to the notifications capabilities, Google made its accounts feature stronger. The real innovation according to The Verge is the "Guest Mode." Users can toggle on the component whenever they want and work within however they want. This means logging into their Google accounts. It allows people to browse privately on their mobile phones.