It will still be a few weeks before we see Android 5.0 in its final form, but the developer preview of Android Lollipop has already gone out and has led to some rather interesting discoveries. One of the features that may have been glanced over in the press release is one that Google has seemingly borrowed from the very first Moto X, a way to turn on the display or unlock the device, and view notifications, just by picking up the smartphone.
The toggle for this feature can already be found in Android 5.0's settings app under the label Ambient Display, but the exact implementation is still unknown. The related feature in Android Lollipops features list mentions that the hardware must support it, which we presume to be a combination of motion and ambient light sensors. However, there is another possible interpretation, one that still needs to be verified by a final build resting on perhaps the Nexus 6.
Active/Moto Display in the Moto X serves another function. It shows a very minimal snippet of notifications visible even when the device's display is turned off, without putting too much strain on the battery. This is possible thanks to AMOLED technology, which requires no energy to "display" black pixels. Given that the Nexus 6 will feature a similar screen, it is possible that this feature will be present as well, though it is unknown how non-AMOLED devices will be treated.
The toggle for this feature can already be found in Android 5.0's settings app under the label Ambient Display, but the exact implementation is still unknown. The related feature in Android Lollipops features list mentions that the hardware must support it, which we presume to be a combination of motion and ambient light sensors. However, there is another possible interpretation, one that still needs to be verified by a final build resting on perhaps the Nexus 6.
Active/Moto Display in the Moto X serves another function. It shows a very minimal snippet of notifications visible even when the device's display is turned off, without putting too much strain on the battery. This is possible thanks to AMOLED technology, which requires no energy to "display" black pixels. Given that the Nexus 6 will feature a similar screen, it is possible that this feature will be present as well, though it is unknown how non-AMOLED devices will be treated.
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