There are some rough edges, but this is a big step forward for the look feel of stock Android, it makes us even less excited about the prospect of devices with custom interfaces. Here’s what we noticed in just the first couple hours. Back is now a triangle, home a circle, recent apps a square. The change isn’t very dramatic, but the use of shapes gives off a more playful inviting feel to Android If you’re not a fan of the new look of the keyboard, you can easily change back to it’s old look in the settings. en using the Nexus 5 in portrait mode, the menu is displayed as a categorized list, but you’ll still see settings side by side in lscape mode. The panel no longer covers the full screen in portrait mode, but only a part of the screen, making it look as if it’s floating on top of the screen. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t resemble the way tabs are displayed in Safari on iOS. Then again, Chrome for Android also has a similar way of displaying tabs. The new recent apps design is easy on the eyes I have my doubts there will be many complaints. As a part of its new design approach, encourages developers to breathe some life into apps to define their brs delight the user. By swiping right on the lockscreen, you’ll still be able to access your camera, but now, swiping left will launch the dialer app. en you’re charging your phone or your tablet, the amount of time until its fully charged will be displayed on the lockscreen. followed in the steps of a hful of other Android OEMs built a battery saving mode, this is where you’ll be able to activate or deactivate it.
