Its name may be filled with child-like whimsy, but don’t be fooled: Google’s Android 5.0 Lollipop release is all about the platform’s move into maturity.

Android launched in 2008 as a plain but powerful operating system with plenty of promise. Numerous releases since then have built upon that foundation and pushed the OS forward both visually and functionally — but they’ve all felt like pieces from a still-incomplete puzzle.

Lollipop is the culmination of those steps — the polished and cohesive product the past six years of updates have been building up to. It’s the most sweeping and dramatic reimagining of Android we’ve ever seen, and it’s about to usher the platform into an exciting new era.

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