![]() Performance focusĪndroid 5.0 provides a faster, smoother and more powerful computing experience.Īndroid now runs exclusively on the new ART runtime, built from the ground up to support a mix of ahead-of-time (AOT), just-in-time (JIT), and interpreted code. Vector drawables scale without losing definition, so they are perfect for single-color in-app icons.Ī new system-managed processing thread called RenderThread keeps animations smooth even when there are delays in the main UI thread. You can also define vector drawables in XML and animate them in a variety of ways. Ripple animations are available for buttons, checkboxes, and other touch controls in your app. To replay the movie, click on the device screen The material theme adds transitions for your activities, including the ability to use shared visual elements across activities. New 3D views let you set a z-level to raise elements off of the view hierarchy and cast realtime shadows, even as they move.īuilt-in activity transitions take the user seamlessly from one state to another with beautiful, animated motion. Note: The Android 5.1 Lollipop MR1 update is available with additional featuresĪndroid 5.0 brings Material design to Android and gives you an expanded UI toolkit for integrating the new design patterns easily in your apps. It extends Android even further, from phones, tablets, and wearables, to TVs and cars.įor a closer look at the new developer APIs, see the This release is packed with new features for users and thousands of new APIs for developers. If you try them, let me know what you think.Īs for me, any drink with more than two ingredients is out, and, one of the ingredients better be a garnish.Welcome to Android 5.0 Lollipop-the largest and most ambitious release for Android yet! The app is comprehensive and easy to use. It has a store search feature and a home bartending guide. You can search by drinks, category or ingredients and much more. The database is huge and customizable to what you have on hand. Mixologist/Mixology (iOS, Android) – Mixologist is the paid app and Mixology is free. But, you only get a few choices unless you buy that occasion package ($.99). A really nice feature is drinks for occasions such as New Years or The Big Game. Bronze.Ĭocktail Flow (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) – Talk about customizing, this app starts with entering what’s in your liquor cabinet and even helps to organize a shopping list. It does the job but with no graphics/visuals, it’s a bit boring. There’s also a place to store your favorites. You can limit recipes to what you have on hand or even add your own variations. Top Shelf (iOS) – This app for the iPhone has everything including tons of recipes and is very customizable to the user. Without further ado, here are my reviews of what I think are the top three. ![]() ![]() I came up with three and bought them for my iPhone for a test drive. So, the next stop was to scour the Internet and see what was being reviewed and recommended. What I learned right off the bat was that in the iTunes store alone there are hundreds. Then I came across an article in Gizmodo about The Best Drinking Apps and off I went looking for iPhone and Android apps. One approach is to do what the professionals do and browse recipes from the Gary Regan books, or go to and download some. Mixing drinks has become the liquid side of the foodie culture. It’s the season for entertaining and parties and many people like to keep the serving of libations as easy as possible, limited to beer, wine or liquor with a few easy mixers.īut, there are many who like to find an interesting new concoction or serve a classic and fun cocktail that takes some effort.
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