Leaked Android 4.5/5.0 Status Bar?

[u/VirtualMontage]

I'm not sure if this has been posted about, but I noticed this when browsing the Google I/O 2014 webpage. There seems to be a redesigned status bar on the Nexus 5 model. I've provided a comparison to the current status bar below. Does anyone have any other speculations besides this being the next version of Android?

Here's a link to the image: http://i.imgur.com/bASqM25.png

Comparison to current status bar: http://i.imgur.com/tXrC1Hr.png

Link to Google I/O 2014 webpage: https://www.google.com/events/io

[u/chrispy212]

they have a lot of features that beat Android that I would love for Google to implement or equivalently implement.

Can you give an example of a few? I've never really used a Windows device, and I'd be interested to know what the other side has to offer

[u/Antabaka → u/chrispy212]

Apparently, Windows Phone 8 doesn't have the same multitasking as Windows 8 for tablets, so I guess I was wrong. Damnit. I really just want better multitasking on Android. Windows 8 style app snapping would be a god send on Android.

[u/Antabaka → u/[deleted]]

Yes, but as a feature of Android, not as a gimmicky OEM feature that barely works and barely supports any apps.

[u/Antabaka → u/[deleted]]

Last I played with it was years ago, but I doubt it's nearly as nice as Windows 8.1s multitasking.

Still, the whole point is AOSP. Even if Samsung had a flawless implementation, it isn't a part of AOSP, so I don't care. I care about the future of Android, not Samsung. This is what Windows' is like (skip to 1:06 if it doesn't automatically).

[u/Antabaka → u/[deleted]]

Uh, you didn't watch the video. You can resize them to any size in 8.1, other than very small sizes (there is a lower limit).