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Xposed Framework Coming Soon for Lollipop

Xposed Installer interface on a smartphone screen.

The main developer behind the Xposed Framework just teased Android 5.0 compatibility for his popular mod. Rovo89 posted a screenshot on XDA that shows the framework running on a Lollipop-powered Nexus 5.

Logs from an Xposed framework installation process on an Android device.

Android Lollipop's switch from Dalvik runtime to Android runtime—better known as ART—made Xposed compatibility a problem for the OS. But alas, our favorite modding platform is just about ready for primetime.

No timetable was given, other than "Soon," but the framework is supposedly running very well already. Which Xposed Module will you be installing first when the framework is ready for Lollipop? Let us know in the comment section below, or drop us a line on Facebook, Google+, or Twitter.

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