After about four months since it was released, the Android 5.0 Lollipop update has arrived to almost all Google Nexus devices, including the Nexus 6 phablet and the Nexus 9 tablet, as well as older devices like the Nexus 4 and 5, and now on Nexus 7 and 10.
Google has so far done a good job with the Android update as most Nexus users have experienced improvement in performance speed after getting the update on board, even if the update arrives in such devices in a phased manner.
In the Nexus 7, for instance, many users have found it "a godsend for the aging former flagship." Users have expressed this positive response in reference to Android 5.0's better performance than those of Android 5.0.2 and Android 5.0.1. Among the Android 5.0 features that can be seen on Nexus 7 are new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi quick settings, new animations, and separate volume and media controls, to name a few.
A hands-on test of the Nexus 6 also revealed the same performance boost upon upgrading to the Android 5.0. In an initial review posted at Ars Technica website, the Nexus 6 registered faster random read and write scores than the Nexus 5 which was also running on the same Android update. This speed enhancement is attributed to the encrypted Nexus 6.
Meanwhile, T-Mobile has just rolled out the Android update for Nexus 6 users. The new Lollipop update with LMY47M build can also be downloaded manually after the XDA Developers senior member has uploaded the firmware on XDA forums. This is good news for the Nexus 6 users who are in countries where the Android 5.0 has not arrived yet and those who are experiencing installing problems due to modded firmware.
Pre-requisites for manual installing include saving important data and settings on the Nexus 6 device via recovery mode, unlocking the bootloader and disabling all the security locks.
Users should also make sure that the battery is 80% battery charge, and the device is running Android 5.0.1 LRX22C Lollipop stock firmware. Most importantly, this stock Android 5.1 build LMY47M from T-Mobile is not leaked firmware. In other words, this is only applicable to Nexus devices particularly the Nexus 6.
Of course there are bugs encountered by the Nexus 6 and Nexus 7 users upon upgrading to the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Some are old issues like the memory leak bug, while others are new. Fortunately, none are too annoying to prevent the device's users from installing the Android update.
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