Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 are reported to receive the Android 5.1.1 first before Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 will. It is expected that Android 5.1 seeds anytime within the next days to come to be followed immediately by Android 5.1.1.
The shorter length of time it takes between the two updates is necessary in response to the numerous reported issues on the update from camera crashes to the infamous memory leaks. It was early last month that Android 5.1 updates for Nexus is announced by Google generally for system stability yet many reported grave updates issues for their Nexus device such as bricking. Many are hopeful that Android 5.1.1 addresses to this serious issue but Google remains silent. Many online Android sites warn Nexus users about the updates as the same is just a "minor" one and its aims are simply to fix bugs while the 5.1 version is chiefly for device maintenance.
Moreover, Android 5.1.1 includes features such as notification system improvements. Currently, there are three prompts for message notifications: 1) Wait for it to disappear after a period of time; 2) Tap to open; and 3) Swipe and Dismiss. With Android 5.1, dismissing a message can be done without a swipe. Furthermore, options for "None" and "Priority" in volume settings are added to customize volume levels for media and ringtone.
The 5.0 version allows novel animations, Battery Saver Mode, multi-user features, Smart Lock features, Quick settings, and new lock-screen notifications among others.
Normally, OTA updates are prompted to users as a notification, but there are several ways to cut the chase in the updates. As soon as the official roll outs are announced, as factory image of it is also available at the Google repository hence once can easily download it but this method wipes out your device's data. The factory image method is the advisable only the device already has a custom ROM.
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