Google released Android 5.0 Lollipop last year with plenty of new features for Nexus devices, but non-Nexus users were left with a series of bugs. Will these kinks be worked out with the latest Android OS update?

Android 5.0 Lollipop  made its way first to Nexus devices, which was no surprise since the devices were made in collaboration between Google and top Android device manufacturers. Lollipop introduced new features, such as syncing devices with the use of NFC, priority mode, guest user, trusted places and more.

Unfortunately, aside from rolling out very slowly to non-Nexus devices, those who were able to upgrade to Lollipop were met with a wave of bugs. Since the release, Google has released three updates: 5.0.1, 5.0.2 and 5.1, but not all the bugs were fixed. Thus, a new update, 5.1.1, has been released and is slowly rolling out.

So what is the 5.1.1 update bringing to Nexus devices? And which bugs will it fix?

Memory Leak

Since the initial release of Lollipop, it has been plagued with a bug that fills up memory of devices and fails to clear, which results in apps crashing. Owners of Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 that updated to Lollipop are the ones mostly affected by the bug, but other Nexus devices were also affected when updated. Though Google marked the issue resolved back in December, the bug remains even after the 5.1 update, and it is not sitting well with Nexus owners.

Camera problem

Some Nexus users who updated to version 5.1 noticed that their cameras or any apps that require the use of the camera would suddenly crash. Rebooting the devices would only temporarily fix the issue. Some stated that the problem was caused by Trusted Face, a facial recognition feature to unlock Android devices, because disabling it resolves the camera issues.

Random device restart

After updating to Android 5.1, some users started experiencing random restarting of their device. Users reported that their device has enough battery juice, which means the restart is not caused by low power, and some users stated that the restart usually happens after using the camera for taking a photo or video, using a mobile browser, or just using the Facebook app or any other app. Users also reported that after rebooting, apps are being optimized, and some report losing Wi-Fi connection and needing to manually input Wi-Fi credentials after reboot.

Battery drain issue

Users report that after updating to Lollipop, their phone’s battery has been greatly reduced. From having 20 hours or so of battery life, they are now down to nine hours or less. Other users stated that they only used to charge their device once a day, but now they have to charge it twice, even if they are using it the same as before.

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