Table of contents:
- 1. - Improvements in the Camera application
- 2. - End of random reboots
- 3. - General performance improvements
- 4. - Clearing the cache helps
- 5. - It is always possible to go back to other versions
Since the end of last May, the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update has been available for Nexus 5 owners. It is a minor update and weighs only 24 MegaBytes but, after the bad experience of some users with the problems generated by Lollipop in the Nexus, many people are wondering if it is worth it -and, especially, if it is safe- install this version of Android. Therefore, this time we are going to try to clear up all doubts by showing five reasons why it is worth installing Android 5.1.1 on the Nexus 5.
1. - Improvements in the Camera application
All users who have suffered a problem with the camera application in Android 5.0, Android 5.0.1 or Android 5.1 versions should know that one of the main novelties of this version is the correction of errors in the Camera application. To be more specific, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop fixes on the Nexus 5 the problem that caused the Camera app to close when trying to access it from third-party applications. Therefore, any user who has had a problem with this update should not think twice about updating their Nexus 5 to Android 5.1.1.
2. - End of random reboots
Random reboots have been a real nightmare for owners of a Nexus 5 upgraded to any of the latest versions of Lollipop. For some reason apparently related to Lollipop memory management problems, some users found that their smartphone turned off and on for no apparent reason, causing annoyance even in daily use of the terminal.
But, as you can read by taking a look at the official Google support forums, fewer and fewer users are reporting problems on their Nexus 5 after installing the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. Of course, it is clear that most of the messages that we find in these forums are related to complaints of malfunction; After all, a user who has no problems with an update does not usually report it in the forums.
In any case, and in general terms, it seems that Android 5.1.1 Lollipop solves the problems of the random reboots of the Nexus 5.
3. - General performance improvements
The battery, the WiFi, the 3G / 4G LTE, the fluidity of the interface… these keywords have been the protagonists of many of the hassles between the owners of a device range Nexus upgraded to one of the first versions of Lollipop.
And what about excessive battery drain? It's hard to believe that a company like Google has not been able to fix such a major problem with its operating system after so many updates. Taking into account that the problem of excessive battery consumption affects only certain users, what about the possibility that specific applications are causing these problems? Of course, what all users will agree on is that the Nexus battery still admits a lot of room for improvement in terms of autonomy.
4. - Clearing the cache helps
Although it is not a well-known data among users, in any operating system update it is advisable to clean the cache of the device in order to avoid that files from the previous version may generate conflicts with the files of the new version. Therefore, owners of a Nexus 5 with problems on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop can try to remedy the situation by following these steps:
- We enter the Settings application of our Nexus 5.
- Next, we enter the " Storage " section.
- Within this section we will see different sections of the internal memory of our mobile, and one of them will have the name of " Data stored in cache ". We click on it.
- Now, we will be shown a pop-up window with the message “ Cached data from all applications will be erased ”; click on the " Accept " button and, once the process has finished, we manually restart our mobile.
5. - It is always possible to go back to other versions
One of the greatest advantages of the devices in the Nexus range is that Google itself makes the factory files of each of the Android versions available to users. On the website of the Nexus factory images we can find all the files corresponding to the updates of each device and, in the case of the Nexus 5, it is still possible to download the versions of Android 4.4, Android 4.4.2, Android 4.4.3, Android 4.4.4, Android 5.0, Android 5.0.1 and Android 5.1.
