The American company Google has just begun to distribute via OTA (that is, in the form of a direct update) the new version of Android 5.1 Lollipop of the Android operating system among the owners of the devices of the Nexus range. The distribution has started with the Nexus 5, but the owners of the Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2012, WiFi version) and Nexus 10 have also started to report the arrival of the Android 5.1 update on their devices. In the case of the Nexus 5, the update to Android 5.1 LollipopIt occupies an approximate space of 220.70 MegaBytes.
The Android 5.1 update of the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 brings with it a significant performance improvement in these two smartphones, as revealed by tests comparing the performance of Android 5.0 with that of Android 5.1 Lollipop. In the specific case of the Nexus 6, the Android 5.1 Lollipop update improves the read / write speed and makes the most of the four processor cores. On a visual level, the Android 5.1 Lollipop update does not incorporate any particularly noteworthy changes beyond some small tweaks to the interface.
To download the Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 or Nexus 10 directly from the terminal, it is only necessary to have a WiFi connection and a minimum of 70% autonomy. The update file is downloaded and installed by entering the Settings application, accessing the " Phone information " section, clicking on the "System updates " option and waiting for a pop-up window to appear informing of the availability of Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Keep in mind that the distribution of the Android 5.1 Lollipop update through the OTA may vary depending on each country, so users in each country will have to wait a different period of time to receive this same update in their Nexus. In any case, anyone who wants to install Android 5.1 version on their Nexus range device can do so by downloading the factory image of the update from the official Google website ( https://developers.google.com / android / nexus / images ) and then installing that factory image in your terminal.
On the other hand, recent leaks have also revealed the existence of a new update to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. The information on this version is still somewhat limited, although everything seems to indicate that it is an update aimed at solving the last traces of the memory leak problems detected in the first versions of Lollipop.
