Nexus 7 Android 5.1 Update In Progress

The Nexus Android 5.1 Lollipop update is finally starting to make some moves, and today the Nexus 7 Android 5.1 Lollipop update has started rolling out for another variant from Google. It just isn’t what most people expect.

In March, Google rolled out the red carpet for the Nexus Android 5.1 Lollipop update. The company has launched its new features and many other improvements and fixes. Right after announcing Android 5.1 Lollipop version, Google made it available for many Nexus devices including Nexus 6, Nexus 5, Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 2012. Owners of other Nexus devices had to wait.

Earlier this week, we finally saw another big drop in Android 5.1 Lollipop, with Google rolling out the long-awaited Nexus 4 Android 5.1 Lollipop update. The Nexus 4 Android 5.1 update started rolling out yesterday and it will take a week or two to reach every single Nexus 4 variant in the world. Google’s Nexus Android 5.1 releases are incredibly slow.

Today, the company is rolling out another Nexus Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the Nexus 7 2013, although the update is not for the Wi-Fi version of the device. It is for LTE model.

According to this reportsNexus 7 LTE Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA is on its way although Google has yet to add the update to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It’s worth noting that the Nexus 4 Android 5.1 Lollipop update is also still missing from AOSP, and it’s not clear when the factory images will arrive.

The Nexus 7 LTE Android 5.1 release comes as a surprise given how late the device is to Android updates. It was the last in the line of Android 4.4.3, Android 4.4.4 KitKat, Android 5.0 Lollipop and Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. However, it will not be the final version of Android 5.1. It will leave that honor to the Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi or Nexus 9, which remains on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.

For now, it seems that the Nexus 7 LTE Android 5.1 update has only reached a handful of devices, but that’s typical for a Google Nexus Android OTA. It usually takes a few days for an update to become fully available. Nexus 7 users who want to bypass the OTA can do so Thanks to a file discovered hidden on Google’s servers. This file is for users upgrading from stock Android 5.0.2 to Android 5.1.

Google’s Nexus 7 Android 5.1 Lollipop update is expected to mirror the company’s other Android 5.1 updates shipped to other Nexus smartphones and tablets. It should include a few feature tweaks, bug fixes for Android 5.0 Lollipop issues, and some issues of its own.

Android 5.1 issues have been a huge issue for some Nexus smartphone and tablet users, and we continue to see and hear complaints about all kinds of issues. Nexus 7 LTE users will want to proceed with caution, especially if it’s behaving well with Android 5.0.2 or below device.

While continuing to focus on Android 5.1 Lollipop, Google is expected to release a new Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update soon. Not much is known about the Android 5.1.1 update, but some believe it will come with a fix for the nasty Android 5.1 memory leak issue that has plagued Android 5.1 users for several weeks. Google still hasn’t confirmed any details and it looks like it will go ahead with Android 5.1 before moving on to something new.

While this Nexus 7 LTE Android 5.1 update is in progress, there are now only three Android 5.1 updates left: Nexus 7 2013 Wi-Fi Android 5.1 update, Nexus 9 Wi-Fi Android 5.1 update, and Nexus 9 LTE ​​Android 5.1 update.

All three of these updates are nearly confirmed, but specific release dates are not available for these updates. Google often doesn’t confirm release dates in advance, which means users can wait in the dark for their upgrades to arrive.