The Nexus 7 (2013) Android 5.1 Lollipop Thread

[Ry]

Android 5.1 gets an official announcement with updates rolling out soon | Android Central
Android 5.1 Lollipop Nexus updates to begin today | Android Central

Ready for 5.1?

 

[Roger Gibbens]

yes

 

[vladfan]

Still on 4.4 so...........yes!

 

[cybernutte]

Ready for 5.1?

Ha! I'm ready for other people to try 5.1

 

[YAYTech]

I'll try it, though it sounds like mostly bug fixes, and I haven't had any trouble with 5.0.2.

 

[itic]

with 5.0.2 my 2013 LTE was the last to get it OTA so im not holding my breath

 

[motorcycle_monkey]

I REALLY need these random, often reboots to stop. Sometimes I will go a full week without one, then, if they start, could go another week with the tablet completely unstable. I don't really add any new apps too often, and I wiped it a month ago. So, am very hopeful 5.1 will fix this. Didn't happen on 4.4.4, but has been happening ever since 5.x. I use it to test apps, so have to be on the latest to be more marketable, otherwise would flash back to the last stable build.

Cheers!

 

[Alex Wetzel]

Any word on when it will be released for the 2013 nexus 7?

 

[YAYTech]

Any word on when it will be released for the 2013 nexus 7?

The image is posted for the wifi version, so it would make sense that the OTAs would come any day now.

 

[motorcycle_monkey]

The image is posted for the wifi version, so it would make sense that the OTAs would come any day now.

I still don't see one for the 2013 version on https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images.

 

[mxrider821]

I still don't see one for the 2013 version on https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images.

It's not out yet for the 13' N7 for some odd reason. Yet 5.1 is out for the 12' N7... Oh well we just have to wait I guess...

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[Ntchwaidumela]

It's not out yet for the 13' N7 for some odd reason. Yet 5.1 is out for the 12' N7... Oh well we just have to wait I guess...

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They did the same thing with 5.0.2; released it for the 2012 version first.

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[cybernutte]

It's not out yet for the 13' N7 for some odd reason. Yet 5.1 is out for the 12' N7... Oh well we just have to wait I guess...

That may be because, from what I've read, the N7 2012 was very seriously incapacitated by the earlier Lollipop "upgrades." There was thus perhaps more urgency to get a fix out to them than to N7 2013 owners, though judging by the inability of 5.0.2 to undo the damage, I'm not all that optimistic that Google finally got it right with 5.1. Fortunately, I've kept my N7 2013 on KitKat 4.4.4, which has always worked well for me.

 

[mxrider821]

That may be because, from what I've read, the N7 2012 was very seriously incapacitated by the earlier Lollipop "upgrades." There was thus perhaps more urgency to get a fix out to them than to N7 2013 owners, though judging by the inability of 5.0.2 to undo the damage, I'm not all that optimistic that Google finally got it right with 5.1. Fortunately, I've kept my N7 2013 on KitKat 4.4.4, which has always worked well for me.

I agree... However 5.0.2 on my N7 '13 is working perfectly so I don't mind waiting for the update but I still want it NOW lol

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[brentj]

Fortunately, I've kept my N7 2013 on KitKat 4.4.4, which has always worked well for me.

+1 for KitKat (did the upgrade to 5.1, then went back to 4.4.4)

 

[YAYTech]

I still don't see one for the 2013 version on https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images.

Yeah, sorry, I mis-read it. Still, shouldn't be long.

 

[3m1100]

Anyone has an update? I regeret so much i went for 5.0.2! I hope 5.1 fixes everything or atleast the laggging

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[Roger Gibbens]

Still waiting....not as patiently as before.

 

[Ntchwaidumela]

I would like to think the delay in upgrading the 2013 models has a very good reason. This is the second upgrade in a row where they've upgraded the older model first. Maybe it's to keep down the amount of upgrades released at the same time. However, it's usually the policy of most manufacturers to upgrade the latest devices first. What a crazy Android world we live in, huh. It would be nice to have a reasonable explanation offered by the manufacturers/carriers, though. It would sure go a long way to keep customer satisfaction at a high (or at least a modicum of complaints).

UPDATE: OK. Now this delay is getting a little strange. It's been several weeks since the 2012 upgrade, and there's no explanation from anybody about why the 2013 model upgrade is being delayed. My friend whom I gave my 2012 model when I upgraded to the 2013 has had the upgrade for two weeks. It's not that I'm having any problems with 5.0.2. But I'd like to know why so long a delay for my 2013...as I'm sure all 2013 owners would also like to know. Is there a problem? What?

 

[itic]

whether its the 1st or 2nd gen they always update the 3g/LTE versions last so ill continue to wait. My 13' LTE is working fine on 5.0.2