14 DAY TRIAL // Google’s Android 5.1 version of the mobile operating system hasn’t been available for long, and the build is currently powering the search giant's host of Nexus devices.
Yesterday, we told you that the Motorola Moto G Google Play Edition also started getting the same update. Actually, Motorola is one of the first phone manufacturers that promised to deliver the Android 5.1 upgrade to some of its smartphones.
While most handsets are being updated to Android 5.0.x, Motorola already started a soak test for its second-generation Moto X, but it is planning to roll out Android 5.1 for other models too, including the original Moto X, Moto G and Moto E.
This means that Motorola hasn't yet started the rollout of Android 5.0.2 Lollipop for these smartphones and it never will.
Anyway, while Android 5.1 remains in the spotlight for the time being, it appears Google is already pouring its efforts into the development of the next update.
Android 5.1.1 all but confirmed
As the folks at 9to5Google reveal, evidence that Android 5.1.1 (API 22) is already in the works has surfaced online, as a reference to the new build has been spotted in the Android SDK manager.
A pretty well-known issue of Android 5.0 is the memory leak bug, and we’ve been hoping that Google would solve the problem with Android 5.1. However, while the latest build did bring important updates into the picture, it failed to resolve this particular problem.
The memory leak bug has been reported in the AOSP issue tracker and Google has already managed to fix it. We know this for sure, since the thread covering this particular problem has been closed and marked with “This has been fixed internally. We do not currently have a timeline for public release.”
Hopefully, Android 5.1.1 will finally bring along the much needed fix and a bunch of other interesting additions too.
A while ago, we told you that it was discovered that Android 5.1 harbored a service that lets you set up a Virtual Private Network (VPN) right from the comfort of your Android mobile phone or tablet. Unfortunately, you can't use the function yet, but given the fact that the framework is already into place, we have to assume future iterations of Android will bring about VPN capabilities as well.