Google Releases New Android 5.1 Lollipop Update via Factory Images to Nexus 6, Nexus 5; Will it Fix the Memory Leak Bug?

It has been only a couple weeks since Google released the new 5.1 Lollipop to select Nexus devices, now it has reportedly rolled-out the new version via factory images on the official Android developer forum.

Last week, news broke out that the recently released 5.1 Lollipop failed to fix the nagging memory leak bug (first noticed after the releases of v5.0.1update), which made certain apps to hog phone's RAM memory leading to sudden app crashes on Nexus 5 devices.

Consumers panned Google on social networking sites and also on the official AOSP (Android Open Source Project) Issue Tracker for not taking measure to fix the bug.

[Read More: Android 5.1 Lollipop Fails to Fix Memory Leak Glitch; Stability Update with Bug-Fix on way, Confirms Google]

Later, Google officially acknowledged the memory leak glitch in the Android 5.1 Lollipop and claimed that it has actually fixed the afore-mentioned bug during the internal testing and promised to release another update soon.

Now, the new update with build number 5.1.0 (LMY47I) , has been made available to Nexus 6 and Nexus 5. Consumers can download the factory images (manual download file) from the Google Developers page and flash it on their devices.

As of now, it is yet to be ascertained whether this new update is a software patch for the memory leak bug or not. People who are planning to flash the new Android 5.1 Lollipop (LM47I), please do let us know in our comment section below, if you notice anys changes in the device.

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Here are the details of the software update released to Nexus devices:

Note: Google is yet to provide the factory image files to Nexus 10, 9, 4, Wi-Fi only version of Nexus 7 (2013 & 2012 editions) and to cellular versions of both Nexus 7 (2013 & 2012 editions)'. [More Information, HERE]