Like in previous years, Google is taking its sweet time in releasing the updates for Android 5.0 Lollipop. Just a couple of weeks ago, the search giant has finally unveiled version 5.1, which was made available only to the Nexus 6 phone from Motorola, and the Nexus 9 slate from HTC.
Unfortunately, several days later and media outlets have already received complaints about the new Android update, stating that it has a major 'memory leak' problem.
A 'memory leak' is a phenomenon in a device where some apps take up more memory than usual, leaving only a small amount of memory to be used by the user when playing games or doing something productive.
As a result, users will experience app crashes, laggy UI movements, and other annoying occurrences, making their Android experience a mess. Fortunately, Google is reportedly taking care of the 'memory leak' problem.
In fact, according to a report by Android Police, Google has already 'solved' the problem 'internally', which simply means within its Android development department.
That also means that the upcoming Android 5.1 Lollipop update that will roll out to other supported devices not named Nexus 6 or Nexus 9 will have the fix for the 'memory leak'.
In spite all of the excitement this brings to Android users who are suffering from the memory management flaws of the current Android 5.0 Lollipop version, there is still no exact release date when the 5.1 version will begin rolling out.
In the report by Android Police, the status of the project was last updated a couple of days ago, which means there should be any update soon regarding the new Android version.
Meanwhile, Android Lollipop is still among the smallest in terms of market share. In a report by IT Pro Portal, the version only had a measly 0.5 percent market share after its first month.
Fortunately, Google managed to release the new version to a number of devices, and by February 2015, it already had 1.6 percent of the Android market. A couple more weeks later and Android Lollipop already takes up 3.3 percent of the market.
On the other hand, Android 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 Jelly Bean are still the top dog in the Android market, with a combined share of 42.6 percent. Android 4.4 KitKat is right behind them at 40.9 percent.
