Battery drain bug reportedly the cause for delay of Nexus 5's Lollipop update

If you've been wondering why your Nexus 5 didn't get the Android 5.0 release at the same time as the Nexus 9, there are reports that a battery draining bug caused handsets to drain after a few hours of use. Testers claim battery only lasts three to four hours for their Nexus 5 devices and Wi-Fi has to be turned off to remedy the situation.

Google seems to have addressed this issue and rolled out a new build of Lollipop to the testers that should improve battery life (which is actually what Android Lollipop promises to bring to devices). If there aren't anymore issues that surface, perhaps the November 12 release rumours might come true.

Source: TechnoBuffalo | Via: Cult of Android

Google Drive adds Touch ID support for iOS 8 devices

Google has update its cloud storage app Drive to add new handy features like Touch ID support and the ability to save videos from Drive to your device. Google also boosted app support for opening and saving files saved on their cloud. The Touch ID feature and improved file support are available for iOS 8 devices, while saving video from Google Cloud to your iOS device will work for iOS 7 devices and up.

Source: Google Drive | Via: The Next Web | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Lenovo earns top spot of PC+tablet market

Lenovo had a goal to become the biggest PC and tablet maker by the end of 2016. They seem to have reached that about six financial quarters earlier. Based on their latest earnings release, Lenovo takes the cake of the PC+tablet world with a US$262 million net profit for the three months between July and September. There has been a big upswing for tablet and smartphone sales from Lenovo as well as a boost from the enterprise side. 

Source: Lenovo | Via: Engadget 

Release of Android Lollipop to Nexus devices gets delayed

Nexus users have been tipped that they would be getting their updates for Android 5.0 Lollipop any day now. However, Android Police reports the over-the-air update has been delayed due to bug issues. Those using Nexus 9 and Nexus Player already have the builds shared but those with a Nexus 4, 5, 7, and 10 have to wait until November 12. Google hasn’t really released a specific timeline for the OTA update but they have said on Twitter to Nexus 4 and 5 users that it will be arriving in the coming weeks.

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