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@toi_tech I am facing serious issues with nexus 5. Connectivity, app crashing are major pain. Photos instead of gallery is an abysmal option — PaRveZ ShaiKh. (@NakliEngineer) December 4, 2014

@toi_tech Well android 5 update increased nexus 5 battery life & solved my WiFi issues but I am unhappy with high Ram usage by after update. — Himanshu Kohli (@manshu18) December 4, 2014

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NEW DELHI: Android 5.0 Lollipop is perhaps among Google ’s most radical software upgrades that aimed to tweak the performance under the hood, adding new features and overhauling the design language of the user interface.However, it seems the update, named after a confection, is leaving a bitter aftertaste for a large number of Nexus 5 users who are unhappy with the update. As soon as Google started seeding the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to Nexus 5 phones, users started complaining about software bugs, SMS issues, connectivity problems and reduced battery backup on online forums and social networks.A number of Nexus 5 users in India who have recently updated their phone’s operating system to Lollipop are also reporting problems ranging from less than optimum battery life, system apps crashing, Wi-Fi connectivity issues and the phone getting heated up.Harsh Garg, an analyst at a global market research firm, is disappointed with his Nexus 5’s battery life and stability issues following the Lollipop update. He says he needs to charge the phone twice during a typical work day. His sister, also a Nexus 5 owner and a light user, is also experiencing reduced standby time.“I was initially disappointed with the delay in getting the Lollipop update but once I updated the experience has been far from satisfactory. The phone freezes and doesn’t respond until you restart it, the launcher lags and even the camera app crashes. Maybe it’s just a ploy to make us upgrade to the expensive Nexus 6,” quips Garg.“The phone’s standby time has reduced considerably after switching to Lollipop. The Camera and Play Music apps crash randomly and the phone takes much longer to sync,” adds Karnika Kohli, manager at a media house. “I am also frustrated with my Nexus 5’s reduced battery backup after updating to Lollipop.”Bhavin Shah, a Mumbai based online entrepreneur, also complains his Nexus 5 has become buggy and slow after the update.While app compatibility for third party apps is likely to remain an issue for some time until developers start fixing their apps and optimizing them for Lollipop, what is frustrating is that system apps updated by Google are also plagued by stability issues.“The Lollipop update has been a big disappointment. My phone is heating up, freezes and crashes randomly and the battery drains up pretty fast,” complains Rohit Khanna, brand manager at a leading publication house and a Nexus 5 user.Sonam, another Nexus 5 user from Mumbai, says her phone goes blank and apps crash randomly after the Lollipop update.Neha Aggarwal, a Delhi-based brand manager, says she is facing the same issue. “The gallery app keeps on crashing and I need to charge my battery every few hours after updating to Lollipop.”A number of users have also responded about problems they've been encountering after updating their phones to Android Lollipop on Facebook and Twitter.It’s worth pointing out that the final build of the update was released after extensive testing and bug reporting by developers who’ve been using test builds of the OS after it was originally announced at Google IO in June 2014.Released in October 2013, the Nexus 5 boasts top-tier hardware specifications, including a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB of RAM, with a choice of 16GB and 32GB storage. Besides its mid-range price, one of the primary reasons for the phone’s popularity among consumers is Google’s promise of early access to software updates. In fact, the Nexus 5 was among the first Android devices to get the Lollipop update. However, a battery draining Wi-Fi bug was discovered in the final build of the OS by developers following which there was a delay in seeding the update, as per some reports.It is not just the Google Nexus 5 phone which is plagued by stability and battery issues though. User of Google Nexus 7 (2012) tablet, which is also currently receiving the Android Lollipop update, are also facing performance and stability issues. The author’s own Nexus 7 tablet has become extremely sluggish after the Lollipop update. The tablet’s response time has declined (at times the screen freezes), animations are choppy and it takes longer to boot up.Users feel Google needs to fix these issues at the earliest with another software update to make the buggy update usable on older hardware.Are you a Google Nexus 5 or Nexus 7 user running Android 5.0 Lollipop on your device? Do share your experience with us via the comments or tweet to us @toi_tech. You could also visit our Facebook page to discuss the issue.