[silly question] Will nexus 5 get the final Android L? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This might be silly question, but i have been wondering if we will get the final Android L in fall. I am very new to this how this gets updated and so on, and i wondered if we will be left with only the testing version of Android L or we will get the final thing too in fall as official update to nexus 5?

nikssims said:
This might be silly question, but i have been wondering if we will get the final Android L in fall. I am very new to this how this gets updated and so on, and i wondered if we will be left with only the testing version of Android L or we will get the final thing too in fall as official update to nexus 5?
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Nexus devices usually get 18 months of updates after release, so yes.
Thread belongs in Q&A, not General.

The Nexus 5 will get the L update. Even ones after that
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No doubt! Wouldn't make much sense giving us a preview and then not giving us an update

Never fear...it will be here!

Of course, that's what the Nexus line of phones were meant for. That's what this OS was built and tested on by google engineers.
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The last major update for the Nexus 5 will most probably be the L release. Minor updates will happen like we had 4.4.1, 4.4.2 and such.

fonephanatic said:
No doubt! Wouldn't make much sense giving us a preview and then not giving us an update
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Hey that happened to me with ICS and my Xperia Play...
Just saying...

The Nexus 4 is still receiving updates isn't it? Question answered.
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Koragg618 said:
The last major update for the Nexus 5 will most probably be the L release. Minor updates will happen like we had 4.4.1, 4.4.2 and such.
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No, if L is 5.0, the Nexus 5 will at least get 5.1 as well. It won't be a question until 5.2, but the Nexus 5 will probably get that as well. Heck, we're pretty sure even the Nexus 4 will get L, and the N5 will get updates at least a year longer than the N4.

I see the same question by many Nexus 4 users. "Will we get an official Android L?"
I also think we (Nexus 5) will get an official Android 5.0 too.:silly:

And you really needed to open a new thread for that instead of asking in one of the countless L threads ? Hope the mods will clean up here soon.

MrMarques01 said:
And you really needed to open a new thread for that instead of asking in one of the countless L threads ? Hope the mods will clean up here soon.
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I'm seriously running out of popcorn reading the craziness from this L build.
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nikssims said:
This might be silly question, but i have been wondering if we will get the final Android L in fall. I am very new to this how this gets updated and so on, and i wondered if we will be left with only the testing version of Android L or we will get the final thing too in fall as official update to nexus 5?
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No, Nexus 5 would burst in Flames as soon as it's get the updates... i wont suggest doing that....

I think this thread has reached it's EOL. Your question has been answered in this thread and others multiple times.
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Features (a question)

My friend and I was having a discussion on the Nexus 5 against other smart phones in the current market, and we got on to the discussion on to its features that it has and what other phones don't. I know the nexus 5 was designed with Google in mind but as my friend mentioned I believe you can link your Google up with other phones as well? Or is this Nexus 5 feature? Or are do some features exist on the Nexus 5 that are not available on any other smart phone (android related) through a download?
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LordChristoff
LordChristoff said:
My friend and I was having a discussion on the Nexus 5 against other smart phones in the current market, and we got on to the discussion on to its features that it has and what other phones don't. I know the nexus 5 was designed with Google in mind but as my friend mentioned I believe you can link your Google up with other phones as well? Or is this Nexus 5 feature? Or are do some features exist on the Nexus 5 that are not available on any other smart phone (android related) through a download?
Cheers
LordChristoff
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the nexus 5 isnt a phone made for special features to try and sell it. its more or less a developers phone. i guess it has 2 "features" that other android phones dont have. first is hdr+(but other phones have hdr, hdr+ is just better). and the second one is the important one, one that all nexus phones come with that others do not, fastboot oem unlock.
simms22 said:
the nexus 5 isnt a phone made for special features to try and sell it. its more or less a developers phone. i guess it has 2 "features" that other android phones dont have. first is hdr+(but other phones have hdr, hdr+ is just better). and the second one is the important one, one that all nexus phones come with that others do not, fastboot oem unlock.
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I suppose we can also say Photsphere (although there are other versions of this) and GEL (Even though GPE devices get this).
You also get Android system updates instantly.
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You also get Android system updates instantly.
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Yes and no. Not necessarily for root users. We do see commits fixing bugs in AOSP before a Nexus gets a release. So sure, we get the quickest full releases of official updates but some stuff, aosp users on all devices will get before standard n5 users.
I didn't realise this until recently. There was a bug with the window manager on stock where floating windows would not float over other windows. I moved to aosp to get the fix as i was sick of waiting.
Nexus mainly only gets full version releases 4.4.1, 4.4.2 etc but AOSP gets commits that don't increment the version. One benefit of OEM can be as they release fixes for their crappy frameworks, they can also pull fixes from google whilst we're waiting for a new version
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so, it sounds like, most of these "features" of the nexus 5 are more like the benefits of owning a nexus 5
simms22 said:
so, it sounds like, most of these "features" of the nexus 5 are more like the benefits of owning a nexus 5
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Pretty much i guess
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Android Lollipop Release Date

Android Lollipop coming on the 17th of this month according to the Android Developers Google+ page. Possible release of the Nexus 6 and 9 also. 2 DAYS!!!!
Well, Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 devices have to came with Android Lollipop , I wonder when Nexus 5 line of device is going to get updates ?
It won't by then, I was talking about the SDK. I am not quite sure, I've heared the 1st of November and 3rd of November but I gotta hope not.
Well i cannot wait till it gets ported to the S3 mini haha By the way, do you think the rom size would increase/decrease?
dolphinman310 said:
Well i cannot wait till it gets ported to the S3 mini haha By the way, do you think the rom size would increase/decrease?
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A definite increase with how many new features etc

How long until average CM users get Android L?

Hello, I was wonder if anybody had a estimated guess on to when CM 11 would get Android L. I'm planning on buying a Nexus soon, but I'm waiting for the X to come out. Sorry if asking in the wrong place.
ErraticFox said:
Hello, I was wonder if anybody had a estimated guess on to when CM 11 would get Android L. I'm planning on buying a Nexus soon, but I'm waiting for the X to come out. Sorry if asking in the wrong place.
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I'd hold my breath. They usually wait a little after the initial source comes out. On a nexus you may get it fast, but since we just figured out L will be called "Lollipop", it may be a bit for cm to make some type to stable build with all the new stuff in L.
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Guess on how long it will take for a 5.0 rom once AOSP is released?

This is obviously a difficult question to answer since it's all speculation but I am needing to decide between sticking with my Nexus 5 and getting the Android 5.0 update on November 3rd or ordering the OnePlus One that I preordered on Monday. I think 5.0 is kind of a game changer and I don't want to be rocking 4.4.4 until possibly February waiting for Cyanogenmod to push out 5.0.
So what I'm wondering is about how long it is expected to take for a decent 5.0 rom for the One to come out once AOSP drops? I have had Nexus phones since the Galaxy Nexus so I'm not used to having to think about these kinds of things, haha.
paulr24 said:
This is obviously a difficult question to answer since it's all speculation but I am needing to decide between sticking with my Nexus 5 and getting the Android 5.0 update on November 3rd or ordering the OnePlus One that I preordered on Monday. I think 5.0 is kind of a game changer and I don't want to be rocking 4.4.4 until possibly February waiting for Cyanogenmod to push out 5.0.
So what I'm wondering is about how long it is expected to take for a decent 5.0 rom for the One to come out once AOSP drops? I have had Nexus phones since the Galaxy Nexus so I'm not used to having to think about these kinds of things, haha.
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Official CM11S confirmed to be released 90 days after release. I don't know the first CM nightlies, which may be unusable because of bugs will maybe start 1.5 or 2 months after release. AOSP port should be there noticeably sooner Maybe we'll even see the dev preview ported before the release
5-6 days for the nightlies for the first alpha versions.
It's kinda like asking how long a piece of string is. Nobody can answer this question for sure.
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Within 3 months of release for 11S but for sources who knows they will need all the updated drivers etc from the manufacturers and such.
Thanks guys, I somehow forgot about CM alpha builds, nightlies, etc. It's been a while since I was a CM flash-a-holic I guess, haha. I'm totally fine with flashing somewhat unstable builds though, so I went ahead and pre-ordered the One. Now I have a 4-6 week wait anyway so maybe we'll have a usable 5.0 build by then.

[discussion] android M developer preview to our nexus 5...

Does Google will push android M developer preview to our nexus 5 or just like the last year... They push android L to nexus 5 with no nexus 4 preview...
I wish they don't do that because I really want to test it the 1st line of people...
A totally inadequate thread
I'm not really even sure what the point of the dev previews were. I thought it was put out there for testing and data collection purposes to make the Lollipop launch as successful as possible. Somehow though not only was it still bug ridden but the device it was tested for probably had the most issues right out of the gate. It felt like instead of going from a Beta to a Stable the Nexus 5 users went from an Alpha to a Beta.
Don't want to be a guinea pig? Don't flash previews.
beekay201 said:
Don't want to be a guinea pig? Don't flash previews.
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Android=new amazing things every update...
I don't care if the M gave some bugs...
I can live with it ?
Just buy a Nexus 6 to get the latest
dicecuber said:
Just buy a Nexus 6 to get the latest
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That's a point...
I don't like so huge screens in phones ?

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