Google Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

|

Last year Google started rolling out Lollipop updates for its Nexus devices. Nexus 7 and Nexus 5 users have reported that their devices have bricked after the updation has been done.

Google Nexus 5 And Google Nexus 7 In Pictures

Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

The matter remains unknown that whch Lollipop upgrade is actually causing the problem. But the users claim that their devices have gone haywire and stopped working after it was updated to Android 5.0.2.

Recommended: Top 15 Best Smartphones for College Students Under Rs 15,000

The Google Nexus 7 is always reprted to be one of the most commonly affected devices as far as WiFi is concerned.

Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

Despite the fact that a lot of users have complained regarding the same in forums but Google and Asus seem to be doing nothing about it.

Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

While some users are hopeful that Asus is ready to help and will fix the devices out of warranty on the other hand Google shows no interest at all.

Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

The real cause of the problem still remains unknown but the problem might be with the phone's internal hardware.

Recommended: 10 Google Chrome Apps You Must Checkout

Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

For the Nexus 5, users have reported that the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update caused the issue. The number of users reporting this is less and it is again possible that the hardware is causing the problem.

Nexus 7, Nexus 5 Users Report 'Bricked' Device After Lollipop Update

Google started rolling out the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop for its Nexus series of devices - the Nexus 6, Nexus 7 2012 Wi-Fi, Nexus 9, Nexus 10, and Nexus 5 - in March. As of now, no other Nexus users have reported the bricking issue apart from these two Nexus models.

Best Mobiles in India

Best Phones

Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Yes No
Settings X
X