Android Mascots At The Google I/O Developers Conference
Android mascots are lined up in the demonstration area at the Google I/O Developers Conference in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, May 10, 2011. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach

Several new features are now available to Nexus devices via Android 5.0 Lollipop but the new software version also contained major bugs severing major functions including Wi-Fi connection stability and video playback. Know the list of reported bugs, issues and problems with Android 5.0 update and possible solutions to resolve them.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Bugs And Issues Reported By Users Of Nexus And Other Devices

Users who upgraded devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop have complained about several issues including the instability of Wi-Fi connection on LG Nexus 5. Others have difficulties on the video playback after upgrading the ASUS Nexus 2013 tablets. Here is the list of bugs, issues and problems on Android 5.0 Lollipop with possible ways to resolve them:

1. Common Wi-Fi connection instability among users of the LG Nexus 5 smartphone and HTC Nexus 9 tablet. Some users are also having hard time connecting to Wi-Fi networks located at work. No specific solution is available and users will need to wait for a software update.

2. ASUS Nexus 7 2013 upgrade to Android 5.0 suffers video playback on the default video player and YouTube apps. It also affects the opening of YouTube via Chrome browser. Clearing the cache of YouTube in the Settings Menu and reboot can temporarily fix the problem.

3. Android 5.0 Over the Air update sometimes freezes and does nothing to the device. Some users have experienced this issue and one possible solution is installing the new software by flashing the factory image.

4. Using the flashlight toggle can cause the camera app or the flashlight to become unusable. Restarting the device will restore functionality of the camera app and flashlight toggle.

5. App Switcher that shows card stack of apps can cause sluggish performance or show cards at random. Clearing the list won't fix the problem on certain cases and users are forced to swipe till all random cards go away.

Third-party problems have been found as well on Android 5.0 Lollipop reported by ExpertReviews on BBC iPlayer with the lack of high quality streaming and downloading of contents at this time and unrecognised status of Amazon Prime Instant Video on Android 5.0 devices. For other lists of issues such as broken OTA on modified devices and battery bug, visit AndroidPit for details.