As Android users around the world are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the 5.1st version of Google’s Android Lollipop OS, we have some new light shed on time schedules for the update’s release. According to Mr. Mo Versi, the Vice President of Product Management for HTC, a new critical Android Lollipop version will be rolling out in March that aims targets known bugs on the HTC One M7 GPE model. This statement also implies that HTC will be rolling out new Lollipop updates for more than just one specific model, with phones such as the HTC One M8 also obviously on the receiving list.
@JensEsbjerg It'll be tied to Google's next MR, which is in March. Thanks.
— Mo Versi (@moversi) February 18, 2015
As companies like HTC, Samsung or Motorola rarely release updates that aren’t already available for Google’s own phone line-up, the Nexus, it’s easy to assume Nexus users around the world will also be getting a new Android Lollipop version by the middle of March. This coincides with various other sources that are indicating the 5.1 version landing in March, with Android 5.2 to be expected later in April. HTC One M7 GPE (GPE stands for Google Play Edition) users have good reasons to look forward to this update, as it aims to fix the extremely annoying capacitive button’s light-bug, something numerous HTC users have been complaining about. Mr. Versi also mentioned that T-Mobile US users will be getting their hands on Android Lollipop for the HTC One M7 by the end of February. Roll-outs for such important updates are heavily influenced by carriers and regions, and while a lot of Asian and European users are already enjoying Android Lollipop on their HTC Ones, a great deal of Canadian and US users haven’t gotten their hands on the desirable candy-themed OTA yet.
AndroidGeeks reports that the 5.1 version of the software is already available to select users in Asia, mostly from India and the Philippines. This makes Mr. Versi’s announcement an incredibly credible one. Users using the 5.1 version of Android Lollipop have so far confirmed that the light-bug for the cap buttons is entirely gone, as are other less-obvious ones. Android Lollipop was generally well-received by HTC owners, however, the preliminary versions for the new OS did cause some problems with stability, battery life and the UI, which we are looking forward to seeing fixed.