As the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system continues to rollout to various devices, users are also talking about the next Android 5.2 Lollipop as well as the Android M.
Rumors reportedly began circulating about the development of the Android 5.2 Lollipop after a Geekbench test on the Nexus 5 was spotted being powered by the Android 5.2, according to Phone Arena.
Android Pit wrote that there are questions on whether the Android 5.2 and the Android M are one and the same. It was already announced that Android M will be detailed on May 28 to 29, 2015 at the 2015 Google I/O. The Android M preview model was initially intended as an introduction for developers only. The preview version will most likely become available for the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6, with more Nexus devices to follow afterwards. Hence, it does not immediately mean that Android 5.2 and Android M are the same. Android M might actually be Android 6.0 or Android 5.3.
Android Pit also revealed that Android 5.2 is expected to roll out in the following months. It will also likely be available on Nexus and Motorola devices first. Android 5.1 successfully fixed various problems but also came with some of its own. The Nexus 5 is said to suffer from a memory leak, which causes slow performance. Android 5.2 is expected to fix the issue.
Droidmen added that the Android 5.2 Lollipop will focus on boosting battery performance as well as applying improvements to memory management. Although the battery reportedly works properly after tweaking the current Android 5.0 Lollipop, the update will further boost performance.
International Business Times featured that the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) development is limited to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop at present, so the new Android 5.2 update might introduce a major bug fix or big feature. Overall, Google is certainly working on the next Android update which is expected to be better in fixing bugs than its predecessors.
Despite the previous spotting of the Nexus 5 running on the Android 5.2 in February 2015, the quick move to the new version reportedly raised doubts so the rumor might actually turn out to be false. Android Origin previously wrote why the February spotting of Android 5.2 was most likely fake. While Google is conducting internal tests on the new update for Nexus 5, it was questionable how the company would use public benchmarking software to test it. It might only be a way to cover its true activities.