Android 5.1.1 Lollipop will be released soon.

The co-founder of "Android Police" blog, Artem Russakovskii posted on his Google+ account the following text:

"I'm told that Android 5.1.1 for both Android phones/tablets/etc and Wear will be released "in the coming days" (perhaps later this week or next week). Android Wear update may be released together or separately sometime after the main 5.1.1.
I'm guessing Google may be just waiting for 5.1.1 to update N9, N4, and N7 2013.
You should expect that gesture control and Wi-Fi in Wear 5.1, as previously rumored.". Russakovskii refers to the Nexus 9 Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 (2013), which have not yet been updated to version 5.1 of Android Lollipop, everything seems to point that they will directly receive the update to this new Android version.

Regarding "gesture control", Android 5.1.1 could bring support for Android Wear to move through notifications using our wrists, not with both hands (a simple, but very welcome addition to the system).

Typically, smartwatches with Android Wear depend on communication with a smartphone connected via Bluetooth, but most of these devices come with a pre-installed Wi-Fi chip which has remained inactive so far. This Wi-Fi system apparently will be activated once Android 5.1.1 Lollipop arrives.
Another addition we all expect it to appear in the new build is a definitive solution to the notorious memory leak problem. In a few days we will review all the improvements this new Android Lollipop update brings, once it's delivered to Nexus devices.

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Google upgrades Android KitKat to 4.4.3

Android 4.3.3 KitKat

Google have just released Android 4.4.3 KitKat for the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) as well as stock ROM images for selected models of the Nexus family.
Probably the last two Nexus 7 models, the Nexus 10, and the Nexus 4 and 5 are all supported.

If you are a Nexus user and know how to flash the firmware, you can do it by yourself. Or you can wait for an OTA update from your carrier.

So, is Android 4.4.3 KitKat a major update with a lot of changes? Definitely no, it looks like it's a maintenance release full of minor bug fixes, with a renewed Dialer and People Apps.

Android 4.4.3 also brings a new Dialer and People apps.

It's good to see Google fixing small bugs and polishing android, but we expect much bigger news from Google I/O in the next months.

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LG Smartphone leaked images may give evidence of Nexus 5 and Optimus G2

Some pictures of an unannounced LG smartphone were published by Evleaks, and while the device looks more like a possible Optimus G2, it may suggest what you should expect from LG with the Nexus 5. 
New reports claim that LG is working in conjunction with Google to produce a second Nexus-branded smartphone. LG previously partnered with Google and released the Nexus 4. It is important to remember that LG used the Optimus G as a basis for the development of Nexus 4

It was expected the Nexus 5 to be released the same time Google’s launch of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, but Google has reported this launch to be delayed.

The Nexus 5 launch also was expected at Google I/O which will take place in San Francisco from May 15th to May 17th, but new reports contradict this version. Google will instead reportedly show off an updated Nexus 4 with both CDMA and LTE network support and compatible with Sprint and Verizon. The updated Nexus 4 will also be equipped with 32GB of internal storage instead of 8 and 16GB.

So this Nexus 5 LG Smartphone could be unveiled next year?, we hope so.

These are the pictures from Evleaks:

Source: @Evleaks

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