Official Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images was releases yesterday, the images included some new Apps and bug fixes to the official Lollipop version that was released by Google on Nov,3rd. One of these Apps is the Google Now Launcher.

We got the official final version of the Google Now Launcher version 1.1.1 with some minor bug fixes and support for Google Search 4.0 that comes integrated on the Lollipop. Note that, you'll need Google Search 4.0 to get the New Lollipop look.

Download the Google Now Launcher version 1.1.1 APK from the link below.

Google Now Launcher 1.1.1 [APK]

FINALLY! Google has started Rolling-out the Official Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for the Nexus family. Including the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013), Nexus 10. Google also releases the update to Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 with some minor bug fixes. You should get a Notification about a system update on your nexus device by now.

The Update is about 500 MB in size and packs all the Lollipop goodies you expected, from Apps to Material Design UI. The OTA update should hit your device in the upcoming hours.

If you don't want to wait, Google has released the Lollipop factory images for all the Nexus devices on its website so you can go a head a and flash official Lollipop Image to your Nexus device right now from this Page Here. Enjoy!

Google is expected to update its Nexus devices today (Nov,12th). Well, the updates isn't rolling-out yet, However, the official Google Nexus 7 (2012) WiFi Android 5.0 Lollipop Factory image [LRX21P] has just been leaked online.

If you happen to own a 2012 Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi only) variant, you're lucky, you can flash the image below to your device and you won't need to wait for the Lollipop OTA update. We might see all other devices factory images online pretty soon following by the OTA.

File name: nakasi-lrx21p-factory-93daa4d3.tgz

Version: LRX21P

MD5: e68948c23c918436680bd28fc6aaf983

Download Nexus 7 2012 WiFi Image [Google]

Waiting for the Lollipop update to hit your Android device, Here's something you can ready while reading. Google has put out an official Quick Start Guide for Android 5.0 Lollipop at the Google Play Store.

This book for prospective Android Lollipop users will be a boon to those not familiar with the ecosystem and the environment yet, although that should be a very small population. Still, it will be a good read for those wanting to see beforehand or at least before their Nexus 6 device arrives how Android 5.0 works.

This isn't the first time Google has published something like this you might be interested to know that Android 4.4 has a similar quick start guide published in different languages. This new one is only available in English at the moment.

Source

Although Google never revealed the exact date for the Android 5.0 rollout for the Nexus devices, unofficial sources had claimed that it should commence on November 3. In case you haven't noticed, it's November 6 today. So what happened to the update?

As it turns out, Google found some major bugs in the last developer preview of the Android 5.0 build, particularly one related to Wi-Fi, which drains the battery and makes the devices hotter.

Although Google has fixed the bug now (marked as "fixed" on bug report), the unofficial release date has been pushed back to November,12th roll-out after which you'll start seeing the rollout on Nexus devices, starting with Nexus 7.

Bug Report [Google code]