Updated: Is Android 5.1 coming to Nexus devices any moment now?

Update: Last week came and went with no hint of Android 5.1 for Nexus devices, despite what Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii said.

Now Russakovskii has updated his forecast to predict that the Lollipop update will arrive this week instead, saying it's "so close, [he] can almost smell it."

He cites multiple tenuous clues, including update pages on T-Mobile's and Google's websites, and speculates that Google might have adjusted the timing thanks to Apple's Watch event today.

What seems more likely is that there was some issue with Android 5.1 that required it to be delayed - or that it was never coming out last week to begin with.

Either way, Nexus users should keep an eye out as this week continues.

Original story below…

Android 5.1 is a much-anticipated update to Android 5.0 Lollipop, and according to one source it could arrive as soon as Friday.

The incremental Android update is expected to fix some of Lollipop's biggest problems, including bugs related to settings and UI, plus general performance improvements.

Last year we heard that 5.1 might arrive in February, but with the month come and gone and most Android phones still on 5.0 or below we're expecting to see it in March.

That's now backed up by Artem Russakovskii, the founder of Android news site Android Police, who posted on Google+ that a "solid" source says the update will arrive on Google Nexus phones this week.

Well, the week is almost over, so we'll know soon whether that source was correct.

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