Remember the Nexus Player? We won’t fault you if you don’t. To many, Google’s first entry into the digital media player space is an exercise in futility, with similarly-prices competitors sporting stronger specs and better UIs. Like many Nexus devices, the Player hasn’t quite made the splash Google (and Asus) might have intended, but how many Nexus devices go mainstream, anyway? The closest we’ve really come to that is the Nexus 6 and (maybe) the (subjectively superior) Nexus 5.
But now, the Nexus Player is also the first device to receive the Android 5.1.1 update. Yes, what is arguably the least-used of all Nexus devices (we’ve got our eye on you, Nexus 10) is now leading the pack in software updates. The now-passé Android 5.1 has been rolling out to a handful of devices over the past number of weeks, but now that progress has been torn asunder by proof that there is more to be had from Lollipop than mere single-decimal nomenclature.
Specifics surrounding the features of the download are scant at present, which might be further evidence that no one really owns the Nexus Player, but we’re going to go out on a limb and assume 5.1.1 consists of a handful of refinement tweaks to 5.1, but please don’t hold our feet to the fire in the event we are totally wrong and it represents the biggest Android update since Donut.
Incidentally, slower sales often result in more tantalizing offers for consumers, and it appears Amazon is selling the Nexus Player for $78.72 instead of the MSRP of $99. So if you’ve been on the fence about purchasing the underpowered media box, we’re practically in the same territory as the cost of two Chromecasts now.
Factory images are now available and ready for you to install, so get to it.
And seriously, call this an informal poll: Who owns a Nexus Player and are you glad you do? I worry the Player will go down in history as besmirched yet beloved as the Pontiac Aztek. But at least Walter White drove the Aztek.
Source: Google Developers
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