Popular Google-branded Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 smartphones on Sprint and T-Mobile will begin receiving Android 5.0.1 Lollipop starting Monday, according to support documents from both carriers.

The third-largest carrier in the United States, Sprint, has a Nexus 5 update penned in for a Dec. 15 (Monday) release date. Although the update is described as "Miscellaneous Android Updates," the firmware build of LRXC22 gives it away as Android 5.0.1, which had its AOSP release earlier in December.

T-Mobile's software update pages for both the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 clarify a bit more.

"Beginning December 15, the Google Nexus 5 received a mandatory software update to Android version 5.0.1 / LRX22C available via Over-the-Air (OTA) and pull down over Wi-Fi only," the carrier states. "This update will be available over cellular network at a later date and provides features and improvements."

The page for the Google Nexus 6 reads exactly the same. Both carriers will rollout the new firmware over the air in batches, meaning some will get it before others.

T-Mobile lists "software stability" as the improvements in the build, which makes a lot of sense considering the buggy launch of Android 5.0.

Although widely praised across the board, Android 5.0 Lollipop created some headaches for a number of users, particularly those with a Nexus 7 tablet. Google intended to fix most of the bugs with Android 5.0.1, but it looks like there are still some issues.

According to posts in Google's product forums, users are complaining of Wi-Fi connectivity problems, Bluetooth problems and a host of other issues. One Nexus 7 owner's screen rotation bug seems to be so annoying he's actually thinking of switching away from Android.

"Google is really botching it on these updates. Any ideas? I am serious thinking of moving to Apple. I have almost had it with Google," writes Ben562.

Granted, these bugs don't plague every Nexus running Android 5.0.1, and they seem to be along the usual lines of what to expect from a new software update (a quick restart seems to solve many of the problems). Still, bear in mind that updating to Android 5.0.1 could come with its own risks. If you do run into some problems, GottaBeMobile has a pretty helpful article on some potential fixes.

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