Paranoid Android 5.1 has arrived. Photo: PA

The big Paranoid Android 5.1 update has arrived for those with Nexus-branded smartphones and tablets. Based on Android 5.1 Lollipop, the release brings lots of new features and improvements, including Wi-Fi calling on the Nexus 6, a brand new Theme Engine, and VoLTE on select devices.

LG’s Nexus 5 was a big hit. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google is reportedly working with Huawei on a brand new Nexus smartphone, but it may not be the only one we get this year. Recent rumors have suggested we could get two variants of Google’s device for 2015, and according to one report, LG is “considering” one of them.

Android Wear is set to get gesture controls with Google’s next update. Photo: Motorola

Google’s Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update is expected to arrive in the coming days, and it will be bringing gesture control and Wi-Fi support for Android Wear devices, one source claims.

Another Nexus built by LG? Yes please. Photo: LG

LG’s Nexus smartphones — the Nexus 4 and the Nexus 5 — were arguably two of the best Google devices to date. In fact, they were so good that Google has asked LG to build another one, according to a report from South Korea.

Two Nexus smartphones could be coming this year.

The Nexus 6 isn’t even half a year old yet, but already the rumor mill has begun turning its attention to its successor. Sources in China claim that Google has chosen a local manufacturer to build one variant of its next smartphone, and it seems Huawei best fits the bill.