A bug, now fixed, that caused unexpected battery drain in some Android smartphones, reportedly delayed some over-the-air rollouts of a developer build of Android 5.0 (Lollipop).

Google wouldn’t comment officially on reports of the bug or its fix, or on a release timeline. However, a source told Computerworld today that Google had earlier noted that its Nexus devices running Android would get the final, public release of Lollipop sometime in November. That timeframe remains in place.

Several reports, including one from ZDNet, said the Lollipop rollout was due to take place this past Monday. That date has now been pushed back to Nov. 12, with the delay apparently stemming from fixes to the power-sapping bug, ZDNet said.

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