A Google employee poses with Nexus 7
A Google employee poses with Nexus 7 tablets at a promotional event in Seoul September 27, 2012. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop woes do not seem to stop as a new bug affecting the SMS capabilities of Nexus devices surfaced. This time, the problem affects Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 handsets specifically preventing users from sending SMS messages across. Can Google remedy the piling complaints against its Lollipop update?

Many called the Android 5.0 Lollipop a "quantum leap" for Google finally bridging the gap between the design and interface of Android and iOS. Its Material Design has been widely praised prompting many users to want to upgrade as fast. However, despite the praises, the rollout of the Android OS update has hit more roadblocks than ever. According to Dutch site Myce, Google has confirmed that the SMS bug not only affects the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 but possibly Nexus 6 as well. NDTV reports another user with Moto X experiencing a similar problem with text messages. The issue, though, is limited to a number of carriers such Mobistar in Belgium, Vodafone in India and Vodafone in Netherlands.

Android 5.0 Lollipop users reported the bug on the Android Issue Tracker as "Cannot send SMS Vodafone NL." Specifically, people using the affected devices never saw their messages reach their recipients. Nonetheless, affected devices can still receive messages with only their outgoing information obstructed. Tweakers shared Google's response on the matter (translated): "We have discovered a software bug in Android 5.0 Lollipop which ensures that Vodafone customers cannot send text messages in the Netherlands. This bug affects the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, but the Nexus 6 as well."

Google has not provided the exact details about the origin of the bug. Nonetheless, people who wish to solve the SMS bug problem can downgrade their devices to Android 4.4.4 KitKat OS. Christian Today reported that the roll out of the Android 5.0 Lollipop to other devices may be halted if the problems continue. Google may have to find a way around it to avoid more complaints.