<s>
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
line	O
of	O
consumer	O
electronic	O
devices	O
that	O
run	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
managed	O
the	O
design	O
,	O
development	O
,	O
marketing	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
these	O
devices	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
development	O
and	O
all	O
manufacturing	O
were	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
partnering	O
with	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
(	O
OEMs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
main	O
smartphone	B-Application
products	O
,	O
the	O
line	O
also	O
included	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
streaming	B-Application
media	I-Application
players	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
started	O
out	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
and	O
reached	O
its	O
end	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
replaced	O
by	O
Google	B-Device
Pixel	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
in	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
line	O
were	O
considered	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
core	O
Android	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
contained	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
manufacturer	O
or	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
modifications	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
such	O
as	O
custom	O
user	O
interfaces	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
devices	O
sold	O
through	O
carriers	O
may	O
be	O
SIM	O
locked	O
,	O
had	O
some	O
extra	O
branding	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
have	O
received	O
software	O
updates	O
at	O
a	O
slower	O
pace	O
than	O
the	O
unlocked	O
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Save	O
for	O
some	O
carrier-specific	O
variants	O
,	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
were	O
often	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
to	O
receive	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
featured	O
an	O
unlockable	O
bootloader	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
further	O
development	O
and	O
end-user	O
modification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
were	O
originally	O
produced	O
in	O
small	O
quantities	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
intended	O
as	O
developer	B-Application
phones	I-Application
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
bloatware/modifications	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
while	O
providing	O
similar	O
performance	O
to	O
more	O
expensive	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
from	O
OEMs	O
gained	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
a	O
considerable	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
program	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
also	O
sold	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
editions	I-Application
of	O
OEM	O
devices	O
,	O
which	O
run	O
the	O
"	O
stock	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
without	O
the	O
OEM	O
nor	O
carrier	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OEMs	O
that	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
program	O
were	O
namely	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
Samsung	O
,	O
LG	O
,	O
Motorola	O
,	O
Huawei	O
and	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
lineup	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Pixel	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
similar	O
stock	B-Application
Android	I-Application
experience	O
but	O
sold	O
for	O
considerably	O
higher	O
prices	O
,	O
directly	O
competing	O
with	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
from	O
OEMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
close	O
a	O
door	O
completely	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
plan	O
right	O
now	O
to	O
do	O
more	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
HMD	O
Global	O
in	O
making	O
new	O
Nokia	O
phones	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
One	I-Application
program	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
considered	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
One	O
was	O
manufactured	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Nexus	B-Device
phone	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
Eclair	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
phone	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
Froyo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
further	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
Gingerbread	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
would	O
cease	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
One	O
,	O
whose	O
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
is	O
poor	O
at	O
rendering	O
the	O
new	O
2D	O
acceleration	O
engine	O
of	O
the	O
UI	O
in	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
S	O
and	O
newer	O
models	O
have	O
hardware	O
designed	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
new	O
rendering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
to	O
have	O
card	O
storage	O
expandability	O
(	O
SD	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
S	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
Gingerbread	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
it	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
,	O
with	O
most	O
variations	O
later	O
being	O
updatable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
's	O
support	O
was	O
ended	O
after	O
4.1	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
and	O
no	O
longer	O
receives	O
updates	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	O
Nexus	B-Device
,	O
again	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
(	O
GSM	O
version	O
,	O
US	O
version	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
)	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
support	O
was	O
ended	O
after	O
4.3	O
Jelly	B-Application
Bean	I-Application
and	O
no	O
longer	O
receives	O
updates	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
device	O
is	O
known	O
in	O
Brazil	O
as	O
Galaxy	O
X	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Nexus	B-Device
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
last	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
removable	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
LG	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	O
or	O
LG	O
Mako	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
LG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
that	O
used	O
Android	B-Application
4.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
update	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexus	B-Device
4	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
to	O
have	O
wireless	B-Application
charging	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2013	O
and	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
5.1	I-Application
as	O
of	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
4	O
has	O
the	O
following	O
characteristics	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
again	O
manufactured	O
by	O
LG	O
,	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
US$349	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
4.4	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
Nougat	O
update	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
officially	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5	O
has	O
the	O
following	O
characteristics	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
,	O
originally	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
(	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.1.1	O
Nougat	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
LG	O
originally	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
(	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
8.1.0	O
Oreo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
Google	B-Application
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
C	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
6P	O
is	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Huawei	O
originally	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
6.0	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
5X	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
Google	B-Application
devices	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pixel	B-Device
C	I-Device
tablet	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
at	O
its	O
I/O	B-Application
2012	I-Application
keynote	O
presentation	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	O
,	O
a	O
7-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
developed	O
with	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
run	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
supported	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
Android	B-Application
5.1.1	I-Application
Lollipop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
"	O
Breakfast	O
with	O
Sundar	O
Pichai	O
"	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
Pichai	O
introduced	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	O
,	O
again	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeping	O
with	O
Google	B-Device
Nexus	I-Device
tradition	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
simultaneously	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
4.3	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
at	O
select	O
retailers	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
store	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
stores	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Wireless	O
Charger	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
7	O
(	O
2013	O
)	O
will	O
not	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
Nougat	O
update	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
is	O
the	O
last	O
officially	O
supported	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
10	O
,	O
a	O
10.1-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Samsung	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
late	O
October	O
2012	O
by	O
the	O
Exif	O
data	O
of	O
photos	O
taken	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
executive	O
,	O
Vic	O
Gundotra	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
leaks	O
of	O
its	O
manual	O
and	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
series	O
of	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
leaked	O
photos	O
revealed	O
a	O
design	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Note	I-Device
10.1	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
10.1-inch	O
2560×1600	O
display	O
,	O
16	O
or	O
32GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
Android4.2	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dual-core	O
1.7GHz	O
Exynos	O
5	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus10	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
unveiled	O
officially	O
during	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
press	O
event	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
event	O
was	O
postponed	O
due	O
to	O
Hurricane	O
Sandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	O
is	O
an	O
8.9-inch	O
tablet	B-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Q	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
that	O
ran	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
integrated	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
to	O
sell	O
at	O
US$299	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
complaints	O
about	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
features	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Q	O
was	O
shelved	O
indefinitely	O
;	O
Google	B-Application
said	O
it	O
needed	O
time	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
product	O
"	O
even	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Q	O
was	O
unofficially	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Chromecast	B-Device
,	O
and	O
further	O
by	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
a	O
streaming	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
created	O
in	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
6	O
and	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
discontinued	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
would	O
not	O
receive	O
the	O
upcoming	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
Pie	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
security	O
updates	O
had	O
also	O
ended	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Nexus	B-Device
device	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
One	O
,	O
the	O
estate	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
author	O
Philip	O
K	O
.	O
Dick	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
One	O
name	O
capitalized	O
on	O
intellectual	O
property	O
from	O
Dick	O
's	O
1968	O
novel	O
Do	O
Androids	B-Application
Dream	O
of	O
Electric	O
Sheep	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
that	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
name	O
was	O
a	O
direct	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus-6	O
series	O
of	O
androids	B-Application
in	O
the	O
novel	O
.	O
</s>
