<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
player	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Intel	O
and	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
media	O
player	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Nexus	B-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
consumer	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
5.0	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Lollipop	B-Application
"	O
)	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
to	O
employ	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
player	I-Device
supports	O
Google	B-Application
Cast	O
,	O
the	O
feature	O
for	O
selecting	O
and	O
controlling	O
media	O
playback	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
that	O
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
by	O
Chromecast	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
product	O
support	O
ended	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
for	O
$99	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
retail	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
discontinued	O
direct	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
was	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Assistant	O
feature	O
through	O
the	O
monthly	O
security	O
update	O
.	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
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
Pie	I-Application
and	O
that	O
security	O
updates	O
had	O
also	O
ended	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
Headlines	O
reported	O
that	O
some	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
were	O
facing	O
an	O
issue	O
where	O
they	O
became	O
inoperable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
1.8GHz	O
quad-core	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
Z3560	O
processor	O
with	O
1GB	O
of	O
LPDDR3	O
RAM	O
and	O
8GB	O
of	O
internal	O
eMMC	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
remote	O
control	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
direction	O
pad	O
&	O
middle	O
enter	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
back	O
,	O
home	O
and	O
play/pause	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
activate	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Search	O
application	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
content	O
by	O
speaking	O
through	O
the	O
remote	O
's	O
built-in	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
any	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
Wear	B-Application
OS	I-Application
counterpart	O
to	O
allow	O
remote	O
input	O
from	O
compatible	O
smartwatches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
allows	O
consumers	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
HDTV	B-Device
set	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
,	O
watch	O
video	O
originating	O
from	O
Internet	O
services	O
or	O
a	O
local	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
games	O
(	O
Emulators	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
Games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
can	O
be	O
paired	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
gaming	O
controllers	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
interface	O
/	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
,	O
playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
all	O
features	O
and	O
streaming	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Chromecast	B-Device
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
access	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
store	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
to	O
rent	O
/	O
buy	O
movies	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
and	O
stream	O
play	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
initial	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
Store	O
because	O
it	O
had	O
not	O
passed	O
FCC	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
