All Nexus devices featured an unlockable bootloader to allow further development and end-user modification. Save for some carrier-specific variants, Nexus devices were often among the first Android devices to receive updates to the operating system. They contained little to no manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications to Android (such as custom user interfaces ), although devices sold through carriers may be SIM locked, had some extra branding, and may have received software updates at a slower pace than the unlocked variant. Alongside the main smartphone products, the line also included tablet computers and streaming media players the Nexus started out in January 2010 and reached its end in October 2016, replaced by Google Pixel.ĭevices in the Nexus line were considered Google's core Android products. Google managed the design, development, marketing, and support of these devices, but some development and all manufacturing were carried out by partnering with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Google Nexus is a discontinued line of consumer electronic devices that run the Android operating system.

Smartphones, tablets, digital media players

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