Google Nexus is a line of mobile devices co-developed by Google and several original equipment manufacturer partners, that run the Android operating system.
Devices in the Nexus series do not have manufacturer or wireless carrier modifications to Android, and have an unlockable bootloaderto allow further development and end-user modification. Nexus devices are the first Android devices to receive updates to the operating system.
The Galaxy Nexus is one of the few smartphones recommended by the Android Open Source Project for Android software development.As of October 2013, the latest devices in the series are the Nexus 5 phone by Google and LG, and the second-generation Nexus 7 tablet computer by Google and Asus.