The next step is to search for the Euclidean ROM from the SD card where the firmware was copied. Confirm to kick start the installation and watch as Android 7.1 Nougat begins to power your Nexus 5.

Android 7.0 Nougat is available to supported Nexus devices and is announced to arrive to a slew of more Android devices from HTC, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Sony and more.

In a sense, the Nexus 5 represented a real crossroads for Google, with the company starting to take software design and hardware ownership seriously.

I’ve found Google’s previous attempts to create a “pure Android” flagship smartphone uninspiring. Last year’s LG-built Nexus 4 didn’t support LTE, for example, and the previous year ...