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It'll be a bummer not using latest android for the first time in many years (HTC G2 -> Nexus 4 -> Nexus 5), but I really can't imagine anything compelling me to

It'll be a bummer not using latest android for the first time in many years (HTC G2 -> Nexus 4 -> Nexus 5), but I really can't imagine anything compelling me to pay hundreds of dollars for a new phone for a couple more years. The Nexus 5 has been practically the perfect phone for me.

criley2 10y ago
It's extremely unlikely that the N5 won't get Android 7 through the dedicated efforts of some XDA folks. If you want to save a couple hundred dollars, then maybe it's time to learn about a custom recovery and loading the 7.0 rom yourself! I don't think the factory images are even out yet, so it'll take a bit for them to get a nice stable AOSP+gapps package for you
- simcop2387 10y ago
  That's my plan for 7 on my 5. I was hoping CopperheadOS would support it but it looks like they're dropping the 5 too (based on quick google search).
wastedhours 10y ago
I'd agree - however after nearly 3 years the speakers on my N5 are nigh on unusable (phonecalls are only really possible with a headset or loudspeaker), the power cable refuses to stay put and tries to make a break for it every 5 minutes, and there's still an annoying bug where the screen is flaky/unresponsive when it is finally plugged in. Not sad about missing out on Nougat at the moment, but the sheer number of N5s I see in the wild it's annoying that a popular phone is being left behind.
- gpderetta 10y ago
  Same problem, except that my loudspeaker is also busted. Headphones only right now. The damage is possibly my fault as I opened the phone to change the battery (which died in two years), but the lack of an user accessible battery and it's poor battery life are a problem.
- desas 10y ago
  I have the exact same issues with my N5. I think I'll have to get myself a headset rather than shouting down the speaker phone. I'll feel sad not to be on the leading edge for the first time in years (had Nexus 4 before)
- devicenull 10y ago
  Do you have the fun issues where the power button sticks, resulting in an endless boot loop? I've resorted to percussive maintenance, which oddly fixes the problem for months at a time.
  - thaumasiotes 10y ago
    I had that issue. When I tried whacking the phone to unstick the power button, it instead entered a state where it can't mount its internal storage and just stays in the (same) booting animation indefinitely because it can't boot. I don't view this as an improvement.

criley2 10y ago

It's extremely unlikely that the N5 won't get Android 7 through the dedicated efforts of some XDA folks. If you want to save a couple hundred dollars, then maybe it's time to learn about a custom recovery and loading the 7.0 rom yourself! I don't think the factory images are even out yet, so it'll take a bit for them to get a nice stable AOSP+gapps package for you

simcop2387 10y ago
That's my plan for 7 on my 5. I was hoping CopperheadOS would support it but it looks like they're dropping the 5 too (based on quick google search).

wastedhours 10y ago

I'd agree - however after nearly 3 years the speakers on my N5 are nigh on unusable (phonecalls are only really possible with a headset or loudspeaker), the power cable refuses to stay put and tries to make a break for it every 5 minutes, and there's still an annoying bug where the screen is flaky/unresponsive when it is finally plugged in. Not sad about missing out on Nougat at the moment, but the sheer number of N5s I see in the wild it's annoying that a popular phone is being left behind.

gpderetta 10y ago
Same problem, except that my loudspeaker is also busted. Headphones only right now. The damage is possibly my fault as I opened the phone to change the battery (which died in two years), but the lack of an user accessible battery and it's poor battery life are a problem.
desas 10y ago
I have the exact same issues with my N5. I think I'll have to get myself a headset rather than shouting down the speaker phone. I'll feel sad not to be on the leading edge for the first time in years (had Nexus 4 before)
devicenull 10y ago
Do you have the fun issues where the power button sticks, resulting in an endless boot loop? I've resorted to percussive maintenance, which oddly fixes the problem for months at a time.
- thaumasiotes 10y ago
  I had that issue. When I tried whacking the phone to unstick the power button, it instead entered a state where it can't mount its internal storage and just stays in the (same) booting animation indefinitely because it can't boot. I don't view this as an improvement.