Google Nexus was Google's line of flagship Android phones, tablets, and accessories. Launched January 5, 2010; shut down October 4, 2016 — it lived 6 years. One of 21 Google products killed in 2016. Google Nexus is a discontinued line of consumer electronic mobile devices that ran a stock version of the Android operating system. 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). Wiki link Data: Killed by Google (killedbygoogle.com, MIT).