Looking to install Android 7 for Nexus 5? Google�s Nexus 5 unfortunately doesn�t get the official Android 7.0 Nougat update. However, we keep bringing you feature-rich custom ROMs to upgrade your devices to the latest versions of Android, whether they are eligible for the update or not. Today, it�s the Euclidean Android 7.0 Nougat custom ROM for Nexus 5. The best things?


This ROM doesn�t only bring you to the latest Android 7.0 Nougat, but also offers some exclusive Pixel features right on your Nexus 5.

Euclidean Android 7.0 Nougat

• Qualcomm LLVM Compiler 3.8
• Google Nexus Sounds
• Bionic Optimizations
• Busybox
• GApps included (removed stock ones)
• Dark Material theme
• Phonograph Music Player
• Battery LED Notifications
• Ambient Display
• Advanced Power Menu Options
• DSP Manager
• Night Mode & NavBar Tunner
• Auto-brightness on quicksettings
• Button wake
• Music control (long press buttons to switch tracks while screen off)
• Match volume controls rotation
• SnapDragon camera
• OMS Support
• Custom battery styles
• Google Pixel Launcher
• Pixel Wallpapers
• Google Assistant
• Double-tap to sleep on status-bar
• Google Pixel Dialer
• Pixel NavBar
• Google Pixel BootAnimation
• biQuads � Qualcomm�s Audio Codec

• Download and install USB drivers for Nexus 5 in your computer.

• Enable USB debugging option by pressing Menu > Settings > Applications. Navigate and tap on Developer Options to ensure that USB Debugging is enabled.

• Your Nexus 5 should be rooted

• Make sure that TWRP or CWM is installed.

• Ensure that your Nexus 5 carries more than 70% of charge.

How to install Euclidean Android 7 custom ROM

• Connect your Nexus 5 to your PC using USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the SD card of your device.
• Disconnect your Nexus 5 and power it off.
• Now boot it into the recovery mode: press and hold Volume Up, Home and the Power buttons simultaneously. Use Volume keys to highlight and Power button to select.
• From menu, select BOOTLOADER > RECOVERY.
• In the TWRP/CWM settings menu, clear phone memory: go to Wipe > Factory Reset.
• Return to settings and tap Install and locate the Euclidean firmware zip file from the phone memory.
• Confirm the installation process.
• Your phone will now install the Android 7.0 Nougat custom ROM.
• When you receive the Successful message, you can restart your device.

Downloads

How to install Android O Dev Preview on Nexus 6P:

1. Download the Android O image for Nexus 6P below, then unzip it to a safe directory.
2. Connect your device to your computer over USB.
3. Start the device in fastboot mode with one of the following methods:
   • Using the adb tool: With the device powered on, execute:
     adb reboot bootloader
   • Using a key combo: Turn the device off, then turn it on and immediately hold down the relevant key combination for your device. For example, to put a Nexus 5 ("hammerhead") into fastboot mode, press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power as the device begins booting up.
4. If necessary, unlock the devices bootloader using one of the following methods:
   • If you are updating a Nexus 6P or Nexus 6P device using the hammerhead or angler builds, update your fastboot tool to the latest available version (>=23.0.1), and then run this command:
     fastboot flashing unlock
   • If you are updating an older device, run this command:
     fastboot oem unlock
   
   
   The target device will show you a confirmation screen. (This erases all data on the target device.)
5. Open a terminal and navigate to the unzipped Android O image for Nexus 6P.
6. Execute the flash-all script. This script installs the necessary bootloader, baseband firmware(s), and operating system.

How to Lock bootloader 

1. Start the device in fastboot mode again, as described above.
2. Execute: 

   fastboot flashing lock
   

   or, for older devices, run

   fastboot oem lock
   

Downloads

How to install Android O Dev Preview on Pixel C:

1. Download the Android O image for Pixel C below, then unzip it to a safe directory.
2. Connect your device to your computer over USB.
3. Start the device in fastboot mode with one of the following methods:
   • Using the adb tool: With the device powered on, execute:
     adb reboot bootloader
   • Using a key combo: Turn the device off, then turn it on and immediately hold down the relevant key combination for your device. For example, to put a Nexus 5 ("hammerhead") into fastboot mode, press and hold Volume Up + Volume Down + Power as the device begins booting up.
4. If necessary, unlock the devices bootloader using one of the following methods:
   • If you are updating a Pixel C or Pixel C device using the hammerhead or angler builds, update your fastboot tool to the latest available version (>=23.0.1), and then run this command:
     fastboot flashing unlock
   • If you are updating an older device, run this command:
     fastboot oem unlock
   
   
   The target device will show you a confirmation screen. (This erases all data on the target device.)
5. Open a terminal and navigate to the unzipped Android O image for Pixel C.
6. Execute the flash-all script. This script installs the necessary bootloader, baseband firmware(s), and operating system.

How to Lock bootloader 

1. Start the device in fastboot mode again, as described above.
2. Execute: 

   fastboot flashing lock
   

   or, for older devices, run

   fastboot oem lock
   

Stock Wallpapers are always the best and with Google, it has always been about being minimalistic when it comes to the Nexus phones. And as we can expect Nexus 2016 wallpapers are out and they are as expected up to the mark reaching expectations.


Google is not just limited to these static wallpapers; they are also working on Live wallpapers which will be unveiled soon. Google is also polishing the launcher for upcoming Android 7.0 with new features and better design. Overall many new features and goodies will be disclosed on the release of Nexus 2016 devices.

So, if like me, you cannot wait for the new Nexus handsets to arrive, grab the wallpapers to tide you over the next month or so.


You can download all the wallpapers at once from here 

The standard way to get the N preview on your Nexus device (Nexus 9, 5X, 6, 6P, Nexus Player and Pixel C) is to enrol in the Android Beta programme, which you can sign up for at this URL:

https://www.google.com/android/beta

Once logged in you can enrol or unenrol your compatible Nexus devices into the Beta channel and you will receive OTA updates, starting with the current N build being applied over your existing Marshmallow build.

Sadly for the Nexus 9, OTA support was dropped due to various issues applying the firmware on devices. However, the factory images are still available for those that still want to try it.

The released factory images are located here:

https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Preview build factory images are located here:

http://developer.android.com/preview/download.html

Once downloaded, unpack the tgz image so you can see the individual files, including the flash-all.bat

As always when installing factory images on Nexus devices, you need to do a little preparation:

1. Ensure you have installed adb and fastboot onto your machine. For Windows, the easiest way is likely to download and install the latest ADB Installer from XDA.

2. Ensure your device is in Developer mode (by repeatedly clicking on the Build number in Settings / About) and then enable USB Debugging inside Developer options.

3. Unlock the bootloader of your device.

To unlock the bootloader you need to attach a USB cable to the device while it is on, reboot into the bootloader and then perform an unlock:

Once the bootloader is unlocked, you can flash whatever you like onto the device.

When in the bootloader, in theory all you need to do is to execute the batch file contained within the firmware archive:

The process should be automatic from this point.

When I executed the batch file, the bootloader was reflashed, but I got an error message:

The batch file executes the following commands:

It was the last command that caused me issues - updating via the zip file.

Rather than updating in this manner, I had to extract the zip file, which contained the following firmware images:

The issue was resolved by simply flashing each of the images manually: