14 DAY TRIAL // The Nexus 5 won't be getting any Android 7.0 Nougat official updates since it's older than the one-year-and-eight-months cycle that Google has enforced for releasing major updates for its Nexus and Pixel devices.
However, there are other means to get Android 7.0 Nougat on the Nexus 5, as well as other smartphones and tablets, though you will have to root your device.
If you don't have anything against that, you'll be pleased to know that the fine folks at Cyanogen have just released CyanogenMod 14.1 nightlies for the Nexus 5 and a few other Android devices.
The CyanogenMod 14.1 nightlies are based on Android 7.1 Nougat, the newest version of Android released by Google.
Along with the Nexus 5, a few other smartphones like Motorola Moto X Pure Edition (2015), Oppo R5 and R5s, Oppo R7 Plus, and Nextbit Robin have received similar nightlies that can upgrade them to Android 7.1 Nougat.
Also, those who own the LG G Pad 7 LTE can download CyanogenMod 14.1 builds on their tablets starting this week.
According to some reports, though, the CyanogenMod 14.1 nightly build for the Moto X Pure Edition (2015) isn't stable enough, as many users have experienced kernel errors and various camera issues.
We're expecting a new wave of CyanogenMod 14.1 nightlies to hit several other smartphones and tablets in the coming weeks.
If your phone is not on the list of devices mentioned above or among those that already received Android 7.1 Nougat updates, you might want to check Cyanogen's site for their upcoming releases.
Until then, those of you who still own very old smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S III, Xiaomi Mi4i and Redmi 3 or Redmi Prime will be happy to know that Cyanogen released Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based CyanogenMod 13 nightly builds for these specific handsets.