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Google Nexus Nexus 6 End of Life Date
Google Nexus Nexus 6 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
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Google Nexus Nexus 6 is past end of life. This version no longer receives security patches. 3324 days past EOL — migrate to a supported version immediately.
EOL Date
Oct 1, 2017
3324 days past EOL
Latest Release
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Standard release
Release Date
Nov 1, 2014
Google Nexus Nexus 6 series
Where these dates come from
End of lifeOct 1, 2017endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees End of active supportOct 1, 2016endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees ReleaseNov 1, 2014endoflife.date (open dataset) · endoflife.datemedium · 1 source agrees Confidence: high = two or more independent sources agree (the vendor's page read by our adapter, a person's check against the vendor, the dataset the date came from); medium = one; low = the vendor page disagrees or our last read is stale.
How we source dates.
Lifecycle detail
Google Nexus 6 was released on November 1, 2014 and support ended on October 1, 2017 — a supported lifespan of 2 years and 11 months, in line with the 3 years median for Google Nexus releases. It has been past its end-of-life date for 9 years and 1 month.
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
10/10 None available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build.
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What does Google Nexus Nexus 6 end of life mean?
When Google Nexus Nexus 6 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Google Nexus Nexus 6 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to a supported version or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Google Nexus Nexus 6 reach end of life?
Google Nexus Nexus 6 reached end of life on October 1, 2017. This version is no longer receiving security patches.
Is Google Nexus Nexus 6 still supported?
No. Google Nexus Nexus 6 reached end of life on October 1, 2017 and is no longer receiving security patches.
What should I upgrade to from Google Nexus Nexus 6?
What are the security risks of running Google Nexus Nexus 6 past EOL?
Since Google Nexus Nexus 6 reached end of life, the maintainers no longer issue security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate with no vendor fix. A CVE-based scan does not show this — it is the CVE blind spot; some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies and none give the date in advance. Organizations running EOL Google Nexus should migrate immediately or implement compensating controls.